Healthcare IT Systems Leader — Secure & Connected Care

MCHC Health Centers; Ukiah (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

PTO + 9 holidays

Life Insurance

401(k) with match

FSA

Job summary

MCHC Health Centers is seeking an experienced Manager of Information Systems to lead the technology infrastructure that keeps our clinical and administrative teams connected, secure, and running smoothly. This role blends technical leadership with team development across multiple sites.

You will guide IT, security, and data management efforts, coordinate with vendors, and ensure systems align with organizational needs while supporting patient care and compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or equivalent technical experience, or 3–5 years of IT management experience in healthcare.
• 2+ years of experience managing teams, including hiring and providing day-to-day direction.
• Working knowledge of HIPAA, HITECH, the HIPAA Security Rule, and healthcare compliance requirements.
• Broad knowledge of IT systems, applications, databases, networks, hardware, and software.
• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and crisis management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead MCHC’s IT infrastructure, systems, networks, telecommunications, hardware, software, and cloud services across multiple sites.
• Maintain reliable and secure LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, VPN, server, virtual, workstation, laptop, mobile device, and VoIP environments.
• Manage cybersecurity controls, including firewalls, endpoint protection, encryption, MFA, patching, access management, and incident response.
• Implement HIPAA Security Rule and HITECH safeguards and address risks identified through Security Risk Assessments.
• Maintain and test IT Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plans and coordinate technology recovery during outages or emergencies.
• Manage databases, data architecture, backups, integrations, and secure data exchange, including HL7/FHIR and other clinical interfaces.
• Lead and develop the Information Systems team while serving as the escalation point for complex technical issues.
• Manage IT vendors, software licensing, equipment procurement, documentation, audit support, and infrastructure and security recommendations.

Skills

IT management

Leadership

Cybersecurity

HIPAA/HITECH

Disaster recovery

Vendor management

Technical governance

Education

Bachelors IT/CS/Cybersecurity

Healthcare IT exp

Tools

Active Directory

VMware/Hyper-V

Microsoft 365/Entra ID

Job description

MCHC Health Centers is seeking an experienced Manager of Information Systems to lead the technology infrastructure that keeps our clinical and administrative teams connected, secure, and running smoothly. This role blends technical leadership with team development across multiple sites.

You will guide IT, security, and data management efforts, coordinate with vendors, and ensure systems align with organizational needs while supporting patient care and compliance requirements.