Epic Security Analyst - Access & Compliance

South-Central-Regional-Medical-Center; Laurel (MS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel, MS, is seeking an Epic Security Analyst to design, implement, and support Epic security roles, templates, and user provisioning within the EHR. You will work with IT, Compliance, and HR to ensure compliant access, participate in upgrades, troubleshoot access issues, and produce documentation.

This role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 1–3+ years in EHR security or IT security, with strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in IT, cybersecurity, healthcare, or related field.
• 1–3+ years in EHR security, user access management, IT security, or healthcare application support.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Understanding of security, compliance, and audit principles.

Responsibilities

• Configure, build, and maintain Epic security templates, user roles, position-based access, and security classifications.
• Maintain and optimize user provisioning aligned with organizational job roles and security best practices.
• Support security design for new departments, workflows, and integrated applications.
• Collaborate with application teams to ensure access aligns with workflow requirements across Epic modules.
• Participate in system upgrades, release cycles, and implementation of new security functionality.
• Troubleshoot user access issues, permission errors, login problems, and workflow restrictions.
• Investigate root causes and implement sustainable solutions for security-related incidents.
• Utilize Epic security tools to diagnose and resolve access-related issues.
• Collaborate with Compliance and Audit teams on security reviews, access audits, and remediation efforts.
• Partner with HR, Compliance, IT, and departmental leaders to ensure accurate and timely user provisioning.
• Communicate security changes, access impacts, and provisioning workflows to stakeholders.
• Serve as a consultant for security and access needs during implementations and organizational changes.
• Develop and execute testing strategies for upgrades, security enhancements, and workflow changes.
• Create and maintain documentation for security build, workflows, change logs, and standards.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation for user provisioning and access control procedures.
• Provide support during go-lives, location activations, and system updates.
• Provide guidance regarding access requests, approvals, and provisioning standards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Security/compliance knowledge

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Independent work

Cross-functional teamwork

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/cybersecurity/healthcare or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel, MS, is seeking an Epic Security Analyst to design, implement, and support Epic security roles, templates, and user provisioning within the EHR. You will work with IT, Compliance, and HR to ensure compliant access, participate in upgrades, troubleshoot access issues, and produce documentation.

This role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 1–3+ years in EHR security or IT security, with strong analytical and communication skills.