Security Manager Job Listing at MedStar Medical Group in Leonardtown, MD (Job ID req30028)

Description

Job Summary: 

 
MedStar Health has an opportunity for a Security Manager to join our team at MedStar St Mary's Hospital. As a Security Manager, you will be responsible for managing security staff and hospital staff training. This position monitors and provides protection and security for hospital buildings, premises, associates, patients, and visitors. Manages the daily operations of the Security Department.  

 
Primary Duties: 

• Selects, trains, orients, and assigns department staff.  

• Develops and evaluates standards of performance and conducts performance management planning. 

• Initiates and makes recommendations for personnel actions. 

• Oversees daily operations of department to ensure effective operations. 

• Immediately responds to emergencies to provide necessary assistance to employees and customers. 

• Responds to security and medical code calls. 

• Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams as appropriate. Participates in meetings, serves on committees and represents the department and hospital/facility in community outreach efforts as appropriate. 

• Collaborates with local, state and national agencies relative to hospital security investigation including the perusal of criminal actions against individual when warranted. 

• Ensures that rounds, schedules and directives are maintained around the clock. 

• Testifies at legal proceedings, hearings and trials. 

• When responding to circumstances where the exercise of SPO authority may be required, takes appropriate measures to secure the scene, preserve evidence, detain and secure suspected criminal perpetrators, and assist responding law enforcement authority as directed by Director. Completes written reports and when subpoenaed or requested, notifies Legal Counsel for MedStar of same and gains guidance to testify at legal proceedings, hearings and trials. 

• Establishes and maintains a visitor control and access procedure, including an associate identification system and a lock and key control system. 

• Monitors security activities to ensure safe conditions for associates, patients and visitors; protects hospital buildings, assets and premises. 

• Obtains detailed reports of incidents involving security and keeps administration informed of incidents and developments. 

• Provides technical knowledge to help management design system and department specific procedures and coordinate the education component of the security program. 

• Supervises the maintenance and preparation of records, files and other documents. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelors degree in related field required. 

• 5-7 years progressively more responsible job-related security or law enforcement experience required 

• 3-4 years prior supervisory experience required 

• Experience in healthcare, university, and/or hospitality setting (patient-first, customer-first environment) required 

• Valid State Driver's License in good standing required 

• MD Special Police Commission (SPO) by the State of Maryland State Police and/or District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department within 180 days (about 6 months) required 

• Certified Healthcare Safety Professional (CHSP) or Certified Healthcare Security Supervisor (CHSS) from IAHSS required 

• Certified Protection Professional (CPP) preferred 

• CPR, BLS and NRP for healthcare providers from the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross within 90 days (about 3 months) required. 

Why MedStar Health?
At MedStar Health, we understand that our ability to treat others well begins with how we treat each other. We work hard to foster an inclusive and positive environment where our associates feel valued, connected, and empowered. We live up to this promise through:

• Strong emphasis on teamwork - our associates feel connected to each other and our mission as an organization. In return, our effective team environment generates positive patient outcomes and high associate satisfaction ratings that exceed the national benchmark.
• Strategic focus on equity, inclusion, & diversity - we are committed to equity for all people and communities. We continue to build a diverse and inclusive workplace where people feel a sense of belonging and the ability to contribute to equitable care delivery and improved community health outcomes at all levels of the organization.
• Comprehensive total rewards package - including competitive pay, generous paid time off, great health and wellness benefits, retirement savings, education assistance, and so much more.
• More career opportunities closer to home - as the largest healthcare provider in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. region, there are countless opportunities to grow your career and fulfill your aspirations.

About MedStar Health
MedStar Health is dedicated to providing the highest quality care for people in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region, while advancing the practice of medicine through education, innovation, and research. Our team of 32,000 includes physicians, nurses, residents, fellows, and many other clinical and non-clinical associates working in a variety of settings across our health system, including 10 hospitals and more than 300 community-based locations, the largest home health provider in the region, and highly respected institutes dedicated to research and innovation. As the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University for more than 20 years, MedStar Health is dedicated not only to teaching the next generation of doctors, but also to the continuing education, professional development, and personal fulfillment of our whole team. Together, we use the best of our minds and the best of our hearts to serve our patients, those who care for them, and our communities. It's how we treat people.

MedStar Health is an Equal Opportunity (EO) Employer and assures equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We hire people to work in different locations, and we comply with the federal, state and local laws governing each of those locations. MedStar Health makes all decisions regarding employment, including for example, hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, benefit eligibility, discipline, and discharge without regard to any protected status, including race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliations, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local EO laws. If you receive an offer of employment, it is MedStar Health's policy to hire its employees on an at-will basis, which means you or MedStar Health may terminate this relationship at any time, for any reason.