Job Category:

Executive Leadership, Public Safety & Security

Work Shift/Schedule:

8 Hr Morning - Afternoon

Northeast Georgia Health System is rooted in a foundation of improving the health of our communities.

About the Role:

Job Summary

Responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring a Security & Emergency Preparedness management program to ensure the protection of patients, visitors, employees, medical staff, volunteers and property of all NGHS owned facilities. The Director is responsible for the effective performance of Public Safety, its personnel, and the management of the department in concert with institutional policies, procedures and practices.
 

Minimum Job Qualifications

• Licensure or other certifications: Valid GA Driver's License, CHPA (upon hire or within one year)

• Educational Requirements: Bachelor's Degree.

• Minimum Experience: Minimum of five years previous hospital security department management experience that includes maintaining a security operation that had the responsibility to assist and protect people, safeguard physical property, and oversee facility parking. Experience in healthcare security required.

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure or other certifications:

• Preferred Educational Requirements: Degree in Law Enforcement preferred

• Preferred Experience:

• Other:

Job Specific and Unique Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to provide quality customer service to staff, patients, and visitors with excellent verbal and written skills

• Ability to handle daily and crisis situations efficiently and effectively, to include crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques

• Ability to lead in a team-oriented environment with the ability to identify and solve problems and engage supervisors and staff in achieving goals of the NGHS Security Program

• Able to act responsibly, manage authority and maintain confidentiality of information

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, supervisors, senior administrators, public officials, and the general public 

• Knowledge of various security systems including (CCTV, Access Control, Alarm Monitoring, and Report Systems)

• Must be able to engage in Physical Defense Systems: i.e. weapons, defensive tactics, and use of patient restraints.

• Ability to work at main campus in Gainesville as well as Lumpkin and Habersham campuses.  Ability to travel in the region and work a flexible schedule as needed.  This is an onsite role, not remote.

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Responsible for hiring, coaching, and developing the supervisors and staff per established budgets to provide all security related functions to Northern Market Hospitals.  Completes routine appraisals of supervisors per System protocol.

• Responsible for monitoring and evaluating performance of security programs, to include conducting site reviews, vulnerability assessments, and code drills, writing audit/review reports, reviewing findings, and making recommendations to Executive Director. Develops and implements corrective action plans.

• Establishes/maintains customer relationships with a variety of groups, including hospital leadership and staff, patients, and visitors, to enable the performance of security department services.

• Responsible for planning, developing and implementing security plans and programs, including Emergency Response and Crisis Management, Physical Security, Information & Asset Protection, Incident Management and/or Investigations.

• Provide representation for the hospital at security and  related meetings with outside agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA), Hall County Emergency Management Agency (AFCEMA), Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR – formerly Health Resources and Services Administration - HRSA), the Gainesville Police Department, Hall County Sheriff’s Office, and any other agency where attendance and participation would promote the objectives of the hospital.   

• Responsible to perform annual risk analysis for the Northern Market, particularly with respect to level of crime, reported security incidents, workplace violence, threats from natural and manmade disasters.

• Prepare and manage annual operating and ca