Database Administrator (Oracle) - (212482)

In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health), patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

Reporting to the Manager, Platform and Integration Services, the Database Administrator works within the IM/IT platform services team to provide technical services and consultation in the planning, management, and delivery of Vancouver Island Health Authority's (VIHA) health care and business applications platform services, with an emphasis on management and administration of the Cerner, Civica, and Infor healthcare platform infrastructures, and underlying Oracle relational database platforms, running on RedHat Linux (RHEL) operating systems.

QUALIFICATIONS: Education, Training And Experience

A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science plus four (4) years' recent related experience in management of large database implementations with a minimum of two (2) years' experience performing Oracle DBA and system administration responsibilities in a RHEL environment.

Skills And Abilities

• At least one (1) year experience working on a large project team with other technical staff.
• Certifications for Oracle Database Administration and RHEL System Administration and familiarity with the Cerner, health care clinical suite of applications or Civica PARIS health or Infor HRCM solution preferred.
• Ability to keep skill set up to date with new technologies as they are introduced to the workplace.
• Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to write programs in a variety of programming languages such as Korn shell scripts, SQL Plus, ANSI SQL, and Perl.
• Ability to analyze issues arriving at decisive actions in stressful situations.
• Versed in data repository and metadata best practices.
• Ability to work independently and organize workload and priorities.
• Ability to transfer knowledge and skills to other department staff.
• Ability to provide clear and concise system documentation and procedures for other staff.
• Physical ability to perform job.
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation and occasional work after hours is required to meet operational needs.