Information Technology Director

Pioneers Medical Center; Colorado; On-site; USD 131,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Pioneers Medical Center in Colorado seeks an Information Security Leader to develop and manage a comprehensive risk-based security program protecting patient data and hospital systems.

You will design security architecture, implement policies, oversee awareness training, audits, and disaster recovery planning, while guiding senior leadership on risk mitigation and regulatory compliance including HIPAA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Management, or related field required.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
• At least four (4) years’ experience in an IT leadership role.
• Previous experience with IT in a hospital setting required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and improve a comprehensive information security risk-based program to ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information assets.
• Develop an IT security architecture roadmap identifying security controls and technologies to enforce security priorities.
• Develop, maintain, and promote information security policies, standards and guidelines.
• Ensure controls comply with contractual obligations, corporate policies, and legal/regulatory requirements.
• Create and manage information security and risk management awareness training programs for all employees, contractors and approved system users.
• Provide strategic risk guidance and consultation for corporate IT projects, including evaluation and recommendation of technical standards and controls.
• Identify, assess, and prioritize IT risks to hospital and patient data and systems; advise senior leadership on mitigations.
• Perform and direct IT risk evaluations and audits.
• Develop contingency plans, disaster recovery, and risk management systems for rapid recovery.

Skills

Leadership

Information security

HIPAA compliance

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Security/related field

Master’s Degree preferred

Job description

FLSA Classification: Full-time, Salary, Exempt: Salary range $62.88 to $76.38 / hour

Essential Functions

- Develop, manage, and improve a comprehensive information security risk-based program to ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information assets.

- Develop an IT security architecture roadmap that will identify security controls, and identify and assess technologies that will enforce the organization’s security priorities.

- Develop, maintain, and promote information security policies, standards and guidelines.

- Ensure that controls comply with contractual obligations, corporate policies, and legal and regulatory requirement

- Create and manage information security and risk management awareness training programs for all employees, contractors and approved system users.

- Provide strategic risk guidance and consultation for corporate IT projects, including the evaluation and recommendation of technical standards and controls.

- Identify, assess, and prioritize IT risks to hospital and patient data and systems, including external threats, cyber-crimes, internal threats and third-party risks. Advise senior leadership on the appropriate courses of action to mitigate or eliminate risk.

- Perform and direct IT risk evaluations and audits.

- Develop contingency plans and establish a strong crisis communication network, disaster recovery, and risk management system in order to recover rapidly from security breaches.

- Determine information security policies and strategies; structure security initiatives with security programs and business objectives; oversee the development, implementation, and enforcement of information security standards and policies.

- Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

- Bachelors Degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Management, or related field required.

- Master’s Degree preferred.

- At least four (4) years’ experience in an IT leadership role.

- Previous experience with IT in a hospital setting required.

Skills and Expectations

- Kind and professional demeanor.

- Professional and well-groomed appearance at all times.

- Communicate positively and effectively, both written and verbally, with patients, family, and staff.

- Demonstrate effective organizational skills in an evolving environment.

- Work with honesty, compassion and integrity at all times.

- Understand and adhere to the scope of service for the department and this position.

- Understand and adhere to all of PMC’s policies and procedures.

- Understand and adhere to PMC’s Code of Conduct.

- Adhere to the strictest confidentiality and HIPAA regulations.

- Demonstrate a commitment to building and sustaining a diverse, inclusive, and equitable working environment.

- Ability to remain calm and efficient in emergency situations.

- Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing this job, the employee:

- Must be able to remain in a stationary positon 50% of the time.

- Must be able to move and traverse about the facility 50% of the time.

- Frequently transport objects weighing up to 50lbs

- Occasionally position objects weighing up to 100lbs.

- Must be able to communicate and exchange information in a way others will understand.

- Must be able to recognize details such as color and depth within a few feet of the observer.

- Frequently operates computers, machinery, and other healthcare equipment.

- Constantly positions self to complete essential functions.

- May be required to wear N95s or PAPRS throughout the shift.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Pioneers Medical Center is committed to diversity inclusion, equal treatment, and opportunity in all aspects of recruitment, selection, and employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other category protected under the law. As an equal opportunity employer, Pioneers Medical Center will not limit or segregate employees in any way which would tend to deprive them of employment opportunities/promotions, or affect the status of their employment because of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, age, disability, ancestry, or veteran status.

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