About this role
Description
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Job Title: VDH EHR Security Analyst/Technical Support Analyst 3
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Work Type: Hybrid
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Location: Richmond, VA
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Salary: $18–$38 per hour
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Start Date: 10/05/2026
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End Date: 06/30/2027
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Industry Category: Information Technology / Healthcare IT / EHR Security
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Employment Type: 1099 Contract
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Requisition ID: 811322
Overview
- The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is seeking an EHR Security Analyst/Technical Support Analyst 3 to support security, access, user provisioning, and Tier 1 technical support for the Electronic Health Record (EHR) environment.
- The role provides technical and functional support for Cerner/OHPAC security configuration, user access, security roles, authentication, auditing, and access-related troubleshooting.
- The analyst will collaborate with EHR application, IT, information security, privacy, compliance, clinical, and operational teams to maintain appropriate user access and security controls.
- This position supports EHR security operations, audits, incident response, system maintenance, upgrades, and compliance activities.
Application:
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Submit an updated resume highlighting:
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3+ years of healthcare IT experience.
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3+ years of Millenium and OHPAC security position experience.
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Cerner/OHPAC EHR security and access support.
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HIPAA, HITECH, and healthcare security regulations.
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Active Directory, SSO, MFA, and identity management.
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Discern and CCL.
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EHR security troubleshooting, auditing, and user provisioning.
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Include candidate email address and current city/state.
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Candidate must physically reside within the United States for the duration of the assignment.
Job Description:
- Support EHR security configuration, access management, user provisioning, authentication, auditing, and access-related troubleshooting.
- Maintain and map EHR position definitions, including Millenium Positions, Preferences, and OHPAC Security Groups, to VDH positions.
- Review and process EHR access requests according to established policies, procedures, organizational standards, and role-based access requirements.
- Create, modify, and terminate user access based on approved requests.
- Monitor and enforce appropriate EHR access control positions and policies.
- Help define and automate user provisioning and offboarding procedures.
- Conduct internal EHR security audits to identify and mitigate risks and vulnerabilities.
- Develop and maintain EHR security policies, procedures, guidelines, documentation, and downtime procedures.
- Investigate and respond to EHR security incidents and support timely resolution and reporting.
- Integrate security measures into new EHR features, updates, deployments, and third-party applications.
- Monitor user behavior using tools such as P2Sentinel to identify trends and potential incidents.
- Support internal and external audits.
- Participate in Cerner/OHPAC upgrades, security patches, and system maintenance.
- Support the Domain Strategy for the EHR application.
- Stay current with security updates, emerging threats, industry best practices, and regulatory changes.
- Recommend improvements and optimizations to the EHR security environment.
- Provide Tier 1 technical and functional support to EHR end users in related security and access areas.
Responsibilities
- Manage EHR user access and role-based permissions.
- Process and maintain user provisioning and offboarding activities.
- Troubleshoot Cerner/OHPAC security and access issues.
- Monitor access-related activities and perform security audits.
- Support healthcare security and compliance requirements.
- Maintain security policies, procedures, and technical documentation.
- Investigate EHR security incidents and coordinate appropriate responses.
- Collaborate with EHR, IT, information security, privacy, compliance, and application support teams.
- Assist with upgrades, patches, maintenance, and security enhancements.
- Support audit activities and security documentation.
- Identify opportunities to improve EHR security, access management, and support processes.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
- 3+ years of healthcare IT experience.
- 3+ years of experience with Millenium and OHPAC security positions.
- 3+ years of analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting experience related to Cerner/OHPAC security and access issues.
- 3+ years of communication and collaboration experience working with IT teams, compliance officers, and end users.
- 3+ years of knowledge of Discern and CCL.
- Strong understanding of EHR systems.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship, now or in the future.
- Must physically reside within the United States for the duration of the assignment.
Preferred Qualifications:
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3+ years of general IT experience.
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3+ years of experience with EHR systems, specifically Cerner/OHPAC.
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Knowledge of HIPAA, HITECH, Meaningful Use, and other healthcare security regulations.
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3+ years of experience with:
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Active Directory (AD).
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Single Sign-On (SSO).
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Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
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Identity management solutions.
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3+ years of familiarity with healthcare IT infrastructure, including:
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Networking.
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Firewalls.
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Database security.
Benefits
Compensation
- Pay Rate: $18–$38 per hour.
- Benefits: None.
- Expenses: Not specified as reimbursed.
Schedule:
- Full-time.
Work Location:
- Richmond, VA.
- Specific hybrid scheduling requirements will be determined by VDH based on business needs.