Job Description
Participates in the planning, organizing and coordinating matters pertaining to the security and safety of the health system's entities, people, and property. Conducts and collaborates with confidential and sensitive investigations, including field surveillance, and collection and cataloging of evidence. Provides executive protection and transportation, as needed; participates in security training functions, as necessary.
Job Responsibility
- Conducts internal and external investigations for fraud or criminal activity against the company resulting in loss of assets, records or property.
- Investigates and addresses threats made against employees, patients and visitors.
- Investigations may include, but are not limited to Medicare fraud, financial crimes, internal thefts, identity theft, drug diversions, prescription fraud, or crimes against employees or organization guests.
- Performs surveillance of sites and suspects to obtain evidences, establish probable cause or link multiple suspects to probable fraud or criminal activity.
- Collaborates with local law enforcement on investigations.
- Collects and catalogs physical evidence maintaining chain of custody, when applicable; testifies in court, if necessary.
- Participates in the coordination of overall security and protection to people, facilities, and property in the organization.
- Performs field surveillance and assists with maintenance of security systems.
- Protects and transports Senior Leadership, as needed; may be called to assist in handling any organization emergency.
- Participates in security training functions, as necessary; carries a firearm, as directed.
- Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.
Job Qualification
- Associate's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- NYS Armed Security Guard license AND NYS Pistol Permit (in geographical area of employment and residence), required. OR
NYS Private Investigator License AND NYS Pistol Permit (in geographical area of employment and residence), required. OR Active NYS Police Officer Certification, required. - Minimum of five (5) years Armed Security Guard OR NYS Police Officer OR NYS Private Investigator experience (in good standing), required.
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
Skills Required
- Associate's degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience
- NYS Armed Security Guard license and NYS Pistol Permit, or NYS Private Investigator License and NYS Pistol Permit, or active NYS Police Officer Certification
- Minimum five years of armed security guard, NYS police officer, or NYS private investigator experience in good standing
What We Do
Northwell Health is New York’s largest private employer and health care provider, with 23 hospitals and nearly 800 outpatient facilities. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 74,000+ employees – 18,500+ nurses and 14,200+ credentialed physicians, including about 4,500 employed doctors and nearly 3,300 members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu. Interested in a career at Northwell Health?
