Description
SUMMARY The Vice President Information Technology ("VPIT") is a member of the senior management team and plays an integral part in defining strategy and vision for PPNorCal's information technology systems. The VPIT provides operational direction in the design, development, installation, and support of information systems and technology to ensure our continued growth and success in providing health care and other community programs.

The VPIT is responsible for setting standards and protocols for the protection of PPNorCal's data and systems as well as ensuring that systems are responsive to an ever-changing security environment. In addition to having overall responsibility for the direction and management of the IT business and clinical functions, the position is responsible for the effective and efficient utilization of resources and building strong relationships with the leadership team, key stakeholders, and department managers. The VPIT reports to the Chief Administrative Officer and supervises the Sr.

EHR and Applications Manager (with a team of three (3) EHR Support Analysts), Sr. Manager of IT Operations (with a team of six (6) IT Technicians), Sr. Systems Administrator, and a Jr. Systems Administrator.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Serves as an integral member of PPNorCal's senior management team, participating in the organizational development, implementation and evaluation of strategic goals and initiatives.

Develop the IT organizational strategic roadmap and lead the tactical and operational initiatives to achieve agency and departmental goals. Collaborate with other senior managers and executive team to understand IT opportunities and integrate their department needs into IT strategic and project planning. Serves as the HIPAA Security Officer.

Oversees Information Technology (IT) and Electronic Health Records (EHR) departments. Evaluation, implementation, and oversight of business intelligence systems. Develops, manages, and continually improves a comprehensive information security, risk-based program to ensure integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information assets.

Defines the vision, strategy, and implementation of all information systems in support of PPNorCal's strategic plan. Facilitates a metrics-based reporting framework to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of the information systems program including plans for improvement, growth, and maturity of PPNorCal's information security program. Builds a results-driven system for monitoring, analyzing, and reporting on all network and application protocols for the unwanted manipulation to systems, malicious network traffic, network attacks against vulnerable services, data-driven attacks on applications, host-based attacks, or unauthorized access of sensitive data.

Pro-active process for auditing applications, operating systems, and networks to provide measurable technical assessment that includes interviewing staff, agency wide vulnerability points, access controls or analyzing physical accesses to ensure confidentiality and integrity. Coordinate the development of implementation plans and procedures to ensure that business-critical services are recovered in the event of a security event.RequirementsEHR SYSTEM, Epic Modules, Core InfrastructureJob typePerm.