Heather Walker Email Address

Chief Information Officer

Navicent Health was incorporated on November 17, 1994, as a nonprofit corporation whose primary purpose is to coordinate the Medical Center, Navicent Health and other affiliated entities in their mission of providing a comprehensive continuum of high quality, reasonably priced healthcare services to the region. Navicent Health has 830 beds for medical, surgical, rehabilitation and hospice purposes.

Serving in various roles in the Information Systems Department, I have been employed with Oconee Regional Medical Center for the past 16 years. My employment began as a Systems Operator in 2000 and progressed to PC Technician, Technical Analyst, Technical Supervisor, and most recently IT Director. In 2008, I was selected by my peers to receive ORMC's Stellar Service Award. In 2015, I was appointed to serve as Oconee Regional Health Systems’ HIPAA Security Officer and received a Lean Six Sigma Certification in Healthcare. Graduating Summa Cum Laude and chosen by the American Association of University Women as the top female graduate, I received an A.S. in Business Administration from Georgia Military College in 1999. In 2001, graduating Summa Cum Laude, I received a BBA in Computer Based Information Systems from Georgia College & State University where I also served as Vice President for the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP). I was selected as outstanding major in Information Systems from GC&SU in 2001. I am a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gama Sigma, and Upsilon Pi Epsilon honor societies. In December of 2015, I received a Master's degree in Management Information Systems from Georgia College & State University and was selected as outstanding major in the school of MMIS. While working at ORMC, I also served as an adjunct Business Office Technology instructor at Central Georgia Technical College from 2002 - 2004. I strive to implement and support Information Technology that achieves strategic goals in an organization that values a culture of honesty, integrity, and making a difference in the lives of others.