Advocate Health Care

Application Systems Administrator

Advocate Health Care$73K — $110K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • Typically requires 3 years of experience in application development and support.
  • Advanced knowledge of operating systems and databases.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate user requirements into system specifications.
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

  • Test and implement system and application software installations and upgrades.
  • Maintain production change control schedule and participate in change management.
  • Assist in the design of backup and recovery procedures; monitor backup schedules.
  • Execute quality assurance processes and conduct hardware/software audits to ensure compliance.
  • Participate in on-call rotation; resolve moderately complex application problems.

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off programs.
  • Health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for health care and dependent care expenses.
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match.
  • Educational Assistance Program.
Full Job Description
Department:

12280 Enterprise Corporate - Integration and Departmental App

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Schedule M-F 8:00AM-5:00PM

Remote in North Carolina with up to 50% travel to local facilities.

Pay Range:
$35.50 - $53.25

Major Responsibilities:
  • Tests and implements system and application software installations and upgrades. Assists with planning and scheduling system and application software installations and upgrades.
  • Maintains production change control schedule and participates in change management/control. Performs workstation and server administration.
  • Assists with the design of backup and recovery procedures. Maintains and monitors backup schedules. Executes capacity monitoring processes. Coordinates disk space planning and management.
  • Maintains growth statistics, space forecasts, tape libraries, and software and hardware inventories. Monitors continuity with system software licensing and maintenance agreements.
  • Executes and monitors quality assurance processes. Conducts routine hardware and software audits of workstations and servers to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines to ensure proper system operation, optimum performance, and freedom from defects.
  • Participates on on-call rotation. Solves moderately complex application software problems and assists in resolving complex problems. Performs root-cause analysis on moderately complex problems and assists in root-cause problem analysis of complex problems. Escalates issues as needed. Defines, submits and works to completion problems and issues with vendors to improve functionality to meet business needs.
  • Designs moderately complex application support software such as utility programs, macros, subroutines, and control modules from detailed specifications.
  • Codes, tests, debugs, documents and maintains moderately complex application support software such as utility programs, macros, subroutines, and control modules. Makes moderately complex modifications to purchased applications to fit specialized needs and configurations. Configures, installs and supports moderately complex clinical device or other ancillary device integration solutions.
  • Creates tasks, work estimates and recommends resource assignments. Monitors tasks and initiates corrective action to stay on schedule. Communicates with project coordinators and clients in order to keep them informed with regard to project status and potential problem areas. Evaluates moderately complex client requests to determine impact and effort required to accomplish.
  • Assembles and documents technical requirements of computer systems to meet business requirements.

    Assists in the evaluation of new and existing software products. Works with vendor technical counterparts to resolve problems.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:
  • None Required.

Education Required:
  • Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent knowledge) in Computer Science or related field.

Experience Required:
  • Typically requires 3 years of experience in application development and support.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
  • Advanced knowledge of operating systems, databases, vendor-specific development languages or environments, and other system software.
  • Advanced knowledge of hardware and software as used in the clinical and/or business setting.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of the inter-relationships between application code and server operating systems and desktop operating systems.
  • Demonstrated negotiation and facilitation skills and ability to explain technical subjects to non-technical clients.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate user requirements into system specifications.
  • Strong organizational and analytical skills.
  • Strong problem and issue resolution skills.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks, set appropriate priorities and accomplish assignments in a thorough and timely manner.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
  • Generally exposed to a normal office environment.
  • Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation
  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
  • Incentive pay for select positions
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance


Benefits and more
  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program


Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
Learn more about Advocate Health Care
Size
75,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1976

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