What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, IT & Information Security Officer position at TEXAS INSTITUTE FOR SURGERY?
Job Details
Description
The Director, Information Technology and Information Security Officer will provide strategic direction and day-to-day operations of the department in order to meet the needs of users throughout TIS. Will evaluate the use of technology and applications to determine priorities, allocate resources, establish project schedule to ensure timely completion, maintain integrity and security of computer systems and make recommendations to keep the system current with technological advances in hardware and software. Will create and support standards, processes and procedures necessary to produce deliverables from the team.
Qualifications
Education & Training: Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree preferred
| Experience: |
| The ideal candidate is a highly analytical, detail-oriented problem solver with 5 years of progressive experience in a hospital decision support function. |
| Knowledge of information security standards, rules and regulations related to information security and data confidentiality and desktop, server, application database, network security principles for risk identification and analysis. |
| Possesses working knowledge of various nursing and clinical departmental and operational functions and policies and procedures. |
| Experience with an EMR application (preferably CPSI) and other currently used information systems with basic understanding of integrated clinical systems. |
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Experienced in project management with proven ability to coordinate and prioritize projects, tasks and components along with problems.
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| Key Skills: |
| Ability to work with large amounts of data, including checks for integrity, summation, and effective communication (written and verbal) to internal and external customers. |
| Organized and effective at dealing with many activities simultaneously; strong planning and organization skills required. |
| Self-starter with the ability to work independently at times when necessary. |
| Organized and effective at dealing with many activities simultaneously; strong planning and organization skills required. |
| Uses, protects and discloses patients' protected health information only in accordance with HIPAA standards. |