Healthcare Network Administrator - Multi-site On-site

Cardiovascular Institute of the South; Baton Rouge, Houma, Lafayette (LA, LA, LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance options

Dental insurance coverage

Vision insurance coverage

401(k) with company match and profit‑‑

Company-paid short-term and long-term‑

Company-paid life insurance for you &

EAP for employees & dependents

Job summary

Cardiovascular Institute of the South seeks a Network Administrator to maintain reliable, secure connectivity across Louisiana and Mississippi clinics. You will manage Cisco routing/switching, Palo Alto firewalls, and VPNs while supporting critical healthcare operations.

You will collaborate with IT leadership, support HIPAA/PCI compliance, and mentor junior staff. This on-site role requires travel between CIS locations and participation in after-hours maintenance as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT/CS or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 3 years of enterprise/multi-site network administration.
• Proficiency in Cisco routing (OSPF/EIGRP/BGP) and switching (VLANs, STP, ACLs).
• Hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls or equivalent NGFW.
• Strong TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, NAT, and IPsec VPN knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco routers and switches across all clinic and business locations.
• Manage routing, VLANs, WAN connectivity, and related network infrastructure.
• Administer Palo Alto firewalls, security policies, VPN connections, and configurations.
• Maintain network security through updates, patches, vulnerability remediation, and monitoring.
• Support clinic wireless infrastructure (Cisco/Aruba).
• Ensure reliable connectivity for clinical devices, voice systems, and check-in hardware.
• Monitor performance, capacity, and availability; plan upgrades with minimal disruption.
• Maintain network documentation, diagrams, IP address plans, inventories, and backups.
• Coordinate with ISPs, vendors, and partners; participate in change management.
• Support HIPAA and PCI compliance; assist audits and risk assessments.
• Mentor help desk and junior IT staff on best practices.

Skills

Cisco routing

Cisco switching

Palo Alto firewalls

TCP/IP

Wireshark

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS or equivalent

Tools

Panorama management

VPN (IPsec)

Job description

Cardiovascular Institute of the South seeks a Network Administrator to maintain reliable, secure connectivity across Louisiana and Mississippi clinics. You will manage Cisco routing/switching, Palo Alto firewalls, and VPNs while supporting critical healthcare operations.

You will collaborate with IT leadership, support HIPAA/PCI compliance, and mentor junior staff. This on-site role requires travel between CIS locations and participation in after-hours maintenance as needed.