Senior PACS & Enterprise Imaging Administrator

Senior PACS & Enterprise Imaging Administrator

Responsible for the administration, support, maintenance, and optimization of enterprise imaging applications, including Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS), Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA), DICOM and HL7 integrations, image exchange platforms, and post-processing applications. Provides production support to ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of imaging systems used across the organization.

Implementation:
Responsibility for evaluating project requests associated with field of expertise and/or systems supported, conducting current state assessments, requirements gathering and definition, future state design and application build activities. Responsible for leading implementation teams in planning, design, development, testing (unit, application and integrated), and deployment of projects, as well as contributing to development of associated training curriculum/program, post implementation documentation and production support services.

Ensure systems design supports corporate policies and federal legislation, where applicable. Work with customer departments to ensure solutions to complex business issues are an appropriate fit organization wide.

Project Management:
Prepare detailed project plans. Lead Application Team in adhering to project schedules and timelines and completing projects on time and within budget. Identify and escalate issues to appropriate sponsor group, steering committee or other governing body to ensure successful implementation (on time, on budget and within scope). Responsible for facilitating change request process in relation to assigned projects. Prepare supporting documentation and present initial project requests and change requests to appropriate Change Advisory Subgroup(s).

Provide weekly status updates on assigned projects. Work with manager to coordinate necessary support with Project Management Office (PMO) as needed.

Maintenance, Support and Troubleshooting:
Monitor, acknowledge and resolve Service Now tickets as assigned. Coordinate software and hardware patches, service packs, and version upgrades with customer departments and System Administrator(s). Develop and maintain documentation for system procedures.

Production Support and Maintenance:
On call support (support calendar defined by Group or application suite, pager required);
Ensuring the integrity, integration and stability of production system;
Formulating system scope and objectives to develop or modify complex system designs;
Daily checklist for servers, services, log files, backups, scheduled SQL jobs, scheduled tasks, CPU usage, monitor space, transaction logs etc.;
Interface maintenance and support;
Ensure coordination and documentation of hardware and software support and upgrades (servers, SQL, Citrix servers, VM Ware, desktop, network, telecommunication, SAN storage, internet application, remote users);
Working closely with IT resources during upgrades and issue resolutions;
Troubleshoot application, process and technical issues. Identify required resources and coordinate all efforts until issue is resolved. Complete documentation as needed;
Coordinate and complete tasks during unplanned downtimes including system maintenance;
Support training of IS staff and end-users as needed;
Direct and coordinate communication, including notification to application teams and departmental super-users and key stakeholders of scheduled and unscheduled downtimes, vendor communication, and staff communication;
Daily communication with key business process owners and departmental system support staff;
Explaining technical and software concepts to non-IS staff;
Stay current with new application functionality and enhancements;
Consult vendor support sites, discussion forums, and other sources to identify leading practices for problem resolution;
Utilize vendor support site to log issues for assistance in resolution;
Coordinate with Group Manager and System Administrators and customer departments to implement recommended solutions; and Other duties as assigned.

Project Assignments:
Design, develop and manage an implementation approach through use of standard project management tools such as work plans, change management tools and issues tracking;
Analyze user problems, determine and recommend optimum resolution based on system capabilities and user's needs;
Consult vendor support sites, discussion forums, and other sources to identify leading practices for implementation of systems;
Consult with department on enhancements to ensure integration within the existing environment;
Participate in design, build, test, troubleshooting and conversions;
Assume project lead responsibilities;
Plan, direct, develop, and coordinate the detailed process flow, design, implementation, performance management, and documentation of software and hardware implementation;
Coordinate and consult with end user departments to determine activities and business functions of their…