Network Administrator

Your experience matters  

Haywood Regional Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.  As a Network Administrator joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ^®.  The Network Administrator develops and monitors practices to safeguard electronic patient health information from unauthorized access. This role establishes security standards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all electronic protected health information in compliance with HIPAA guidelines. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve. 

More about our team  

The IT department at Haywood Regional Medical Center provides critical support to physician practices across the Western Carolina Physician Network, ensuring seamless operation of clinical and administrative systems. The team manages software and hardware troubleshooting, EMR upgrades, workflow optimization, and coordinates technology needs for new practice setups and relocations. Their work is essential to maintaining efficient, secure, and responsive healthcare delivery.
 

How you'll contribute


 A Network Administrator who excels in this role:

• Safeguard electronic patient health information by developing and enforcing security practices that prevent unauthorized access
• Establish and maintain security standards to ensure HIPAA compliance and protect data confidentiality, integrity, and availability
• Lead and support HIPAA compliance efforts, including participation in committees, risk and gap analyses, and ongoing program oversight
• Collaborate cross-functionally with leadership, compliance, legal, and clinical teams to ensure adherence to privacy and security regulations
• Monitor network security, system performance, backups, and user access controls to protect critical systems and ensure data integrity
• Manage user access and identity controls, ensuring appropriate, role-based access to systems and patient information
• Develop, implement, and test security policies, procedures, and disaster recovery plans to ensure business continuity and uninterrupted access to critical data
• Audit, monitor, and respond to security incidents and access activity, including reporting on compliance status and driving continuous improvement
• Support healthcare data interoperability, regulatory reporting (e.g., SQL/Crystal Reports), and secure patient data exchange in alignment with evolving healthcare standards
   

Schedule: Full-time, Days
 

Why join us
 

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers: 

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we're looking for

• Associate's degree in a related computer field required; Bachelor's in Information Systems or Computer Science preferred
• Experience in information security within complex environments, preferably in healthcare
• Strong network security experience, including user access setup and management
• Familiarity with healthcare systems, preferably McKesson Paragon Hospital Information System
• Experience with Microsoft SQL, Crystal Reports, and auditing/reporting tools
• Knowledge of patient privacy, confidentiality regulations, and health information management practices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present ideas clearly

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work under pressure and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams

  
   

More about Haywood Regional

People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Haywood Regional Medical Center is licensed for 154 beds and offers a comprehensive array of services and 11 multi-specialty physician clinics. We also offer a 54,000 square foot Health and Fitness Center including personal training, indoor pool, massage therapy, and nursery.

EEOC Statement

"Haywood Regional is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Haywood Regional is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."