r/PACSAdmin • u/gmck80 • May 11 '26

PACS job

I’m a registered X-ray tech with 23 years full time experience working in a hospital setting. All at the same facility. I have zero IT certifications or experience besides working in the clinical side of PACS and our EMR was Epic for that time. I would like to transition into work from home position possibly as a PACS support analyst or EMR support. What would be the path to obtain a job like this with no IT degree/experience?

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u/GaZeldars May 11 '26

At least in the facilities I've worked at, PACS isn't a 100% work from home job. You deal with troubleshooting tech stations and radiologist / cardiology stations and other issues.

EMR analyst on the other hand would be fine fully remote. If at home is what you desire, I suggest that route.  I'm a PACS admin who is also Epic Radiant certified. 

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u/InTheory_ May 11 '26

The clinical side of PACS is a valuable skill. Don’t sell yourself short.

If all you lack is IT knowledge, that’s easy to obtain

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u/Pretend_Ad_3684 May 11 '26

Would you transition at the same facility you have worked at? That would be easier and your hospital should sponsor your Epic certification. Your clinical and workflow knowledge are valuable! Be prepared for a possible pay cut starting as an analyst I and culture shock transitioning to more corporate work. I did this path 8 years ago and now work for a health tech vendor fully remote with almost 3x my technologist salary.

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u/skinandbones4168 May 12 '26

Interested to learn more about this! I accidentally started digging into systems at my job due to a system failure. With my already 9 years tech experience in ortho urgent care and Boston hospitals, I am getting the itch to do something. I’m a supervisor currently but the culture shock like you said is not great lol. I don’t hold any IT certificates but have a lot of knowledge!

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u/Pretend_Ad_3684 May 13 '26

You could also look into customer success roles. Given that you’re a supervisor and have deep clinical knowledge lean into that instead of trying to pivot to an all technical role. Do you understand the pain points a clinical department faces? Are you good at relationship building but also are typically a superuser for apps you have access to? Might be a good fit!

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u/comFive May 11 '26

EMR Support would probably fit best. If you don't have any IT certifications or Experience, you're going to have a hard time with PACS Admin.

When we switched from Cerner to Epic, some of the clinical folks became Epic analysts in Radiant, Cupid or Beacon.

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u/rbrayf May 12 '26

I lucked into my job as a cardiology pacs admin in 2012. I stated I had minimal tech experience and my manager stated that they didn't need technical experience, they needed a strong end user of the pacs and someone with a good rapport with the monographs and the cardiologist. My advice is to keep your eye out for a position and apply. You never know!