Database Coordinator

We’re searching for a Database Coordinator, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will organize and maintain electronic databases to assure easy retrieval of information required for departmental reporting or to support operations. Data may include drawings, architectural/engineering plans, equipment specifications, operating manuals, cost information, and product sample materials depending upon department. Effectively communicate with internal customers and external vendors to define departmental requirements and develop reports from databases to meet those needs. May require review and redline of equipment and architectural drawings to ensure power, data, height, and space constraints are aligned between the drawings and the equipment list.

Think you’ve got what it takes?

Job Duties & Responsibilities
•    Maintains department information databases.
•    Manage and maintain facilities and/or equipment databases, including adding new items, retiring old items, updating specifications and/or costs, etc.
•    Coordinates and manages standards information within facility database monthly. Makes changes as directed by equipment, space planners, or project managers. Create and run reports as required.
•    Manages and maintains database of drawings, product sample materials and literature in departmental resource library.
•    Maintains external website linked to departmental databases. Allocates user ID and passwords, monitors access, posts projects, resolves user questions, retires old projects, and cancels access for external users.
•    Maintains external website linked to departmental databases. Allocates user ID and passwords, monitors access, posts projects, resolves user questions, retires old projects, and cancels access for external users.
•    Coordinates department specific work processes.
•    Maintains department files and information.
•    Manages internal and external relationships through effective communication.
•    Leads and participates in a collaborative team environment to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Skills & Requirements
•    Required High School Diploma or GED with a preferred bachelor's degree
•    Required 2 years of experience in maintaining a database
•    An associate degree in computer science, computer aided drafting or information systems technology may substitute for the two years of experience
 

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. 

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. 

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 Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.