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Director, Protective Services

Sutter Health

Sacramento, CAFull-time$165–265K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$165–265K/yr
Location
Sacramento, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Director, Protective Services serves in a provider setting and acts as a single-source subject matter expert, recommending security solutions across the service line. The role supports risk-based staffing, investigations, loss prevention, incident analysis, risk assessments, law enforcement liaison, special events, and workplace violence prevention to mitigate risks that could disrupt patient care.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Security Risk AssessmentRisk MitigationSecurity Staffing ModelsPost and Patrol StrategiesSecurity Technology ApplicationHealthcare OperationsPhysical SecurityWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationPresentationsRegulatory ComplianceIndustry Best PracticesComplex Environment Adaptability

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Criminal Justice or Related Field or Equivalent Experience12 Years Relevant Experience

Full job description

We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health!

Organization: SHSO-Sutter Health System Office-Valley Position Overview: Serves in a provider setting and assists in achieving the mission to safeguard people, property, assets, and brand in the course of providing world-class quality and affordable care to its communities. Is a single-source Protective Services subject matter expert who provides security solutions, alternatives, and recommendations across the full spectrum of the service line, to include risk-based staffing, investigative support, loss prevention, incident reporting/critical notifications, incident analysis, crime prevention, risk assessments, law enforcement liaison, special event support, and workplace violence prevention to mitigate reasonably foreseeable risks that have the potential to disrupt the delivery of patient care. Job Description: EDUCATION: Equivalent experience will be accepted in lieu of the required degree or diploma.

  • Bachelor's: Criminal Justice or related field

TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:

  • 12 years recent relevant experience.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

  • Solid expertise in formal/structured security risk assessment methodology, including the ability to mitigate risk by synchronizing the efforts and capabilities of people, process, and technology.
  • In-depth knowledge of building security staffing models; developing post/patrol strategies; effectively applying security technologies; and coherently blending all program elements with tailored processes to effectively manage risk within a clinical environment.
  • Understanding of the business impact of security tools, technologies, and policies.
  • Broad working knowledge of health care operations and their related security requirements including, but not limited to, hospitals, clinics, medical offices, and their protective services needs.
  • Extensive knowledge and understanding of current and emerging physical security trends, risks, threats, countermeasures, vulnerabilities, and mitigations ranging across the spectrum from workplace violence to terrorism to loss prevention to behavioral challenges.
  • Written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to give presentations and translate complex concepts into business and clinician relatable language.
  • Written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to give presentations and translate complex concepts into business and clinician relatable language.
  • Proven ability to interpret and effectively apply regulatory requirements and industry best practices in ways that are both compliant and tailored to the operational needs and culture of an organization.
  • Proven ability to work in complex, challenging, and dynamic environments.

These Principal Accountabilities, Requirements and Qualifications are not exhaustive, but are merely the most descriptive of the current job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development).

Job Shift: Days Schedule: Full Time Days of the Week: Monday - Friday Weekend Requirements: As Needed Benefits: Yes Unions: No Position Status: Exempt Weekly Hours: 40 Employee Status: Regular Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $165,339.20 to $264,555.20 / annual salary The posted pay range is based on the position's primary work location. Candidates who reside and work outside of that location may be subject to a different pay range based on their work location. Candidate starting salaries consider multiple factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications, departmental equity, training, and organizational needs. Base pay is only one component of Sutter Health’s comprehensive total rewards program. Eligible positions also include a comprehensive benefits package.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,577 open Security jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$165–265K/yr
  • California median$158–250K/yr161 salary ranges
  • US median$133–217K/yr1,026 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $215K, is 7% above the California median midpoint ($202K) — in the middle half of Security salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 425 open Security jobs in California and 2,577 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 12 years of experience — more than three in four Security postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,295 postings).
Education
568 of the 2,577 open Security jobs (22%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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