Chief of Health System Police & Security

Chief of Police

• Work location:
  
  Texas Health Resources-Corporate Headquarters-Arlington, TX
• Core work hours:
  Monday-Friday 8:00a-5:00p.

The Chief of Police is responsible for the strategic direction and overall administration of the Texas Health Police and Security force, currently totaling more than 300 uniformed officers across the Enterprise with anticipated growth to more than 400 officers, to establish a robust physical security posture while maintaining a welcoming environment for THR patients, visitors, and staff. Reports directly to the VP Police & Security Services and works closely with the hospital channel regional security directors to ensure the police and uniformed security force is an effective protective capability at the large number of wholly owned and joint venture Texas Health hospitals.

Serves as the Chief Administrator under Texas law ensuring the fulfillment of the legal, regulatory, and ethical responsibilities expected of a full-service, healthcare law enforcement agency.

Assists with planning, designing, implementing, and monitoring Texas Health system physical security policies, procedures, training, and programs in compliance with state of Texas and local regulations. Responds to and leads the police and security response to critical incidents, interfaces with other local and healthcare police officials, and represents THR in law enforcement matters at the executive level.

• Across the Enterprise, establishes the strategy, programs, and leads the operation of the Texas Health Police and Security force.
• Plans, examines, analyzes, evaluates and manages the Texas Health police and uniformed security operations, inclusive of the police and uniformed security personnel and the equipment that supports the protective force.
• Identifies and analyzes the design of police and uniformed security positions, work processes, and workflows.
• Examines and monitors police and uniformed security department staffing across the Enterprise to provide optimal levels.
• Develops preventative police and uniformed security programs.
• Provides for the direct supervision of police and uniformed security personnel.
• Works collaboratively with the hospital channel and CACV security directors who provide indirect leadership for the police and uniformed security officers assigned to their regions.
• Works collaboratively with the security directors who support systems and technology, and programs, to ensure that the police and security force has the necessary equipment, tools, systems, and technology to effectively execute their mission.
• Ensures that there are adequate and effective Enterprise-wide policies governing the police and uniformed security force, and that there is a system to ensure policy compliance. Oversees the process of identifying, investigating, adjudicating, and administering discipline for policy violations.
• Initiates personnel actions such as recruitment, selections, transfers, promotions and discipline or dismissal measures.
• Serves as Texas Health's liaison with public law enforcement, fire and other agencies as it relates to police and uniformed security operations across the Enterprise.
• Participates in Texas Health Threat Assessment Team and other risk-related discussions as required.
• Serves as a member of the Texas Health Incident Management team as needed.
• Serves in a primary or support leader for critical incident response and emergency management as required.

• Proposes, monitors and reports on approved organizational key performance indicators, and police and uniformed security metrics across the Enterprise. Takes appropriate operational and administrative actions as warranted based on the metrics.
• Maintains awareness of and reports on the state of police and uniformed security readiness, including police and uniformed security equipment condition. Provides input into the Business Continuity and System Emergency Management programs as required.
• Conducts, supervises, and prepares reports relating to internal investigations of violations of law, losses, or violations of Texas Health police and uniformed security policies and procedures.
• Evaluates complaints against THR police and uniformed security officers and ensures they are fairly and thoroughly addressed in a timely manner. Refers complaints to the appropriate investigating authority as identified in policy.
• Prepares and provides cumulative police and uniformed security reports on a routine and ad hoc basis.
• Prepares and submits all required reports necessary for State of Texas licensure.

• In collaboration with HR, develops and implements an innovative and effective police and uniformed security officer recruitment program.
• Establishes police and uniformed security officer minimum requirements and ensures candidates meet or exceed those requirements.
• Creates the processes and environment to facilitate career development and progression opportunities encouraging internal promotion through the…