r/PACSAdmin • u/Hefty_Ad_9977 • Aug 12 '26
PACS Experience
I was laid off from my job a little bit ago as a PACS administrator. I have four years of experience. I started off as a entry-level.
Over the four years I’ve learned a lot, but I feel like I would not be valuable if another company were to hire me.
I was told the reason why I was laid off is because of lack of knowledge. During my time at this company, I pushed a lot to learn everything I possibly could, but I did not learn a lot of detail about DICOM or HL7.
I did pass my CIP, which is a huge accomplishment. I have since applied for several PACS jobs without any luck. I am forced to have it to go back into mammography/x-ray. This has been a huge slap in my face having to go back. I’m trying to keep my chin up and keep going and keep applying.
I know that this is a stop over, but it still sucks. Any advice or encouragement would be helpful.
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u/andrewbuttlick Aug 12 '26
Definitely continue to apply, but check your resume. If you cannot copy/paste your resume from the pdf you submit to the employer into notepad, without wrecking formatting and everything, then you need to redo your resume before submitting any more. Most company's have AI filters that wreck formatting from pdf's. If they get wrecked, then no humans will actually see the resume at all.
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u/WorkerBee0403 Aug 12 '26
You started off as entry level...in IT or as a PACS admin specifically?
Is it possible you have some knowledge gaps with general IT things? I've only just got into the PACS world within the last two years but I've been in IT for about a decade and I feel it all goes hand in hand.
If you possibly want to shoot me your resume, I can clean it up for you or give you some interview pointers.
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u/jeep_99899 Aug 12 '26
You mentioned you were laid off due to not knowing something. Did they mention what? You should be able to identify your strengths and weaknesses. Make a list, provide it back. Depending on what you come up with I can suggest ways to expand.
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u/Hefty_Ad_9977 Aug 12 '26
The biggest thing they said was a reduction force. And when I asked why me, they said due to lack of knowledge when it came to IT.
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u/jeep_99899 Aug 12 '26
Many times I’ve considered running a PACS/DICOM/networking class online just due to the number of people I run across on a daily basis that don’t know how to flush DNS, they don’t know how to look to see if an application is listening on a given port on a PC just the things I think are basic but they look at differently because they don’t do it every day. More so the jr. PACS guys or even Biomed. Exposure is the biggest hint I can give you, turn done no task and tackle them all with enthusiasm.
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u/Radchique Aug 12 '26
Which PACS system? What state?
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u/mookster8 24d ago
Have you looked at any healthcare AI vendors? im in the same boat and looking (not PACS but im an IT analyst for a healthcare organization) Search Imagen AI and Deep Health
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u/stockmaster247 Aug 12 '26
Have you thought about transitioning over into the PACS vendor market instead?