What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President, Healthcare Safety Services position at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital?
Job Details
PRIMARY FUNCTION :
Plans, organizes and directs the functions and activities of the Department of Healthcare Safety Services for Jefferson Health Oversees security operations and ensures enforcement of all regulations and policies and procedures essential to a safe and secure campus and hospital environment. Works collaboratively with Public Safety and hospital operational leadership to direct the daily security operations.
Job Description
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
- Provides overall direction, oversight and expertise for security operations at Jefferson Health.
- Works collaboratively with Public Safety to complete internal investigations related to any criminal activity or other activity that can be considered a vulnerability to the hospital mission.
- Provides overall direction and leadership to hospital operations regarding regulatory compliance and policies and procedures related to Healthcare Safety Services
- Ensures Healthcare Safety Services staff receive appropriate training on the use of force management of aggressive behavior and other required training.
- Manages a staff of employees and departmental budgets and controls the expenditure of funds for related cost centers.
Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the core values of the University
OTHER FUNCTIONS AND COMPETENCIES needed in addition to Essential Functions :
Organizes and implements policies needed to ensure a safe and secure environment.
Develops a method of interviews to ensure that the best personnel are hired.
Directs the daily operation of department through a Regional Security Directors and shift managers.
Ensures that all employee evaluations are completed and submitted in a timely manner.
Coordinates with chairs of EOC and Emergency Mgt Committees to ensure departments readiness.
Conducts a security orientation for all new students and employees.
Prepares, submits and operates within cost center budgets.
Work Shift
Rotating (United States of America)
Worker Sub Type
Regular
Primary Location Address
1101 Market, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic / programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
