Senior Picture Archiving & Communications Systems; PACS Administrator

Job Title: Senior Picture Archiving & Communications Systems (PACS) Administrator

Location: Remote
- Oregon location preferred

Hours: Monday
- Friday, some weekend work as needed

Wages: starting at $41.32 per hour dependent upon experience, education and internal equity.

Position Type: Full Time

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Retirement, Paid Time Off, Sick Time Off

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Date Posted: 03/10/2026

Posting Expires: Open until filled.

CORA has a pre-employment drug testing requirement for all positions.

The Senior Picture Archiving & Communication Systems (PACS) Administrator manages the daily operational administration and implementation of requirements of the PACS environment including diagnostic workstations; modality connectivity, acquisition, routing, and upgrades; PACS system upgrades; image transfer, storage, and life cycle management; and ingress and egress interoperability. The SR PACS Administrator is the escalation point for troubleshooting issues for the PACS and working with other IT Teams.

This position works through resolution and document solutions and processes to ensure optimal system uptime and performance. Ensures excellence of all imaging services through the delivery of quality PACS services in accordance with company strategy and objectives. Works in conjunction with operational and IT managers, physicians and customers on system administration and implementation of workflow and optimization.

PACS Services and Support Manager

PACS Support Analyst

This position requires regular, reliable attendance. This position requires a high level of attention to detail and accuracy, as the consequences of even a minor mistake can be significant for patients and providers. Other duties may be assigned.

• In conjunction with PACS Team, responsible for day-to-day operation of PACS platform in support of image workflow, archiving, routing, and prefetching. Works closely with imaging unit operations management to ensure timely and complete capture of DICOM data into the PACS system as well as network transmission, RIS validation, and exceptions handling.
• Acts as the liaison between radiology and other departments related to medical imaging initiatives and procedures and assisting with existing or new medical imaging endeavors.
  • Serves as the local expert for radiologist and technologist workflow and PACS utilization.
  • Serves as the Tier II and III level support to the help desk and other support personnel.
  • Serves the working groups and steering committees as assigned for the development of PACS programs.
  • Responsible for the PACS configuration for necessary networking, infrastructure, resource allocation, and image management between local and remote entities.
• Serves as the primary trainer to the IT Team, System Administrator (PACS), imaging technologists, physicians, and staff.
• Works with the PACS team to identify and design future needs and efficient workflow processes as well as initiatives assigned by PACS Services and Support Manager and Executive Leadership.
• Configures and designs roles and access permissions to protect PHI access and data integrity.
• Provides audit and analysis to management as required to ensure compliance policies are being followed.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills required.
• Ability to communicate professionally & clearly both verbally and in writing.
• Must be able to work effectively with diverse groups of people.
• Investigates, identifies, and implements solutions to solve specific operational problems for the affected clinical operational areas.
• Works closely with vendor partners, IT management, and medical imaging operational management, to assist with planning and coordination of strategic medical imaging initiatives. Oversees activities of vendors in all phases of installation and implementation of new systems.
• Works in cooperation with management in identifying present and future needs for equipment installation.
• Assists with preparation of reports for administration on all aspects of medical imaging operations as appropriate or directed.
• Ensures that optimal integration between the…