Security Manager

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plan

Bereavement Leave

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a proactive Manager of Security to oversee the Security Services across its hospital campus and affiliated facilities. The role leads security personnel, manages surveillance and access control, and develops security strategies to protect patients, staff, and assets.

Responsibilities include emergency preparedness, investigations, budget oversight, and coordination with leadership and local law enforcement to maintain a safe hospital environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in security with healthcare setting preferred.
• CHSO certification preferred, not required.
• Must obtain Taser/CEW, De‑Escalation, Handcuffing, Defensive tactics within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Lead the daily operations of Security Services across the hospital campus and affiliated facilities.
• Develop and implement security strategies, emergency preparedness plans, and physical security programs.
• Oversee security personnel, including hiring, coaching, performance management, scheduling, and staff development.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, regulatory standards, and accreditation requirements.
• Manage security systems, including surveillance, access control, alarms, and other security technologies.
• Lead investigations, incident responses, risk assessments, and security improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with hospital leadership, Facilities, law enforcement, and emergency response agencies to promote a safe environment.
• Manage departmental budgets, contracts, and operational performance while supporting organizational goals.
• Foster a culture of safety, customer service, and continuous improvement across the Security team.

Skills

Leadership

Security management

Incident response

Risk assessment

Budget management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Surveillance systems

Access control

Alarms

Security systems

Job description

Summary Job Description: Manager, Security Full-Time, Shift Security Services The Security Services Unit in a hospital setting is dedicated to maintaining a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, staff, and assets. This unit operates 24/7 and is integral to ensure the hospital functions smoothly while addressing emergencies, preventing unauthorized access, and responding to incidents swiftly and effectively. The Security Manager oversees the daily operations of the hospital's Security department, leading security personnel and supervising campus security systems. This role is responsible for developing and implementing security strategies, supporting emergency preparedness and response, maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff, and partnering with hospital leadership and local law enforcement to ensure effective security operations across the campus.

Job Description

• Lead the daily operations of Security Services across the hospital campus and affiliated facilities.
• Develop and implement security strategies, emergency preparedness plans, and physical security programs.
• Oversee security personnel, including hiring, coaching, performance management, scheduling, and staff development.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, regulatory standards, and accreditation requirements.
• Manage security systems, including surveillance, access control, alarms, and other security technologies.
• Lead investigations, incident responses, risk assessments, and security improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with hospital leadership, Facilities, law enforcement, and emergency response agencies to promote a safe environment.
• Manage departmental budgets, contracts, and operational performance while supporting organizational goals.
• Foster a culture of safety, customer service, and continuous improvement across the Security team.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required
• 5 years’ experience
• 3-5 Healthcare industry preferred.
• Driver’s License (no violations 2 years)
• Certified Healthcare Security Officer (CHSO) with International Association of Healthcare Security and Safety certification preferred not required.
• Must obtain Taser/CEW, De-Escalation, Handcuffing, Defensive tactics within 6 months

Benefits

• Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
• Retirement with Company Match

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410‑bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40‑bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet or Pathway to Excellence designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRMISSION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll‑free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.