PACS Administrator - Imaging - Full Time - Days

## PACS Administrator
- Imaging
- Full Time
- Days Apply locations:
Methodist Hospital
- Omaha, NEtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR115891
** Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
** At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge.

We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.
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* Job Summary:

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* Location:

Nebraska Methodist Hospital  Address: 8303 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE

Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday 8-430p, with some flexibility to work outside of normal working hours occasionally, if needed. Position also has call requirements.
The PACS Administrator role is to oversee, and ensure the appropriate functionality of the informatics systems involved with the delivery, and receipt of imaging information for Methodist Health System patients, clients, and others. The primary responsibilities include developing, maintaining, and utilizing informatics systems supporting imaging operations to include test directory maintenance, order entry, results deliver, billing, and query report functionality within regulatory standards.

The imaging informatics model must adhere to the accreditation standards of the American College of Radiology (ACR), the FDA, the Joint Commission, and the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Conditions for participation rules. This position is responsible for development, and continuous review of all policies/procedures associated with all Imaging Informatics systems. Provides continuous instruction, training, and support to the imaging team and healthcare professionals on imaging systems functions.

Serves as liaison between imaging staff, information systems, billing, and other departments as needed. Oversees imaging RIS equipment, and is responsible for troubleshooting issues with hardware, software, and interfaces.
** Responsibilities:
**** Essential Functions
** Participates in short-range, and long-range planning to maintain Nebraska Methodist Health System, and the Imaging Division's vision by evaluating operations, recommending changes, and implementing strategies.
* Collaborates with Finance to audit charge master for price, and CPT code inconsistencies.
* Works with departments to ensure accurate information is provided for any new order build.
* Follows established procedure for procedure additions, updates, or deletions.
* Validates changes made by IT, Business Office, and Medical Records.
* Works with modalities to implement new processes for documentation, and orders.
* Assists Imaging Division in adopting new processes due to regulations or Health System recommendations.
* Risk protector - secures the organization's long-term ability to serve.

Maintains and encourages regular open communications in imaging with other systems within Nebraska Methodist Health System to coordinate, and integrate operations, planning, and projects utilizing all appropriate techniques.
* Assists IT in non-production, and production validation of new software updates, and order-able procedures.
* Regularly participates in user meetings, process design, and planning meetings of all systems.
* Directs involvement in development of forms, orders, questionnaires, etc. to support workflow, and meets regulatory requirements.
* Communicates with IT affected modalities, and appropriate management for all problems, and concerns as needed.
* Provides feedback to management on status of issues.
* Collaborates with HIM, Finance, Diagnostic Scheduling, or any other team to ensure all standards for correct, and timely resolution of issues is met.
* Works with Clinical Informatics to ensure "best practice" is…