Director, Public Safety - Einstein Philadelphia

Job Details

Job Description

The Director of Public safety provides oversight and leadership for the Public Safety functions, including security, and emergency management for the Einstein Philadelphia hospital. Coordinates overall public safety for the Einstein Philadelphia campus areas in partnership with clinical leaders, local authorities having jurisdiction, students and community stakeholders to assure that safety is addressed in a comprehensive and strategic manner. Leads, plans, organizes and directs the administrative and operational functions and activities of the Einstein Philadelphia areas of Public Safety, which includes physical security, campus investigations, and emergency preparedness. Ensures enforcement of all regulations, policies and procedures essential to a safe and secure campus and hospital environment. Provides enterprise support to the Senior Director and VP of Public Safety for strategy development and program planning. Directs the daily operations and oversees investigations of Jefferson Security Department. Maintains liaison with law enforcement agencies, community organizations, civic groups, etc. Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson Supervises, leads security department to include, structure development, strategic planning, shift management and ensures officer deployment is effective and efficient. Ensures that policy, post orders and protocols are reviewed and developed to maintain a safe and secure campus environment. Sets objective attainable goals for the security team. Chairs the Security workplace violence sub-committee and serves as a member of the EOC committee. Coordinates with chairs of EOC and Emergency Management Committees to ensure department readiness and supports committee missions. Prepares Hazard Vulnerability Assessments are conducted, and mitigation strategies are implemented. Ensures departmental preparedness for civil disturbance, strike, bomb threat, etc... Makes safety recommendations as appropriate. Oversees the hiring of qualified personnel. Develops and oversees training program for initial training of new staff, and on-going training of existing staff. Ensures documents related to training programs are in order and long-range objectives for staff awareness, professional development and retention are realized. Manages the security, administrative and support staff departmental budgets and controls the expenditure of funds for related cost centers. Monitors internal investigations. Directs the activity of Security internal investigators and reviews all investigations. Coordinates investigative conclusions with Director of Investigations, university/hospital attorneys and risk management. Develops good relationships between university/hospital, law enforcement agencies and external public safety organizations. Performs other duties as assigned by Senior DirectorQualifications Minimum of 5-10 years experience in proprietary Security, preferably in a healthcare environment. Bachelors Degree in related field required. Masters degree preferred. Emergency Management or Disaster Preparedness experience.

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Primary Location Address

5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.