Director Security Fort Worth Region

Texas Health Resources•Arlington, TX

10h•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Security for a Hospital Region reports directly to the VP of Police and Security Services and provides the strategic leadership to effectively direct and manage the Texas Health Security Program for hospitals located within the region. The incumbent has an indirect reporting relationship and a close business collaboration with the leadership of the regional hospital being supported. This role is responsible for the team that establishes a robust hospital security posture while simultaneously creating a welcoming and safe healing and working environment for Texas Health's patients, visitors, and staff. The incumbent provides direct supervision and leadership for the Entity Security Managers assigned within the region and indirect supervision and leadership to a team of police and uniformed security officers supporting the hospitals, working closely and collaboratively with the Texas Health Chief of Police who directly supervises those officers. The Director also closely collaborates with other director-level leaders in the Police and Security organization, including the Security Director Systems and Technology, the Security Programs Director, and the Security Director responsible for THPG clinics, Breeze urgent care locations, and healthcare delivery within the community and at patient homes, to ensure appropriate security systems, technology, assets, and resources are applied. The role involves developing effective senior-level working relationships with key hospital and corporate leaders, jointly establishing organizational performance indicators and expectations, and intervening appropriately when conditions pose an immediate threat to life, health, or property. The incumbent develops and implements policies and programs that reduce security risks and create a safe and secure environment, and maintains a service-based culture among departmental staff and contractors, aiming for the Police and Security Team to serve as Texas Health's "Ambassadors" and a differentiator for the organization.

Requirements

H.S. Diploma or Equivalent
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Security, or relevant field (or 4 years relevant work experience in lieu of a degree)
8 Years of experience to include 5 years of progressive leadership experience and 3 years of Healthcare Security and/or Corporate Security experience with a Bachelor's degree
12 Years of experience to include 5 years of progressive leadership experience and 3 years of Healthcare Security and/or Corporate Security experience without a Bachelor's degree
DL - Driver's License Upon Hire
Working knowledge of industry standards, or the ability to learn them, in areas including, but not limited to: State and federal criminal and civil codes, IAHSS, TJC, CMS/Medicare, OSHA, The State of Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, The Texas Department of Public Safety.
Ability to establish and maintain excellent communications with leaders, clinical, and administrative staff.
Ability to manage outcomes through others, including staff who are not direct reports.
Ability to exercise a high degree of initiative, judgment, and discretion.
Ability to give oral presentations to a variety of audiences.
Ability to develop written material that is clear, concise, and effectively communicates the intended purpose.
Ability to gain the cooperation of individuals/departments in sensitive or emotional situations.
Ability to deal with ambiguity.
Ability to plan (e.g., set objectives and goals, adjust for necessary change, evaluate results, etc.).
Ability to think strategically.
Ability to be patient, member, and customer focused.
Ability to build consensus among individuals and work groups.
Ability to research, collect, maintain, and analyze data.
Ability to analyze and develop creative and workable solutions to risk-related business situations.
Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks.
Ability to be flexible in duties and work hours.
Ability to operate standard office equipment and software.

Nice To Haves

Military/LE/Healthcare Experience
Supervisory or Managerial experience
CHSS - Certified Healthcare Security Supervisor IAHSS with in 18 Months of hire
ASIS - Certified Protection Professional with in 18 Months of hire

Responsibilities

Plans and directs the Security Program and the activities of staff and contracted resources at a Hospital Region in alignment with the organization-wide vision set by executive leadership.
Develops, implements, and manages the strategic and tactical planning for the location's security services.
Ensures alignment of security services with the business objectives of the hospitals supported.
Ensures all security service delivery and actions comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
Represents security on relevant Threat Assessment Teams, committees, and working groups.
Works collaboratively with the Texas Health Chief of Police to ensure uniformed police and security officers supporting the hospitals in the region perform effectively, are properly deployed, and meet the needs of the hospital constituents.
In coordination with the Chief of Police, develops business plans for and maintains public relations with municipal authorities, local public safety departments, high-level law enforcement, and intelligence and private sector counterparts.
Works with the Chief of Police to direct the relationships with on-site law enforcement officers, contracted off-duty law enforcement officers, and patient monitoring officers.
Coordinates any on-site activity of the Secret Service, FBI, and other federal agencies as needed.
Briefs senior leadership on the status of security issues.
Develops and implements policies, procedures, standards, training, and methods for identifying and protecting intellectual property, assets, personnel, property, facilities, operations or material from unauthorized disclosure, misuse, theft, assault, vandalism, tampering, sabotage, or loss.
Develops and manages business critical projects and programs with significant financial, reputational and/or legal impact.
Develops and documents standards for measuring efficiency and effectiveness of security operations.
Plans, develops, and implements procedures to obtain, maintain, secure, analyze, account for, and provide information from assessment reports.
Manages complex security improvement projects across business units.
Manages the activities and provides leadership direction to the professional, technical and support staff within the group.
In collaboration with HR, directs, leads, and coordinates security investigations, including, but not limited to, employee behaviors/actions, public safety, and drug theft.
Appropriately informs the VP Police and Security Services of the status of security investigations and effectively collaborates with Legal, Compliance, and the Texas Health Chief of Police as necessary.
Conducts risk assessments and ensures ongoing monitoring of community activity.