Clinical Administrative Specialist
Company: Veterans Health Administration
Location: Columbia
Posted on: November 19, 2021
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Job Description:
Summary
The PACS Administrator in the Imaging Department serves as the sole
administrator for the Picture Archiving Communication System (PACS)
and all operations within its scope, including all facets of
Radiology Information Systems (RIS), Veterans Information System
Technology and Architecture (VISTA) and Computerized Patient Record
system (CPRS) connectivity and will be the primary contact for all
hospital staff, computing personnel and physicians regarding PACS
program administrative management.
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Overview
10/22/2021 to 11/07/2021
$64,649 - $84,049 per year
GS 11
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Not required
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Permanent
Full-time
Competitive
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0301 Miscellaneous Administration And Program
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Other
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Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Suitability/Fitness
CBBG--22-FLL
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This job is open to
Current federal employees of this agency. Clarification from the
agency
This announcement is ONLY open to current, permanent employees of
Veteran's Affairs.
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Duties
The PACS Administrator is essential to the hospital to ensure that
the PACS system functions properly to 1) allow for simultaneous
access to images at multiple locations by providers 2) improve
Radiologist productivity using computer assisted diagnosis 3)
improve image quality 4) reduce the risk of image loss - no films
to misplace or lose 5) allow for image archiving to assist in
diagnosis 6) reduce patient bed days of care due to decreased time
required by Radiologists to complete exams and to 7) assure that
the PACS system meets the intent of the American College of
Radiology and Joint Commission recommendations.
Serves as a key member of the PACS implementation team, dedicated
to the planning, developing, installation and operation of the PACS
Imaging Network. Serves as a liaison for the Office of Information
and Technology (Ol&T), Bio-medical employees, and clinical
users to ensure the PACS and Voice Recognition (VR) dictation
systems are configured to optimize imaging and clinical operations,
as well as distribution capabilities. Responsible for the overall
management, implementation and analysis of clinical computer
packages within the
Radiology/Nuclear Medicine Services. The administrative
responsibility includes: 1) management of the setup/package
parameters related to computer applications within the Medical
Center, 2) development and communication of training plans and
materials, 3) review of the data entered and validation of this
information, 4) development of automated methods for data
extraction, 5) analysis of data for process improvement and
formulation of specific recommendations for reallocating resources
of process design and 6) security of the PACS system.
Incorporated in performance of their duties are the expected
qualities of integrity, dependability and decisiveness. Critical
performance skills include, but are not limited to interpersonal,
organizational, and leadership skills. Portrays flexibility in
their schedules to meet the needs of varying patient priorities and
displays creativity/ resourcefulness in the completion of his/her
duties. Accomplishes duties and responsibilities by establishing a
culture of teamwork and cooperation. Members of the team associated
with this position, but not limited to, are the Clinical Service
Chiefs, Chief of Radiology, Radiology DRT Supervisor, radiologists
and ORT staff.
Provides back-up support to administrative areas and other duties
of the Radiology Department as required by the Chief of Radiology.
Expected to show initiative by assuming responsibility for
unassigned work and plans work so slow or quiet times can be
utilized constructively.
Responsible for PACS administrative management to include initial
installation and coordination with Ol&T and BioMed;
coordination of hardware and software upgrades; installation of
PACS for new modalities; upgrades and changes to the interfaces.
Efficient project management includes: 1) knowledge of pertinent
laws, regulations, policies and precedents, their impact on the
PACS system and ultimately the impact to customer service for all
PACS using services, 2) knowledge of local issues, program
goals/objectives, work processes and administrative operations of
the hospital to improve customer satisfaction for all PACS users in
the hospital 3) planning, 4) timing considerations and 5)
preparation of staff for PACS installation and upgrades. Serves on
hospital committees as assigned to assure seamless PACS operation
with all services. Performs validation studies, tests interfaces,
generates test criteria and sets hospital requirements.
Responsible for control of the PACS system configuration to include
the management of application entity titles,
registration/documentation of all hardware/software and all
updates. Evaluates circumstances where operational procedures are
needed or PACS/computer packages need revision. Helps coordinate
and prioritize clinical requests for software development,
modifications or enhancements.
On a daily basis, the PACS Administrator is the first line of
support for PACS operators. The PACS Administrator ensures
acceptable levels of system performance by utilizing various tools
for monitoring 1) system performance, 2) capacity planning, and 3)
imaging to adjust system and operation parameters as necessary.
Monitors include image transmission of display errors related to
modalities, VistA interface, display workstations, printers,
workflow, security risk situations and environmental issues.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday; 8:ooam to 4:30pm
Position Description/PD#: Clinical Administrative
Specialist/PD036940
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements
by the closing date of this announcement, 11/07/2021.
Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal
employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks
must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of
this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52
weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but
must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows
your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your
application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective
date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you
possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In
this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly
demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.
Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal
employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees
applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA)
appointment.
You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as
described below:
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Keywords: Veterans Health Administration, Columbia , Clinical Administrative Specialist, Administration, Clerical , Columbia, South Carolina
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