Director Security

Advocate Health; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a Security Executive Leader to oversee staffing, budgeting, and security operations across assigned hospital facilities. You will lead screening, hiring, education, retraining, and competency evaluations while promoting service excellence through strong people management.

This role develops security policies, conducts risk assessments, and reports findings to facility administrators.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree in Management preferred.
• 5 years experience in leadership level position required.
• 2 years experience in security management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees staffing functions and programs at assigned facilities including screening, hiring, and training.
• Provides professional leadership for operational improvement and reporting.
• Assists with annual budgets within budget parameters.
• Develops and implements security policies and procedures for compliance.
• Evaluates system properties for risk and reports security audits.
• Provides Executive Protection and leads security project teams.

Job description

Essential Functions

• Oversees all responsibility for the staffing functions and programs at assigned facilities such as: screening, hiring, education and retraining of personnel, competency evaluations, performance reviews, job descriptions, work schedule and time cards, wage and salary application, promotions to promote service excellence.
• Provides professional leadership in the development of operational improvement processes and the reporting of those activities within assigned facilities impacting the System.
• Assists with preparation and implementation of annual budgets in keeping with budget parameters.
• Develops and implements the security policies and procedures to help assure departmental compliance with organizational goals; applicable federal, state, and local ordinances; and regulatory agency standards.
• Evaluates all assigned System properties assessing risk, based on internal and external activity. Reports security audits with recommendations to assigned facility administrators.
• Provides Executive Protection for the System both as a leader and as a team member. Lead project teams consisting of a wide range of personnel in all facets of security.

Physical Requirements

Must be mobile throughout the entire hospital campus and/or System properties as well as in patient care areas. Faces exposure to combative patients, fire and other hazardous situations. Has responsibility to work in a safe and effective manner.

Education, Experience and Certifications

Bachelor's Degree required. Master's Degree in Management preferred. 5 years experience in leadership level position required. 2 years experience in security management preferred.