Manager, Safety and Emergency Management

ID 2025-6823 Remote No Category Security Position Type Regular Full-Time Company Overview Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families. All employees are eligible for medical, dental and vision coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403 (b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a FT or PT status (40 hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans. Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law. Why Shriners? Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties healthcare system. With multiple hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers, and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Our mission is to change and improve lives by caring for our patients, conducting research to gain knowledge and develop new treatments, and providing educational opportunities for physicians and other healthcare professionals. 4 locations ranked on U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Children’s Hospitals for pediatric orthopedicsWinner of 9 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Awards and 5 Pinnacle of Excellence Awards for Patient Experience (2023)$20 million in annual funding for innovative research in genomics, clinical motional analysis, and other forms of translational research. Benefits Medical, dental and vision plans. Benefits eligibility from day one403(b) plan with generous company match and 457(b) deferred compensation plansEmployer-sponsored continuing education and trainingEmployer-provided professional liability coverageEmployer-sponsored life insurance and short-term disability insurance coverageSchool Loan Forgiveness Program and PSLF eligibilityVoluntary benefits: long-term disability insurance, critical illness and accident insurance, hospital indemnity, legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance About Shriners Children’s Philadelphia Shriners Children’s Philadelphia is where hope and healing meet. Our team of highly specialized physicians provides comprehensive care for children with fractures, sports injuries, orthopedic conditions, scoliosis, spinal cord conditions, and spine injuries.

• 49-bed inpatient facility with an outpatient clinic and walk-in fracture clinic located in North Philadelphia
• Outreach clinics in Doylestown, PA and San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Joint Commission accredited
• EMR: Cerner (OR), Epic (Clinic), Fully transitioning to EPIC in 2025
• Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award winner for Inpatient Pediatric Patient Experience (2023 & 2024)
  • The HX Guardian of Excellence Award® honors organizations who have reached the 95th percentile for patient experience, employee or physician engagement, or clinical quality performance awarded annually based on one year of data.
• Press Ganey Pinnacle of Excellence Award (2024)
  • The HX Pinnacle of Excellence Award® is given to the four top-performing organizations in each category based on extraordinary achievement. The award recognizes those who have maintained consistently high levels of excellence over three years in patient experience, employee engagement, physician engagement, or clinical quality performance.
• Partnerships with Temple University, Thomas Jefferson University, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Drexel University, and the University of Pennsylvania

Job Overview Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center. We have an opportunity for a full time Manager, Safety and Emergency Management. Responsibilities The manager, safety and emergency management directs the safety and emergency management program of SHC-Philadelphia. The position is responsible for establishing and administering systems and procedures to provide the comprehensive security and safety of all property, building, equipment, personnel and visitors at the Hospital. The position manages all aspects of emergency management including planning, programming, staffing, training, and budgeting. The position serves as a liaison with local, state and federal agencies in addition to The Joint Commission and CMS to ensure compliance and emergency preparedness. Safety and Security

• Plans, organizes, coordinates and directs security operations to ensure effective surveillance of Hospital property and protection of patients, visitors and staff. Evaluates, analyzes and monitors institution- wide security systems and activities.
• Supports investigation activity to ensure reliability of information, appropriate follow-through, and adherence to established policies and procedures.
• Evaluates, analyzes, monitors, and maintains performance metrics for Hospital security systems and activities.
• Maintains effective communication with Hospital leadership, department heads, staff, and outside agencies to ensure effective Security operations. Participates on various committees and represents institution on job related matters.
• Ensures efficient coordination of Security operations with patient care and other Hospital services. Addresses job related inquiries and ensures the prompt and effective handling of problems; refers unresolved matters to appropriate others as necessary.

Emergency Management

• Chairs the Hospital Emergency Preparedness Committee. Conducts gap analyses/needs assessments to determine Hospital emergency management program requirements. Designs and implements program objectives. Evaluates program effectiveness and addresses identified gaps.
• Oversees emergency management drill and training program and determines annual exercise scope, schedule, stakeholders, and objectives.
• Develops and maintains relationships with external partners and stakeholders including governmental agencies and services, contractor services, emergency response groups, other health systems, and licensing bodies.
• Develops and maintains oversight of regional standards for medical center emergency management preparedness and response. Ensures preparedness of the Hospital.
• Oversees development and maintenance of Hospital core documents, including a hazard vulnerability assessment, emergency action plans, annual risk report, and after-action reports for all incidents and exercises, and emergency preparedness and response policies and procedures.
• Participates on Environment of Care Committees and ensures Hospital compliance with the Joint Commission and CMS requirements, FEMA, OSHA, and regulating bodies as pertains to emergency preparedness and response.

Leadership

• Develops and/or modifies and implements appropriate systems to ensure effectiveness of department operations.
• Performs all duties inherent to managerial role. Participates in hiring, training, evaluation and termination of assigned staff according to Hospital policies and procedures.
• Leads a team of uniformed Security Officers and Security supervisors and has responsibility for annual Security budget. Leads the Hospital on safety and emergency management procedures.
• Manages and oversees department personnel to ensure effective operation including communication and performance management of staff.
• Identifies and formulates specific department goals and objectives for approval; monitors progress of related activities to ensure achievement of approved goals.

Qualifications Bachelors Degree Proficiency with National Incident Management System (NIMS) State Emergency and Management System (SEMS) principles preferred.Experience in security administration and operations in a healthcare setting are highly desirable.Disaster response and emergency management experience.Experience in emergency management administration and operations in a healthcare setting, preferred. Shriners Children’s is an EOE/Drug-Free, Smoke-Free Workplace. Shriners Children’s values diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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