| Title: | Director of Information Assurance and Security |
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| ID: | 4970 |
| Department Location: | N/A |
| Category: | Manager / Professional |
Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a non-profit healthcare organization whose mission is to provide exceptional healthcare to people facing access barriers. We provide primary care services (medical, dental and behavioral healthcare) through 28 outpatient health centers in El Paso, Teller, Lincoln, Adams, Elbert, and Kit Carson counties. We deliver care with our strong “Hospitality” culture. Our organization has over 800 employees and serves 82,000 patients in the Pikes Peak & East Central Plains region. Peak Vista is accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC).
Job Summary (Essential Functions)
| Information Assurance concerns itself with implementing measures focused on protecting and safeguarding critical information and relevant information systems by assuring the integrity, availability, authentication, confidentiality and non-repudiation. It also provides for restoring information systems after an attack by putting in place proper protection, detection and reaction abilities. Information Security deals with protecting information and information systems from illegitimate access, usage, revelation, alteration, disruption and destruction to achieve the objectives of data integrity, availability and confidentiality. Information Assurance specifies the ways to manage and protect critical information more effectively. Information Security, on the contrary deals with technology and operations to put together an effective mechanism to better plug the loopholes in the system. The stress is on risk management by adopting an adaptive and proactive approach in Information Assurance, whereas Information Security bothers about mitigating the risks involved by technically evolving architecture and systems to tackle system vulnerabilities. Information Assurance is broad-based i.e. it is related to risk assessment and management on an organizational level such as conducting security audits, ensuring compliance to security policies, etc. Information Security is concerned with strategic development and deployoment of security applications and infrastructures like anti-virus programs, encryption services, firewalls, VPNS, Pen testing, vulnerability analysis, etc. The Director of Information Assurance and Security is responsbile for implementing and maintaining an information assurance and security program with the oversight of network access, computer imaging, and medical records department monitoring and auditing. Job Duties:
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Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's Degree in business management, information technology and/or other related field required. Masters' Degree preferred. Experienced may be substituted for education.
Work Experience: 5-7 years IT management experience, 3-5 years senior management experience preferred. Healthcare and/or not for profit experience a plus. Experience with IT security policies and procedures preferred.
Cognitive Skills (Language, Math, Reasoning Ability): Strong customer service skills, ability to negotiate, excellent written & verbal communication skills, strong reasoning and critical thinking abilities, decision making capability required.
Computer Skills: Must have knowledge of Microsoft business programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project, InfoPath, and OneNote. Needs to have an understanding of IT documentation requirements for corporate retention. Experience with virtual systems is a plus. Systems interfacing a plus.
Other Skills: Must be able to adapt and change based on external circumstances. Knowledge of HIPAA requirements preferred. Ability to work with a ddiverse group of people, handle multiple issues that are time sensitive.
Certificates & Licenses: Information Technology security certification are a plus.
Physical Demands
Frequent standing and walking, occasional long periods of sitting, moderate bending, moderate energy requirements, and frequent fine motor skills. Looking at computer screen continuously for long periods of time, hearing within normal range. Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
*Successful candidates will complete pre-employment screening; which includes, but is not limited to a Criminal Background check. Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a drug and alcohol free workplace an an Equal Opportunity Employer.
