Regional Security Director Mid America

Job Summary and Qualifications

This position is incentive eligible.

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Regional Security Director Mid America today with HCA Health One.

This individual will assume the position of Regional Security Director (RSD) and be responsible for Physical Security Operations for all HCA divisions and facilities including Individual Lines of Business (ILOBs) for HCA’s Mid America Region.

The RSD will be responsible for developing, documenting, and implementing all aspects of a comprehensive physical security program including physical security technologies, risk assessment and remediation, Regulatory & Accreditation (CMS and TJC), threat management, emergency preparedness, emergency response, life safety, guard force operation, Federal interagency and local law enforcement liaison, visitor management, budget responsibilities, training, drills, etc.) for HCA’s corporate campus as well as all facilities and in all divisions across HCA.

The RSD will have significant influence working across multiple divisions and facilities in a high-risk, highly complex, and collaborative culture and environment, creating opportunities for partnership with Division CFOs, CIOS, facilities CEOs, and COO. The RSD manages and provides comprehensive security management solutions to ensure the security and safety of HCA colleagues, clinical teams, and assets and may supervise directly, or indirectly, security staff members across HCA facilities.

The RSD, at the regional level, leads day-to-day security operations and works to utilize highly technical and complex solutions to reduce risk and protect assets. This individual is viewed as an authority in physical security and safety. He or she is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with Division CFOs, CIOs, facilities CEOs, and COOs, as well as interacting with solution and staffing vendors.

The RSD is responsible for keeping management informed of major accomplishments, issues and concerns while following company policies and sound risk management practices. The RSD will maintain all organizational and professional ethical standards, work independently under minimal supervision, and will exercise extensive latitude for initiative and independent judgment.

Success for this position will be measured in the ability to define a successful enterprise strategy for physical security, gain stakeholders and leadership support, and work across multiple organizations to implement it.

• Develop and convey the understanding of how physical security impacts every patient, employee, physician, contractor, volunteer, or visitor at all HCA facilities and is an essential component of critical company initiatives such as patient experience, attracting and retaining nurses, making our facilities the hospital of choice for physicians, and employee engagement, Credentialing & Accreditation.

• Assessment of the current situation:
  Facility risk assessments and driving remediation. Lay out our risk and business drivers (e.g., Risk assessment and risk pain points, workplace violence, compliance requirements, future needs, and opportunities), operational processes (e.g., Threat Management, Assessments – Facility, Emergency Preparedness, Business Continuity, Dispatch, Drills (ASHER, Infant abductions, Peds abductions, BERT, Lockdown, and training).

• Directs, coordinates, and manages HCA’s complex physical security program including the development of policies, guidelines, communications, awareness, and training for all HCA facilities.

• Develop and implement security incident response plans and protocols; measure performance and drive continuous improvement of the physical security program.

• Leads and develops facility/site, market, and division operations, physical security matters, life safety management, and implementation, threat management, emergency preparedness, emergency response, guard force operation, Federal interagency and local law enforcement liaison, vendor management, first responder liaison,…