Director - Public Safety

Job Description

The Director - Public Safety serves the organization as the subject matter expert on security. The position holds direct responsibilities for physical security, workplace violence prevention, and physical security technology for Baptist Health Care. The Director is a highly visible leader across the organization and in the community as the position serves as a resource for our team members.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the strategic management and development of the security department and security functions throughout the organization including direct oversight, development, and training of the security manager, security supervisors, and security officers at all locations
• Responsible for the strategic management and development of the emergency management program throughout the organization
• Serves as a liaison with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. Develops relationships and collaboration with like professionals at other area hospitals, colleges, and community stakeholders.
• Oversees security technology programs to include access control, ethical and responsible use of the camera surveillance system, weapons detection systems, and duress hardware.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory agencies such as local authorities having jurisdiction, DNV, CMS, OSHP, NFPA, and others.
• Conducts investigatory services related to criminal activity and workplace violence incidents in collaboration with Human Resources, Risk Management, Legal and law enforcement agencies
• Conducts security vulnerability analysis, hazard vulnerability analysis, risk analysis (such as FMEA), and makes recommendations for improvement from those activities.
• Manages the mass notification process for the organization
• Attains all agreed to goals and objectives within specified time frames, as part of the organization's overall mission.
• Is responsible for the department's operational excellence; ensures the department delivers quality services in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and professional standards.
• Manage team members which include orientation, development and evaluation of personnel, and monitoring the provision of delivering quality services. Participate in the recruiting, interviewing and selecting of team members following policies, guidelines and applicable laws. Evaluates their performance relative to job goals and requirements. Provides coaching to staff, recommends in-service education programs, and ensures adherence to internal policies and standards
• Is responsible for the fiscal management of department; assures proper utilization of organization's financial resources.

Qualifications

About Us

Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includes three hospitals, four medical parks, Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.

Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law.