System Director, Security and Emergency Management

Baptist Healthcare System•Jeffersontown, KY

About The Position

Baptist Health is seeking a System Director, Security and Emergency Management in Louisville, Kentucky. The job description describes responsibility for developing, executing, evaluating, and continually improving clinical, business, and technological continuity and recovery plans, including plans addressing high-consequence clinical and business risks and services. The role manages preparedness activities and deliverables and advances emergency management strategies to support preparedness and response goals across business and clinical units. The position develops, maintains, or implements business continuity and disaster recovery strategies and solutions, including risk assessments, business impact analyses, strategy selection, and documentation of procedures. It works with the IT Operations Business Continuity Coordinator and continuity-related committees and teams, including IT, Risk, Facilities, Emergency Management, HR, internal subject-matter experts, and care teams. The role also partners with administrators and physician leadership to advance continuity and disaster recovery plans and strategies that support strategic objectives. Additional duties include assisting with Emergency Operations Plans; responding to continuity and disaster recovery events; participating in incident action plans; planning, conducting, and debriefing mock-disaster exercises; and updating plans and procedures. The position designs and conducts preparedness and response education, participates in or evaluates response-plan exercises, and manages continuity or restoration efforts before, during, and after disruption events. It also shares best practices, creates a system drill calendar, develops training based on identified gaps, and creates repeatable drill formats across the system. Travel is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or 10 years of applicable experience in lieu of a degree.

Nice To Haves

Professional license or certification in healthcare professional organizations, information technology organizations, disaster recovery or emergency management organizations, or project management organizations is encouraged.

Responsibilities

Develop, execute, evaluate, and continually improve clinical, business, and technological continuity and recovery plans.
Manage preparedness activities and deliverables associated with high-consequence clinical and business risks and services.
Advance emergency management strategies to achieve preparedness and response goals for business and clinical units.
Develop, maintain, or implement business continuity and disaster recovery strategies and solutions, including risk assessments, business impact analyses, strategy selection, and documented procedures.
Coordinate with the IT Operations Business Continuity Coordinator and relevant committees and continuity teams, including IT, Risk, Facilities, Emergency Management, HR, internal subject-matter experts, and care teams.
Partner with administrators and physician leadership on continuity and disaster recovery plans and strategies supporting strategic objectives.
Assist with developing, implementing, evaluating, and improving Emergency Operations Plans.
Respond to continuity and disaster recovery events and participate in developing and executing incident action plans as appropriate.
Plan, conduct, and debrief mock-disaster exercises; test plans and strategies and update procedures and plans regularly.
Design and conduct preparedness and response orientation and refresher education programs and materials as directed.
Participate in or design, conduct, and evaluate response-plan exercises.
Manage continuity and restoration efforts before, during, and after disruption events.
Share best practices, create a drill calendar for facilities, develop training based on identified gaps, and create repeatable drill formats across the system.
Travel as required.