Vice President, Security

Reporting to the Chief Facilities and Real Estate Officer, the Vice President, Security will provide executive-level leadership and management of all security departments, functions and programs for the Children's Health enterprise. Accountabilities include developing and maintaining a corporate shared service model which enhances governance, department administrative functions, policy and process standardization, technology deployment, performance standards, workforce development and departmental budgets. This position is also responsible for security risk reviews providing mitigation recommendations, closing identified gaps, and implementing recommended actions. In addition to running current-state operations, this individual will be highly involved in the planning and development of our new pediatric campuses planned for 2031.

Responsibilities Include

• Provide corporate-wide strategic leadership and direction to security services to ensure a safe, secure, and orderly environment. Ensure departmental policies, practices and objectives are aligned with CHST's mission, vision and strategic plans, including development of new facilities and buildings.
• Develop, implement and maintain security and crime prevention strategies and initiatives.
• Responsible for security technology planning and implementation. Ensure current technologies are being utilized fully and managed properly, develop and implement a security technology master plan that addresses needs out 5+ years.
• Coordinate and collaborate with public safety, law enforcement, and community organizations. Maintain effective relationships with counterparts at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Health, and other local government officials, community leaders, and public.
  
  

Qualifications And Experience

Children's Health seeks a dynamic and collaborative professional who appreciates the unique needs of a world-class, university-affiliated children’s health system and embodies the empathetic culture of a pediatric healthcare institution.

Leadership skills and characteristics required include a demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders, the ability to excel in a complex and rapidly changing environment, decisive and action-oriented with the ability to inspire and motivate others toward results, emotional intelligence and passionate and committed to the mission of Children’s Health.

The ideal candidate will bring 10 years of substantial and progressive leadership experience in security, public safety, law enforcement, or related field. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent, relevant experience is required, an advanced degree along with a Health Protection Administrator (or equivalent) certification is strongly preferred.

About Children’s Health

For more than 100 years, Children’s Health’s mission has been to make life better for children. Since our humble beginnings in 1913 as a baby camp, we have had a long-standing commitment to our community that includes not only high-quality patient care but also advocacy, education, and preventive care with an unwavering focus on our mission.

Children’s Health is a not-for-profit hospital system with two full-service hospitals licensed for over 600 beds, four outpatient centers and more than 30 pediatric specialty center locations across the Dallas Fort-Worth metroplex. With operating revenues exceeding $2 billion and with more than 9,000 employees, Children’s Health is the eighth-largest pediatric healthcare provider in the country and the only academically affiliated pediatric hospital in the region. We are consistently recognized among the top children’s hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. For ten consecutive years, Children’s Health has been named as one of the 150 Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Hospital Reviews based on our robust benefits, wellness initiatives, professional development opportunities and a work environment that promotes employee collaboration and engagement.

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.

To learn more about Children’s Health, please visit us at www.childrens.com .