Description

Calling All Esteemed Leaders!

This role offers the opportunity to lead regional security services across a complex healthcare system, ensuring a safe and secure environment for patients, caregivers, physicians, volunteers, and the communities Providence Health & Services serves. The Senior Director of Security plays a critical leadership role in advancing proactive, professional, and standardized security operations across diverse care settings.

The Role

The Senior Director of Security is accountable for the management and regional oversight of Security Services for all Providence Health & Services locations within the assigned region, including hospitals, clinics, and satellite locations. This role is responsible for developing and implementing annual budgets and operational plans, serving on and chairing system, regional, and divisional councils and committees, and reporting significant security matters to executive leadership.

The position has accountability for strategic planning, operational standardization, daily operations, and the personnel and financial management of Security Services across the region. The Senior Director ensures that the Security Management Plan is properly developed, effectively implemented, and maintained across applicable service areas.

The Senior Director serves as the primary security consultant to Providence Health System Real Estate Strategy and Operations (RESO), providing direct support for system-wide security assessments, incident management, and development of physical security standards. This role provides technical expertise and guidance to leaders and managers on security matters to protect staff, patients, and visitors, and works collaboratively with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.

What Youll Do

• Provide regional leadership and oversight of Security Services across hospitals, ambulatory and urgent care centers, and business occupancies, including high-risk settings such as behavioral health, emergency departments, pediatric areas, NICUs, and Women and Newborn services.



• Lead the development and adoption of security best practices, principles, policies, standards, and procedures across the region.



• Develop, oversee, and serve as a technical expert for the regional Security Management Plan.



• Ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements and hospital policies, including Environment of Care standards.



• Collaborate with Real Estate Strategy and Operations on system-wide physical security standards and security response services.



• Maintain strong, collaborative relationships with local, state, and federal law enforcement and emergency response agencies to support coordinated crisis response and recovery.



• Ensure standardized, high-quality security operations and services are delivered across the region.



• Lead workforce planning and management for Security Services, including recruitment, training, coaching, mentoring, performance management, and professional development.



• Coordinate investigation, identification, evaluation, monitoring, and mitigation of professional and general liability risk exposures.



• Lead security education, training, and orientation programs, including in-service education.



• Analyze and use data to support workplace violence prevention programs in collaboration with safety and clinical leadership.



• Participate on system, division, and regional councils and committees representing Security Services.



• Lead development and implementation of Comprehensive Emergency Management Plans (CEMP) and Business Continuity response plans.



• Fulfill NFPA 99, Chapter 13 responsibilities as the designated security management authority.



• Maintain professional affiliations and remain current on emerging security risks, technologies, and best practices.

What Youll Bring

• Education



• Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice, Business, Leadership, or a related field, or equivalent education/experience.



• Masters degree in a related field (preferred).



• Licensure / Driving Requirements



• Driving may be required as part of the role. Caregivers must comply with applicable state laws and provide proof of valid drivers license and auto insurance upon request.



• Experience



• Ten (10) or more years of job-related experience with demonstrated subject-matter expertise.



• Eight (8) or more years of progressive leadership experience, including direct supervisory responsibility.



• Preferred experience leading security operations in a multi-facility healthcare environment.



• Law enforcement experience preferred.



• Prior experience developing Emergency Management Plans for hospital disasters and Incident Command.



• Experience with Canine Security programs preferred.

Why Join Us?

• Protect What Matters Most: Lead security strategies that safeguard patients, caregivers, physicians, and communities across a complex healthcare system.



• Enterprise Leadership and Influence: Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and system partners on critical security, safety, and risk matters.



• Mission-Driven Work: Be part of an organization deeply committed to safety, dignity, and the delivery of compassionate, high-quality healthcare.



• Build Regional Excellence: Lead standardized, forward-looking security programs that strengthen resilience, preparedness, and long-term organizational sustainability.

Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare?

If you are a strategic security leader with the expertise to navigate complex environments and the passion to protect people and assets across a healthcare system, we invite you to apply. Join Providence Health & Services and help advance a safe, secure, and resilient future for our communities.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of Know me, care for me, ease my way. Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, well walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About the Team

Providence Shared Services is a service line within Providence that provides a variety of functional and system support services for our family of organizations across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. We are focused on supporting our Mission by delivering a robust foundation of services and sharing of specialized expertise.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Requsition ID: 418007

Company: Providence Jobs

Job Category: Facilities Security/Safety

Job Function: Facilities

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Leadership

Department: 4003 RESO ADMIN SS WAMT

Address: WA Spokane 101 W 8th Ave

Work Location: Sacred Heart Medical Center-Spokane

Workplace Type: On-site

Pay Range: $67.88 - $108.53

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.