Security Supervisor

Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation • Gadsden, AL

105d

About The Position

The Supervisor, Safety & Security is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the safety and security team within the hospital setting. This includes managing security personnel, ensuring a safe environment for staff, patients, and visitors, and enforcing hospital security policies and procedures. The Supervisor plays a critical role in ensuring compliance with safety regulations, managing security incidents, and contributing to the development of emergency preparedness and response plans.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Criminal Justice, Public Safety, Healthcare Administration, or a related field preferred.
• 2-4 years of experience in a healthcare security or safety role required.
• 1-2 years of experience in supervisory or leadership position required.
• Strong supervisory and management skills, with the ability to lead a diverse team of security professionals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with hospital staff, patients, visitors, and law enforcement.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities, particularly in high-pressure situations.
• Ability to remain calm and effective during emergencies or security incidents, and to lead the team in resolving critical situations.
• Ability to focus on details and ensure all security protocols are followed accurately and consistently.
• Experience with security technologies, including video surveillance systems, access control systems, and alarm systems.
• Skilled in handling conflict and de-escalating situations in a hospital environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the ongoing, organization-wide collection of information about deficiencies and opportunities for improvement in the Environment of Care.
• Coordinates the on-going collection and response to other sources of information, such as published hazard notices or recall reports.
• Coordinates the preparation of summaries of deficiencies, problems, failures and user errors related to managing the environment of care.
• Coordinates the preparation of summaries on findings, recommendations, actions taken and results of performance improvement (PI) activities.
• Participates in hazard surveillance and incident reporting.
• Participates in developing safety policies and procedures.
• Submits completed reports at least every other month to the Environment of Care (EC) Committee concerning findings, recommendations, actions and monitoring.
• Coordinates and/or participates in the development of departmental and facility wide safety policies and procedures.
• Conducts and reviews with Human Resources, EC education, Orientation program for new employees, and reviews on a continuing education basis for all employees.
• Reviews departmental EC policies and procedures to assist in making them consistent with the integrated into the facility-wide safety management plan.
• Works with other managers to assure each of the EC management plans are evaluated at least annually.
• Works with other managers to assure the objectives, scope, Performance, and effectiveness of each of the environment of care management plans are evaluated at least annually.
• Works with managers to initiate appropriate actions and recommendations, based on analysis of incident reports and other information.
• Ensures issues, chosen by the EC Committee, are monitored and the results reported to that committee.
• Conducts annual risk assessments and assists other responsible managers in conducting risk assessments.
• Assists in defining performance indicators for evaluation of the Safety Management program and reports performance indicators of all areas of the EC, to the EC Committee.
• Assists Director with I/S support including maintaining operations and current information on the TMS.
• Acts as hospital liaison in all city coordinated emergency preparedness, meetings and drills.
• Active participant in hospital emergency preparedness, hazmat, and severe weather drills and actual events.
• Works with responsible individuals in conducting necessary drills that will improve the safety and security of the hospital such as infant abduction drill, emergency management drills that are based from a completed HVA, fire drills, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Benefits

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required.
• Valid Driver License in State required.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Associate degree