Director Security

Atrium Health; Rome (GA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Advocate Health’s Public Safety leadership at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center seeks a senior professional to manage security operations across facilities. The role emphasizes staffing oversight, budget alignment, and policy implementation to protect patients, staff and visitors.

Requires a Bachelor's Degree with 5 years in a leadership role in security management, plus 2 years in security leadership. A Master’s Degree is preferred.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Oversee staffing functions at assigned facilities including screening, hiring, education and retraining of personnel, competency evaluations, performance reviews, and wage policy.
• Develop operational improvement processes and report on activities across facilities.
• Assist with annual budgets in line with parameters.
• Develop and implement security policies to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Evaluate properties for risk and report findings; provide executive protection and lead cross‑functional project teams.

Skills

Leadership

Staffing

Budgeting

Policy development

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree preferred

Job description

Department:
11926 Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center – Public Safety

Status:
Full time

Benefits Eligible:
Yes

Hou rs Per Week:
40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

M-f

Pay Range:
$63.45 – $95.20

Provides professional leadership for the department in order to fulfill its mission of having a safe, secure and protected environment for its customers, employees and visitors. Maintains working knowledge of loss prevention/detection and protection of persons/assets. Provides administrative oversight of operations at assigned facilities. Assures that operations are compliant with applicable federal, state and local ordinances and regulatory agency standards.

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.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more — so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate’s job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Provides professional leadership for the department in order to fulfill its mission of having a safe, secure and protected environment for its customers, employees and visitors. Maintains working knowledge of loss prevention/detection and protection of persons/assets. Provides administrative oversight of operations at assigned facilities. Assures that operations are compliant with applicable federal, state and local ordinances and regulatory agency standards.