PACS/RIS Administrator

Description:
Administers day-to-day activities including, but not limited to those duties directly involving PACS and RIS 
administration and training for physicians and staff of DRI (Diagnostic Radiology & Imaging)

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Manage day to day PACS / RIS issues and answer clinical system helpdesk calls.
• Manage current PACS / RIS, clinical 3rd party system, and modality vendors.
• Advise administration and supervising physician on appropriate disaster recovery and operating policies and 
procedures for PACS / RIS operation.
• Analyze complex problems that may arise in organizational reporting within the departments of radiology/PACS.
• Recommend solutions to the COO and other supervisory personnel.
• Maintain and update various departmental manual/plans as appropriate.
• Consult on purchasing decisions for equipment, regarding DICOM compatibility.
• Advise the COO on clinical systems technological advancements to ensure that DRI remains current and up to 
date.
• Create and manage the PACS / RIS training courses and schedules as required for radiologists, referring physicians 
and their office personnel, technologists, front desk receptionists, medical records personnel, and others as 
necessary.
• Participate in professional organization events e.g., HIMMS, SIIM and RSNA as required.
• Maintain and advance expertise in PACS systems by attending courses that expand current knowledge levels and 
understanding of the latest field technologies; share key learnings with COO and other staff as appropriate.
• Assist the marketing department with their work on the PACS / RIS web product, provide training to the marketing 
department and referring physicians to implement PACS within the referring physician community.
• Analyze in monitoring short- and long-term archive space, work with the IT Team and PACS vendor for archive 
solutions.
• Integrate new modalities, workstations, facilities, and software into the overall PACS environment.
• Maintain DRI HL7 interfaces, mapping, monitoring, and troubleshooting as needed.
• After hours work is frequently necessary to address system maintenance to avoid interrupting business operations. 
After hours response will be necessary to address system failures as required. 
• Attend and participate in staff meetings and on-the-job training programs as required.
• Maintain confidentiality of all patient health information (HIPAA) and PCI data.
• Perform other related duties within the job classification or organization as necessary or as assigned by Practice 
Administrator or Director of Clinical Applications & Product