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The University of Kansas Hospital

Academic medical center; Level I trauma

System Administrator 1

System AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeShawnee Mission, KS, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Science or equivalent experience.
  • At least 3 years of experience in a related Information Systems field.
  • Ability to perform the professional, clinical, or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
  • Basic problem-solving skills to resolve application, workstation, and server issues under stressful conditions.
  • Technical understanding of databases, networking, hardware, software, interfaces, medical devices, desktop support, and operating systems as needed.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a Tier II support resource and engage other team resources as required by support processes.
  • Coordinate system-related issues between IT teams and act as an escalation point for assigned systems that cannot be resolved in TRC.
  • Maintain usable systems for end users and work with vendors, external resources, and internal hospital teams to resolve issues within service level agreements.
  • Maintain documentation on system technical configuration, contacts, and functionality; contribute troubleshooting tips to the knowledge base; keep vendor and system data-owner contacts current; and maintain relevant training materials.
  • Plan and schedule system upgrades and updates, coordinating with HITS teams, vendors, users, interfaces, and related systems; manage server and workstation updates and follow department change-request processes.
  • Maintain secure systems by following organizational policies for access management, regulatory compliance, systems architecture, disaster recovery, vendor management, and protection of organizational and patient data.
  • Verify application logs and monitoring tools to resolve potential data-integrity issues and ensure application-data retention complies with hospital and regulatory requirements.
  • Verify scheduled, approved system backups and confirm systems and data can be restored after failure or disaster; complete disaster-recovery plans and related disaster-recovery and high-availability documentation.
  • Maintain knowledge of applications and functional areas that enter application data and enter data as needed; do not enter patient health information unless directly approved by management.
  • Understand application print-queue and printing workflows.
  • Use application functionality to create, schedule, distribute, and print reports.
  • Model, design, monitor, and support system interfaces with interface staff and other teams, and document data flows between systems.
  • Use appropriate escalation methods with internal and external resources to troubleshoot application, workstation, and server issues.
  • Serve as the subject matter expert for assigned systems, including design, interfaces, end-user workflows, and end-to-end system knowledge; monitor vendor roadmaps and communicate relevant developments.
  • Communicate with system vendors to maintain working relationships and support, and verify that vendor actions meet hospital expectations.
  • Analyze new system requests and use technical knowledge to ask relevant questions during systems analysis.

Desired Qualifications

  • A Master's degree in Computer and Information Science.
  • At least 1 year of experience in a healthcare setting.
  • Technical certifications related to ITIL, Windows Administration, Linux Administration, or another IT or systems-related field.

About the Company

The University of Kansas Hospital

Academic medical center; Level I trauma

The University of Kansas Health System is a non-profit academic medical center with locations in Kansas City, Topeka, Great Bend, and Lawrence. It delivers comprehensive medical services—from primary care to highly specialized treatments—through the largest physician practice in Kansas, covering more than 200 medical specialties. As an academic medical center, it combines patient care with research and education, and it operates the only nationally verified Level I Trauma Center in the area. Care is coordinated across its hospitals, clinics, and affiliated providers, with revenue generated from patient services, research grants, and educational programs. The system distinguishes itself by its large, integrated physician network, broad range of specialties, and its role in research and training, all aimed at improving health outcomes in Kansas and the surrounding region.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Kansas City, KS
Founded
1998

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