IT Systems Administrator PACS

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.

JOB SUMMARY 

The System Administrator job family has responsibility for infrastructure/technical planning, implementation
and support activities for systems owned by the CommonSpirit Health Business Services team. Specific
responsibilities include installing new software releases and system upgrades, deploying custom code and
environment changes, and evaluating and installing patches. Responsibilities also include operational support
activities such as resolving software and hardware related problems, managing backup and recovery activity,
administering application “middleware” and technology layers, managing monitoring and alerting functions,
performing capacity planning and conducting version management. System Administrators work closely with
developers, infrastructure support, database administrators and application support teams to ensure seamless
and quality IT support for CommonSpirit customers and alignment with CommonSpirit’s IT standards, controls
and governance.

To be successful, individuals must possess a combination of technical, business and leadership skills. This
requires an understanding of customers’ business needs, processes, and functions. They also require a solid
knowledge of IT infrastructure, architecture, applications development and support, networks, and computer
operations. In addition, individuals working in this job family must possess excellent communication skills and
the ability to influence others.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides evaluation and implementation services for new products, technologies and solutions to address
  corporate business requirements.
• Works beyond the routine utilizing specialized knowledge and analysis of multiple variables.
• Has a comprehensive understanding and skill sets for supported platforms/products and environments.
• Effort and activities are divided between maintenance and support of existing environments, and
  implementation tasks.
• Project assignments can be large in scope but are typically of medium complexity.
• Provide exceptional customer service to CommonSpirit end users, Business Stakeholders and other
  members of CommonSpirit ITD
• Perform daily production support activities
• Participate in team on-call rotations.
• Perform patching and code deployments across all environments
• Participate in projects associated with the enhancement, upgrade/patching, or implementation of new or
  existing software solutions.
• Coordinate implementation and support efforts between Technology Infrastructure and other
  CommonSpirit ITD teams.
• Provide oversight and facilitation of the Dignity IT change management process as it applies to the System
  Administration team.
• Perform source code/versioning management function adhering to technical management guidelines
• Provide ownership of technical issues within the System Administration group
• Assist with strategic planning activities (capacity planning, process improvement, maintenance, upgrade
  and end-of-life planning, roadmap development)
• Conduct performance tuning and troubleshooting
• Build new test and production environments on existing or new hardware as required.
• Assist with the design and implementation of a comprehensive monitoring and alerting process across all
  Technology Infrastructure platforms
• Identify automation opportunities and implement scripted solutions
• Assist with the implementation of a comprehensive and ongoing release management and planning effort
• Utilize standard tools and methodology to develop system and support performance metrics
• Perform technical mentoring and cross training with other team members
• Demonstrate a basic knowledge and expertise with CommonSpirit business processes and routines

• 100% onsite position
• Minimum 3 years supporting Radiology or
  Cardiology PACS
• Participate in the planning, development,
  implementation, maintenance and evaluation of
  RIS, interfaces, PACS, post processing, and Voice
  Recognition systems.
• Implements process changes, collects data, and
  makes recommendations to expedite workflow.
  Monitors systems, interfaces, and integration
  pieces to include daily QC reports. Maintains an
  up-to-date understanding and working knowledge
  of the processes involved.
• Provide user support of Medical Imaging systems
  including but not limited to training and education.
• Assist in evaluation and development of training
  and in-service Medical Imaging programs.
• Responds appropriately to requests and concerns
  from users or others affected by the systems.
  Keeps all imaging staff informed on system
  updates and changes. Informs all Medical Imaging
  Leadership of changes, problems, and upgrades to
  RIS, interfaces, PACS, post processing, and Voice
  Recognition systems.
• Maintain membership on, or consultation to,
  committees, work groups, or task forces as needed
  to communicate and facilitate the ongoing progress
  of the development, implementation, and revision
  of all Medical Imaging systems.
• Covers call and meet all SLAs. Must live within
  one hour of one of the facilities that the employee
  supports.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

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