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Req #: 246532

Department: UW MEDICINE PUBLIC SAFETY - UWMC MONTLAKE AND NW

Posting Date: 07/14/2025

Closing Info:

Closes On 07/29/2025

Salary: $10,000 - $16,666 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes:

As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, **click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-contract-covered-exempt-20240419-a11y.pdf)**

**UW Medical Center Security & Public Safety** has an outstanding opportunity for a **DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY** .

WORK SCHEDULE

+ 100% FTE

+ Monday - Friday; In-person (no telework)

+ Days; Some non-regular hours may be required to attend to security needs of the hospital **DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION** **The UW Medicine Department of Public Safety at UW Medical Center-Montlake and UW Medical Center-Northwest** is a team of certified security professionals dedicated to ensuring a safe environment for everyone. Our services include security patrols, safety escorts, admits, and responding to calls for assistance. UW Medical Center Security Services supports UW Medicine's mission by providing a safe and secure healing environment, engaging people with dignity and respect, and creating an exceptional experience for patients, visitors, families, and staff.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

+ Lead Public Safety, to include Security and Parking/Commuter Services, at the No. 1 Hospital in Washington State

+ Work with a devoted team to strategically direct security for 2 of UW Medicine's major hospitals, reporting to the Chief Security Officer of UW Medicine **PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**

+ Author and operationalize strategic Security Management Plan, including financial stewardship of assigned budgets

+ Lead UW Medical Center’s Workplace Violence Prevention (WPV) program

+ Ensure department compliance with regulatory requirements and law such as Joint Commission (TJC), Department of Health (DOH), and WA State RCWs

+ Represent UW Medical Center with public and private agencies such as the UW Police Department, King County Sheriff/Jail, DOD, and Seattle Police Department

+ Ensure that physical security systems such as access control and surveillance systems support Security Service purposes and response strategies

+ Facilitate training of staff to ensure safety of staff, patients, families, and visitors; achieve a high level of competency and customer service **REQUIREMENTS**

+ Bachelor degree or equivalent education and experience

+ 9+ years demonstrated leadership experience in Security Services/Public Safety in a healthcare environment

+ Equivalent education/experience may substitute for the stated requirements

ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-MONTLAKE

UW Medical Center is an acute care academic medical center located in Seattle with two campuses: Montlake and Northwest. As the No. 1 hospital in Seattle and Washington State since 2012 (U.S. News & World Report) and nationally ranked in seven specialties, UW Medical Center prides itself on compassionate patient care as well as its pioneering medical advances.

The UW Medical Center-Montlake campus is located on the edge of the beautiful UW campus which includes many amenities available to our staff as well as very convenient public transit options including the Sound Transit’s light rail station across the street.

Excellence. Exploration. Education. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/uw-medical-center-montlake)

ABOUT UW MEDICAL CENTER-NORTHWEST

The UW Medical Center–Northwest campus offers emergency and inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical, and therapeutic care. It is located in north Seattle on a beautiful, easy-to-access 44-acre campus that includes the neighboring **Northwest Outpatient Medical Center** and **Specialty Care Meridian Pavilion.**

**Teamwork. Community. Opportunity. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/about/career-opportunities/uw-medical-center-northwest)** Become part of our team. Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

ABOUT UW MEDICINE - WHERE YOUR IMPACT GOES FURTHER

UW Medicine is Washington’s only health system that includes a top-rated medical school and an internationally recognized research center. UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding primary and specialty care to the people of the region, and preparing tomorrow’s physicians, scientists and other health professionals.

All across UW Medicine, our employees collaborate to perform the highest quality work with integrity and compassion and to create a respectful, welcoming environment where every patient, family, student and colleague is valued and honored. Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest.

**Become part of our team. (https://www.uwmedicine.org/jobs)** Join our mission to make life healthier for everyone in our community.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.