Director, Security/Safety

Nemours is seeking a Director, Security/Safety to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Wilmington, Delaware.

The Public Safety Director will have direct responsibility for the daily operation of the Public Safety Department at Nemours Children’s Hospital – Delaware with direct supervision of the Public Safety Team to include all Constables, Couriers and Shuttle Driver. The Public Safety Director will ensure proper security coverage daily as well as during special events and emergent situations and will maintain relationships with contract security providers in the event of the need for emergency coverage. The Public Safety Director will be responsible for the identification, development, implementation and maintenance of security processes, practices, and policies to mitigate security risks and effectively respond to security related events. The position will develop security education programs and strategies to raise awareness levels relating to associate personal security, workplace violence, and the protection of Nemours Children’s Hospital – Delaware. The Public Safety Director will work directly with NCHDE executive leadership as well as NCHDE department directors, supervisors, managers, associates, and providers to help drive and progress the Nemours Physical Security and Public Safety programs at NCHDE. The Public Safety Director will attend, participate, and lead as appropriate security / safety huddles, Environment of Care meetings, and other business pertinent events to represent Public Safety and ensure security standards are met and maintained. The Public Safety Director is responsible for developing, executing, and evaluating hospital Security Management Plans, Annual Plan Evaluations, Risk Assessments, Hazard Vulnerability Assessments, Reliable Methods, and Policies and Procedures. The position requires the individual to possess skills in video surveillance, access control systems, duress alarm systems, visitor management and other physical security technology. The individual will also help represent security when consulting for new construction projects at all facilities within their assigned area. The Public Safety Director will provide security related support to offsite and ambulatory locations within the Delaware Valley.

• Manage the selection, development, training, standards of behavior, performance management, and discipline for the NCHDE Public Safety Team to include Public Safety Officers / Supervisors, Couriers, Executive Assistant, and Shuttle Drivers
• Prepare, oversee, and maintain fiscal responsibility for the NCHDE Public Safety annual budget to include both operational budgets and capital initiatives.
• Ensure proper security coverage daily, upscale security manpower as needed for emergencies and monitor all security reporting for accuracy and incident trending.
• Identify, develop, implement, and maintain security processes, practices, and policies to mitigate security risks and effectively respond to security related events while ensuring standards are met for regulating and accrediting agencies.
• Develop security education programs, strategies, and drills to raise awareness levels relating to associate personal security, workplace violence, de-escalation, and the protection of Nemours Children’s Hospital – Delaware. 
• Develop, execute, and evaluate hospital Security Management Plans, Annual Plan Evaluations, Risk Assessments, Hazard Vulnerability Assessments, Reliable Methods, and Policies and Procedures.
• Collaborate with appropriate NCHDE personnel to proactively monitor security conditions and conduct ongoing threat analysis of data received from all available sources. 
• Provide liaison security support for ambulatory and offsite Nemours locations within the Delaware Valley.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Minimum of five (5)+ years experience required.
• Progressive experience in law enforcement or security. 
• Current DSP Constable Certification or the ability to obtain required.
• Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator (CHPA) or Certified Protection Professional (CPP) certification preferred.
• Healthcare security experience is preferred.

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Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. W