Job DescriptionLocation: Remote Travel: Limited with potential up to 10%Job SummaryThe Senior DBA provides
Microsoft SQL expertise and strategic support across LifePoint and acquired entities. It combines technical leadership, operational support, risk management, and healthcare compliance responsibilities.
- The position designs, optimizes, standardizes, and automates SQL systems while developing workflows and resolving level 3 incidents.
- It manages vendor relationships, procurement input, budgeting, forecasting, regulatory requirements such as HIPAA, and access to confidential information.
- Requirements include a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 5 years of database management, healthcare information services experience, reliable attendance, and up to 10% overnight travel.
Essential Functions- Act as subject matter expert (SME) for more than one Microsoft SQL system, tool or process providing expertise, guidance, and standardization for LifePoint and acquired entities.
- Build, design, and optimize Microsoft SQL system, tool or process to support Health Informatics & Technology Services (HITS) Infrastructure Systems strategic objectives and continually seek opportunities for efficiencies through automation and new product recommendation.
- Develop workflow and methodology process to support Microsoft SQL system, tool or process.
- Triage, document and act as level 3 issues resolution from ticket management system.
- Primary point of contact for strategic technology vendor relationships, ensures vendor accountability and alignment to business objectives.
- Understand and evaluate applicable risk associated with assigned Microsoft SQL system, tool or process and pro-vide guidance to leadership.
- Provide business leadership support in areas of procurements, budget recommendations, and forecasting for specific Microsoft SQL system, tool or process.
- Regular and reliable attendance.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
QualificationsEducation- Bachelor's degree of equivalent relevant experience
Experience- Minimum of 5 years of relevant database management experience
- Experience working in a multi-facility healthcare company
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and up - including failover and log shipping
- Always on availability groups
- Azure/Azure Arc
- PowerShell
- Some Postgres experience is a plus
Organizational Expectations- Maintains compliance with applicable regulatory requirements and supports hospital and department policies, procedures, and standards.
- Consistently supports the mission, vision, values, and goals of the hospital and Lifepoint Health.
- Acts in a positive, proactive, and professional manner when interacting with employees, leaders, physicians, patients, visitors, and community partners.
- Maintains confidentiality, complies with HIPAA requirements, and handles sensitive business and patient information appropriately.
- Demonstrates accountability for workplace safety and completes assigned education, training, and mandatory requirements in a timely manner.
- Maintains required licensure, certification, and professional credentials, if applicable, in good standing.
Work Environment- Remote based position
- Business hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday (40 hours weekly)- schedules may vary based on business necessity
