Table 1Transition record

covid testertopicture archiving and communication systems administrator

A covid tester already meets 33% of what the picture archiving and communication systems administrator role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From covid tester

33%

Overlap1

To picture archiving and communication systems administrator

7 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

66 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 66

This move: 66 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the picture archiving and communication systems administrator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the covid tester profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A picture archiving and communication systems administrator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a covid tester background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held use electronic health records management system working with computers
already held health records management business, administration and law
already held medical informatics health and welfare
already held medical terminology health and welfare
already held interact with healthcare users communication, collaboration and creativity
already held empathise with the healthcare user assisting and caring

All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the picture archiving and communication systems administrator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 working with computers 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held administer ICT system required
required, not held attend to ICT systems quality required
required, not held maintain ICT system required

optional, not held solve ICT system problems optional

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held data protection required
required, not held computer science required

optional, not held Cisco optional
optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
optional, not held procurement of ICT network equipment optional

03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held archive healthcare users' records required
required, not held manage radiology information system required

optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional

04 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held project management required

optional, not held supplier management optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held apply company policies required

06 management skills 3 supplementary

optional, not held develop ICT workflow optional
optional, not held identify suppliers optional
optional, not held perform clerical duties optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a picture archiving and communication systems administrator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held communicate in healthcare skill
already held empathise with the healthcare user skill
already held health records management knowledge
already held interact with healthcare users skill
already held medical informatics knowledge
already held medical terminology knowledge
already held use electronic health records management system skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held implement strategic planning optional

08 health and welfare 2 supplementary

optional, not held radiological photography optional
optional, not held human anatomy optional

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held radiological photography optional
optional, not held Cisco optional
optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
optional, not held develop ICT workflow optional
optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
optional, not held procurement of ICT network equipment optional
optional, not held supplier management optional
optional, not held develop professional network optional
optional, not held human anatomy optional
optional, not held identify suppliers optional
optional, not held implement strategic planning optional
optional, not held perform clerical duties optional
optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
optional, not held solve ICT system problems optional

21 held skills the picture archiving and communication systems administrator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise patients on infectious diseases when travelling skill
not needed by the target role collect biological samples from patients skill
not needed by the target role communicable diseases knowledge
not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
not needed by the target role drive vehicles skill
not needed by the target role ensure safety of healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role ensure safety regulations in dealing with infectious diseases skill
not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
not needed by the target role health care legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role hygiene in a health care setting knowledge
not needed by the target role implement data quality processes skill
not needed by the target role infection control knowledge
not needed by the target role interview people skill
not needed by the target role label samples skill
not needed by the target role maintain healthcare user data confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role nursing principles knowledge
not needed by the target role perform PCR covid test skill
not needed by the target role preserve samples skill
not needed by the target role prevent communicable diseases' outbreaks skill
not needed by the target role sterilization techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill

9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held data protection required
required, not held project management required
required, not held computer science required
optional, not held radiological photography optional
optional, not held Cisco optional
optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
optional, not held procurement of ICT network equipment optional
optional, not held supplier management optional
optional, not held human anatomy optional

Index

Other moves recorded from covid tester

Full index of moves from covid tester

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.