About Us
McLaren Health Care is a fully integrated health network committed to quality, evidence-based patient care with locations in Michigan and Indiana. The McLaren system includes 13 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 53 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the U.S.
PACS Administrator
Responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting and training radiology staff on the PACS/ Radiology Information Systems (RIS), and voice recognition dictation system. Establishes and maintains a collaborative working relationship with physicians, vendors and staff.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Ensure timely and complete capture of DICOM digital image data into the PAC.
- Coordinates with Systems Services the monitoring of data integrity for radiology studies.
- Repairs broken exams/studies and ensure the integrity of the data in the system.
- Coordinates with appropriate staff to develop and document operating procedures (such as downtime procedures, workstations maintenance) and workflow processes, and helping to ensure those processes are effective and followed.
- Provides training on new or changed applications, implementation requirements, procedure modifications and troubleshooting of problems.
- Serves as liaison among internal groups, and between McLaren Health Care and vendors regarding all digital imaging initiatives including implementation, upgrades and ongoing support.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. (Equivalency is Associates degree plus 5 years’ experience with medium to large scale PACS and Radiology Information Systems (RIS) in the capacity of PACS administrator.)
- 3 years’ radiology or clinical experience in a healthcare environment (8 years without a Bachelor’s degree)
- 1 year experience with business process re-engineering and workflow analysis
- 1 year experience supporting desktop applications and hardware.
Preferred:
- 3 years working with the HL7 interface
Equal Opportunity Employer
McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.
