Manager, Safety/Security & Workplace Violence Prevention (Finance)

Description

At Signature Health, our purpose is to provide integrated healthcare for our community specializing in patients with mental illness and/or addiction because we want people to realize their highest potential. If you align with our core values, putting people first, striving for excellence in the work you do each day and have a can-do mindset, then Signature Health is the best place for the next step in your rewarding career. As a full-time employee, you will have access to the following employer/employee paid benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k match, HealthJoy - a no cost medical and mental health online resource available Day 1, and much more
• Robust earned paid time off program (PTO)
• Federal Loan Forgiveness Program (available on eligible roles)
• Professional Development Support

SCOPE OF ROLE

Reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer, the Manager, Security and Workplace Violence Prevention is responsible for ensuring a safe work environment by leading internal safety and physical security operations. The Manager, Security and Workplace Violence Prevention also serves as the leader of workplace violence prevention at Signature Health, including participating in the review and analysis of workplace violence incident data, developing training programs for workplace violence prevention, leading incident response and internal mass communications, and chairing the Workplace Violence Prevention Committee. The Manager, Security and Workplace Violence Prevention will collaborate across the organization, with contracted security officers, and external law enforcement agencies to ensure effective workplace violence prevention and timely incident response.

HOW YOU'LL SUCCEED

• Manages Signature Health physical security systems in collaboration with contracted security officers, ensuring daily operations are conducted in an efficient manner including programming and maintenance of video surveillance, access control, weapons detection systems, and other security systems and software. Conducts security investigations, assessment or site walk-throughs; writes security reports; develops policies and procedures related to physical security and staff, patient, and visitor safety; serves as incident commander during security and safety related incidents; and ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards addressing workplace violence and physical building safety
• Participates in design process for emergency and safety response plans.
• Leads Signature Health Workplace Violence Committee (WPV) and related program development.
• Reviews incident reports related to safety/security and workplace violence incidents. Tracks and closely investigates and analyzes trends and patterns in order to identify causation, mitigate loss, and change processes to prevent future incidents.
• In collaboration with the education and training department and the WPV Committee, develops and maintains plan for WPV training, education, and awareness including threat assessment, de-escalation, workplace safety protocols, personal safety and awareness, and behavioral response training with a focus on incident prevention and response readiness (not just incident response).
• Serves as an incident commander for emergency codes involving physical security incidents and participates in emergency code drills, tabletop exercises, and analysis of responses to emergency codes.
• Serves as mass communication system administrator, ensuring proper usage of the platform, completeness of alert template selection, oversees education materials, phone and desktop application.
• Collaborates with SH departmental leader(s) maintaining knowledge and compliance with OSHA healthcare, chemical, and workforce regulations.
• Manages relationship with external contracted security teams and establishes partnerships across the community, including with local law enforcement.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in risk management, industrial safety and health, safety engineering, safety management, or healthcare or related field preferred or OR Associate degree and equivalent experience in one or more of these areas.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant corporate or healthcare security, law enforcement, or military experience.
• Experience designing and/or managing physical security program.
• Experience in managing internal and/or external disasters.
• Experience designing/developing a physical security program.
• Professional certification(s) related to security from a nationally recognized organization such as International Association for Healthcare Safety and Security or Association of Threat Assessment Professionals

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office/clinical work environment.
• While hours of operation are generally standard, flexibility to work evenings, weekends and extended hours may be required as needed by the organization.
• Requires periods of sitting, standing, telephone, and computer work.
• Hearing: adequate to hear staff, clients or patients in person, over the telephone or through virtual technology.
• Speaking: adequate to speak to staff, clients or patients in person, over the telephone or through telehealth technology.
• Vision: Visual acuity adequate to perform job duties, including reading information from printed sources and computer screens.
• Physical effort required: occasional lifting and carrying items weighing up to 15 pounds, unassisted.
• Possible exposure to blood borne pathogens while performing job duties.
• Frequent bending, reaching, and repetitive hand movements, standing, walking, squatting and sitting, with some lifting, pushing and pulling exerted regularly throughout a regular workday.
• Sufficient dexterity to operate a PC and other office equipment.

This Success Profile is not an exhaustive list of all functions or requirements that you may be required to perform; you may be required to perform other job-related assignments as requested by your supervisor or the company. You must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily; however, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable you to perform the essential functions of this job, absent undue hardship. Signature Health may revise this Success Profile at any time, with or without advanced notice.

All employees of Signature Health are required to comply with the Signature Health Annual Influenza Vaccination Policy. This policy requires employees to obtain an annual flu vaccination. A medical and/or religious exemption may be submitted for review by the Signature Health Review Committee. Exemption requests are not guaranteed to be approved. Signature Health is a drug-free workplace. After receiving a conditional job offer, all applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen.