Senior Consultant – Healthcare Security

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Interact with healthcare providers serving as a valuable resource for security processes and programs.

• Oversee security programs, which includes managing staff, budgeting, planning, project development, and evaluating contracts.

• Partner with senior leadership to formulate strategies that enhance effectiveness, lower costs, and improve financial results.

• Administer the RFP and evaluation processes for security management contracts.

• Collaborate with Legal, Risk Management, Compliance, and other supporting departments on contract-related activities.

• Foster vendor relationships, negotiate pricing, and discover savings opportunities for providers.

• Analyze vendor pricing and contract details to identify potential future savings.

• Develop and implement project work plans; provide status updates; identify, monitor, and validate savings.

• Conduct analyses and present recommendations to senior leadership, including multi-system and regional consolidations.

• Evaluate and suggest enhancements for vendor contracts, security KPIs, standard operating procedures, safety and security policies, and processes.

• Propose improvements to vendor training, awareness, orientation, onboarding, and personal belongings search procedures.

• Supervise physical workflows and the movement of patients and staff in high-risk areas.

• Assess the security leadership structure, education, and training.

• Review and recommend upgrades for cameras, duress alarms, badge readers, lighting, access management, and building security measures.

• Analyze main entry-point access processes and suggest improvements.

• Evaluate the suitability of vehicles, patrol routes, response times, signage, parking lot security, monitoring, post-orders, rounding, and risk factors.

• Assess security threats, intrusion detection, exterior fortification, gates, fencing, and operations centers.

• Review security uniforms, weapons, law enforcement usage, armed personnel, contractors, and certification of security/safety programs.

• Compile and present assessment reports that include observations, crime index reports, user feedback and requirements, practice use gaps, and financial investments/savings.

⛳️ Requirements

• A relevant degree is preferred.

• A minimum of 5 years of pertinent experience is required.

• Experience as a Director of Security and/or within law enforcement in a multi-location healthcare system is necessary.

• Proficiency in interpreting location schematic drawings and specifications is required.

• Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation communication skills are essential.

• Experience in consulting, analytics, healthcare supply chain procurement, and a solid understanding of clinical and non-clinical healthcare activities and processes is preferred.

• CHPA credentials are required.

• Board certification in Security Management is preferred.

• Proficient in project management principles, practices, techniques, and tools.

• Willingness to travel regularly and efficiently throughout the year to meet client needs and schedules is necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligible for incentives.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Opportunities for personal and professional development.

• An inclusive work environment.