Manager Public Safety​/Security

At Houston Methodist, the Manager Public Safety/Security position is responsible for managing security operations and security personnel for Houston Methodist and Emergency Care Centers (ECC), providing the primary level of operational authority for assigned locations. This position ensures security-related equipment (e.g. radios, reporting tools, and building assessment tools) are fully functional, ensuring that department staff are knowledgeable and receives periodic training of security-related functions.

This Manager, Public Safety/Security position conducts hazard and vulnerability analyses and investigations, discerning security-related trends using appropriate analytics for all hospitals within assigned locations. This position is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for patients, staff and visitors. The Manager, Public Safety/Security position will have a focus on properly aligning security activities within assigned scope of responsibility. This position is responsible for implementing best practices from across the organization and standardizing operational procedures, security responses, staffing needs and budgetary costs to ensure the organizational mission and values are met in alignment with system goals and initiatives.

The Manager, Public Safety/Security position maintains effective communications with hospital administration, medical staff and management at assigned locations.

The manager position responsibilities include managing the daily work activities of the work unit/department staff, ensuring quality, productivity, functional excellence and efficiency while assisting management in accomplishing strategic and operational objectives. In addition, this position provides guidance to staff and is responsible for staffing, budget compliance, contributing to staffing decisions such as hiring and terminating employment, coaching and counseling employees on work related performance, and assisting in the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure a safe and effective work environment.

This position also implements training, monitoring and operations initiatives that secure compliance with ethical and legal business practices and accreditation/regulatory/ government regulations.

• Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice or related field or four additional years of experience in security, military or law enforcement, in lieu of degree

• Three years of supervisory experience in security, military or law enforcement

• Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Private Security Registration and
• NVCRISIS
  - Nonviolent Crisis Intervention or Instructor (CPI) - Crisis Prevention Institute within 60 days and
• IAHSS
  - Certified Security Officer-Basic/Advanced/Supervisor (IAHSS) - International Association for Healthcare Security &

• BLS
  - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) or
• Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator or
• Certified Protection Professional

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
• Ability to effectively communicate through a variety of channels with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles; engages the recipient(s) and helps them understand and retain the message
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