Chief of Security – AS Security

Qualifications Include:

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree – Business or Healthcare Administration – Required or,
• Bachelor’s Degree – Criminal Justice – Required or,
• Bachelor’s Degree – Related Field Required or,
• Master’s Degree – Related Field – Preferred

Additional Experience Required:

• 10-15 years of experience in law enforcement, public safety or healthcare security or other related field. 
• 3-5 years of management in a public safety or healthcare setting or other related field.  
• Prior demonstrated successful supervisory experience in public safety or healthcare or other related field. 
• Demonstrate behavior consistent with the mission and values of JMH and its strategic plan, goals and key performance indicators. 

Preferred:

• Experience in training, coaching, event planning, project coordination and leading presentations. 
• Experience in policies, procedures, performance standards and measures in the administration of healthcare security. 
• Experience in development, evaluation, and monitoring of safety or security programs. 
• Former law enforcement (police, sheriff’s office, constable, parole, state patrol, etc.) experience 
• Former Military experience 
• C.P.R./AED, Security and Safety issues and standards as set forth by OSHA and TJC is preferred.

Certifications/Licensures:

• Driver License - Department of Motor Vehicles - Required
• BLS Basic Life Support - American Heart Association. (Certified Healthcare Safety Professional) or CHEM (Certified Healthcare Environmental Manager) designations are desirable.
• Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator (CHPA) – required within 12 months of hire. 
• Certified Protection Professional (CPP) and Physical Security Professional (PSP) are acknowledged as having value and preferred. 
• IAHSS Member - IAHSS International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety - Required
• Member of ACHE – Preferred

Skills:

• Knowledge of TJC, HICS, Title 22, Cal/OSHA, DHS, DOT – Required. 
• Knowledge, training, and/or experience in safety, security, civil disturbance, law enforcement and criminal and legal code procedures and planning,  
• Experience in Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint. – Required  
• Ability to travel between John Muir Health entities utilizing personal transportation. – Required  
• Experience in disaster planning and response training – Required. 
• Knowledge of other regulatory agencies and guidelines related to safety and security
• Solid expertise in formal/structured security and threat risk assessment methodology, including the ability to mitigate risk by synchronizing the efforts and capabilities of people, process, and technology. 
• In-depth knowledge of building security staffing models; developing post/patrol strategies; effectively applying security technologies; and coherently blending all program elements with tailored processes to effectively manage risk within a clinical environment. 
• Ability to amass superior knowledge, understanding, and subject matter expertise of relevant legal and regulatory requirements including participating is audit teams/process, such as the Joint Commission, DNV or CIHQ, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Meaningful Use, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, EMTALA and other security and healthcare industry initiatives and regulations. 
• Strong understanding of the business impact of security tools, technologies, and policies. 
• Broad working knowledge of healthcare operations and their related security requirements including, but not limited to, hospitals, clinics, medical offices, and their protective services’ needs. 
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of current and emerging physical security trends, risks, threats, countermeasures, vulnerabilities, and mitigations ranging across the spectrum from workplace violence to terrorism to loss prevention to behavioral challenges. 
• Working knowledge to establish and deliver on key performance indicators that ensure high availability and integrity of security devices and equipment that are integrated into an overarching/coherent security plan. 
• Understanding of and experience with change management and process improvement philosophies and operational methodologies. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to give presentations and translate complex concepts into business and clinician relatable language. 
• Strong ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence. 
• Demonstrated ability to work under stress in emergencies, and the flexibility to handle simultaneous high pressure demands. 
• Proven ability to recognize obstacles, creatively solve problems, develop workable alternatives, and ultimately deliver effective solutions.   
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks so work is completed in an accurate, timely manner. 
• Advanced level of competency in Microsoft Office Suite, as well as other relevant software for information management, research, and analysis. 
• Proven ability to incorporate disparate facts and observations into one overall plan, understand it, teach it, and share it. 
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new systems/applications and grasp fundamentals/concepts of systems. 
• Strong negotiation and vendor relationship skills. 
• Strong understanding and ability in weapons detection, K9 programs and armed personnel within the health system.
• High level of personal integrity, as well as the ability to professionally handle confidential matters, and consistently display an executive level of judgment and maturity. 
• Superior ability to interact with all stakeholders, build strong relationships at all levels across all business units and organizations, and understand business imperatives. 
• Demonstrated ability to balance strategic planning and tactical execution. 
• Demonstrated ability to create tools to enable the ability to see, decide, and act on relevant information and continuously drive process and program improvements. 
• Demonstrated ability to direct the collection of relevant data; mature the data into information and knowledge; and to make fully rationalized recommendations that identify risks of action, risks of inaction, and resource requirements; accurately express projected returns on investment and follow-through post- delivery to measure ROI throughout program execution/steady state. 
• Hard-wired to work as a collegial member of a Team; confront issues and challenges – not people; and model transparency, candor, and competence with a continuous orientation to act with the organization’s best interests in mind. 
• Exceptional leader with proven track record of security building programs, services and teams.

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Disclaimer

John Muir Health is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit health care organization. It includes John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek (554-bed acute care facility) , which serves as Contra Costa County's only designated trauma center and John Muir Medical Center, Concord (245-bed acute care facility). Together, they are recognized as top centers for neurosciences, orthopedics, cancer care, cardiovascular care and high-risk obstetrics. Other areas of specialty include general surgery, robotic surgery, weight-loss surgery, rehabilitation and critical care. John Muir Health also offers complete inpatient and outpatient behavioral health programs and services at our Behavioral Health Center (73-bed fully accredited psychiatric hospital) located in Concord. In addition, John Muir Health provides a number of primary care and outpatient services throughout the community and urgent care centers in Brentwood, Concord, San Ramon and Walnut Creek.

John Muir Health is a collaborative, patient-centered health care environment; listening, explaining and working together as a team, to help patients achieve their optimal health. We recognize those who exemplify excellence and reward them for contributing to our collective success. From individual to department to spontaneous recognition, Employee Suggestion Program rewards, Employee Success Sharing Program, and many more, we find unique ways to thank our employees for the outstanding efforts they make every day. Competitive salary and benefit package available.

All hospitals are accredited by The Joint Commission, a national surveyor of quality patient care.  John Muir Health is an equal opportunity employer.