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Executive Director Physical Security

Providence Health & Services
life insurance, parental leave, 401(k)
United States, California, Irvine
Mar 15, 2026
Description Calling All Esteemed Leaders! This role offers the opportunity to shape and strengthen physical security across one of the nation's largest healthcare systems. The Executive Director of Physical Security plays a critical leadership role in protecting patients, caregivers, visitors, and assets while advancing a consistent, riskinformed, and enterprisealigned security strategy across Providence. The Role The Executive Director of Physical Security reports to the SVP, Chief Real Estate Officer and provides strategic leadership, direction, and longrange planning for the Physical Security service line across Providence. This role has direct oversight of internal investigators and analysts and is responsible for managing, and in some cases overseeing, external investigators retained for specific matters. The Executive Director works collaboratively with operational areas across the enterprise-including Real Estate, Operations, Clinical Care, Compliance, Risk, Legal, and others-to provide guidance and oversight related to physical security policies, standards, processes, training, and consultative services. The role is accountable for the continued development and execution of physical security strategy, enterprise alignment of initiatives and projects, and the establishment of consistent practices across the organization. This position leads the Physical Security Council, comprised of regional physical security leaders, to ensure inclusive development, communication, and implementation of policies, standards, and best practices. The role is also responsible for developing and maintaining enterprise reporting, analytics, and governance structures to ensure physical security services are appropriately designed, documented, communicated, and continuously improved. What You'll Do Oversee the enterprisewide physical security service line by setting strategy, priorities, and key initiatives; provide direct oversight of investigators and analysts. Drive and coordinate organizational transformation, process improvement, and optimization initiatives to strengthen physical security programs and practices. Advocate for and establish operational processes that improve efficiency, service quality, cost containment, and safety for patients, caregivers, and visitors. Facilitate development and maintenance of enterprise physical security policies, standards, processes, and procedures. Develop written reports and present findings to executive leadership and appropriate board committees regarding significant physical security risks and issues. Lead the Physical Security Council to recommend and implement systemwide physical security risk assessments, remediation strategies, and performance metrics. Provide leadership for the development, implementation, and management of structures that enable effective and efficient enterprise delivery of physical security services. Lead strategy development and ongoing management of physical security Key Risk Indicators (KRIs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Partner with Clinical Risk, Quality, and Compliance leaders to ensure alignment with healthcare regulations, safety standards, and compliance requirements. Serve as a physical security subject matter expert to the system Emergency Preparedness team. Collaborate with Risk, Legal, Operations, and clinical partners to ensure effective mitigation of securityrelated risks and organizational needs. Develop and manage governance frameworks for security committees and workgroups to ensure enterprise engagement and alignment. Support workplace violence prevention initiatives from a physical security perspective, including training and awareness. What You'll Bring Education Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent education and experience. Master's degree in a related field or Juris Doctor (J.D.), or equivalent education and experience. Experience Ten (10) or more years of experience in physical security and/or safety within the healthcare industry. Five (5) or more years of progressively increasing management responsibility, including leading teams and supervising staff. Ten (10) or more years of leadership experience. Knowledge, Skills, and Capabilities Demonstrated advanced analytical and problemsolving skills. Proven ability to plan, organize, and lead a systemwide program requiring collaboration, influence, and consensus building. Strong understanding of physical security and safety considerations in a multistate healthcare environment. Experience working with multistate and federal Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs). Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information for executive audiences. Demonstrated ability to prepare clear, concise, and wellstructured reports, correspondence, and summaries. Ability to coach, mentor, and deliver constructive feedback effectively. Demonstrated attention to detail and accuracy, even under pressure . Why Join Us? Lead Enterprise Security Strategy: Shape and advance a unified physical security program across a complex, multistate healthcare system. Protect What Matters Most: Play a critical role in safeguarding patients, caregivers, visitors, and facilities. Influence at the Highest Levels: Partner with senior leaders across Real Estate, Clinical Care, Risk, Legal, and Operations. Build for the Future: Strengthen governance, analytics, and consistency to improve Providence's longterm security posture. Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare? If you are a seasoned security leader with healthcare experience and the ability to lead through influence, collaboration, and strategy, we invite you to apply. Join Providence and help advance a safe, secure, and resilient environment for the communities we serve. Salary range by location Spokane, WA Min $79.79 - Max $144.18 Seattle, WA Min $93.47 - Max $168.89 Irvine, CA Min $93.47 - Max $168.89 Lubbock, TX Min $68.39 - Max $123.58 Missoula, MT Min $72.19 - Max $130.44 Hobbs, NM Min $72.19 - Max $130.44 Anchorage, AK Min $89.67 - Max $162.03 Portland, OR Min $89.67 - Max $162.03 At Providence we believe in the importance of human connection and the impact of in-person collaboration towards team cohesion and caregiver engagement. Further, we want our leaders to live in or near the communities we serve. Therefore, leaders applying for this role will be required to work a hybrid schedule, which consists of *three days onsite, two days remote and live within a reasonable commuting distance to the ministry or service area they support and lead.* 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, we'll 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. For any concerns with this posting relating to the posting requirements in RCW 49.58.110(1), please click here where you can access an email link to submit your concern. Requsition ID: 416565 Company: Providence Jobs Job Category: Compliance Job Function: Legal/Compliance/Risk Job Schedule: Full time Job Shift: Day Career Track: Leadership Department: 4003 SS RESO SAFETY AND SECURITY Address: WA Spokane 101 W 8th Ave Work Location: Sacred Heart Medical Center-Spokane Workplace Type: On-site Pay Range: $See posting - $See posting 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.