Lifepoint Health has an opportunity for a Senior Database Administrator!
You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer
sponsorship.
Location: Remote
Travel: Limited with potential up to 10%
Job Summary
The 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.
Qualifications
Education
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
EEOC Statement
“Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is
committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and
complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in
employment.”
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of
Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans
29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and
behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across
the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers
and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through
talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with
opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a
difference in communities across the country.
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to
promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with
an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and
reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.