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Position: Threat Assessment Consultant

Location: Advocate Health Enterprise Wide - IL, WI, and NC

Full Time; 1st shift

Major Responsibilities:

• Serve as an Enterprise Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) subject matter expert consultant to all business and care operation stakeholders including but not limited to acute and non-acute leadership, Risk Management, Public Safety, Legal, Human Resources Teammate Relations, and Executive Protection applying evidence based, trauma informed methodologies to assess and manage threats or concerning behaviors with a nexus to violence.
• Conduct dynamic intake, screening, and preliminary threat inquiries to identify imminent risk, classify threat typology, and determine appropriate escalation, intervention, or case closure.
• Lead full-cycle threat assessment investigations, including evaluation of risk factors, protective factors, imminence, and pathway behaviors to render violence risk determinations using approved Threat Assessment and Management tools; reassess risk levels, lead development of balanced mitigation strategies, liaise with third-party partners to resolve higher-order, complex, or long-standing cases. Maintain current knowledge of and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, methods, and best practices.
• Facilitate and lead multidisciplinary Threat Assessment Team (TAT) meetings, coordinating collaboration among Public Safety, Human Resources, Risk Management, Legal, Behavioral Health, and operational leaders.
• Conduct trauma-informed interviews with Persons of Interest and impacted Teammates to assess risk, establish behavioral boundaries, reduce grievance, and support safety outcomes.
• Serve as a primary consultant for high-risk operational scenarios, including patient aggression, high-risk patient dismissals, high-risk employment actions, domestic/intimate partner violence cases, and executive or high-profile threats.
• Partner with Public Safety and analytic resources to utilize protective intelligence and open-source information in support of threat assessments while adhering to privacy, civil rights, and legal standards.
• Maintain accurate and timely case documentation within designated systems, consistent with BTAM Required Operational Procedures.
• Provide ongoing case oversight and follow-up, coordinating continued management strategies and determining appropriate case disposition (active, inactive, or closed).
• Support workplace violence prevention program effectiveness through trend analysis, provide BTAM training and exercises, and contribution to policy and process improvement initiatives.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• Valid Driver's License

Education Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Behavioral Sciences or related field.

Experience Required:

• Typically requires 5 years of experience in assessing and managing situations that involve individuals who exhibit threatening, intimidating or disruptive behaviors; are emotionally distraught; and/or person(s) with complex personality traits or tendencies.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Knowledge of Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM) principles and evidence-based methodologies used to assess and manage threat expressions and concerning behaviors with a nexus to violence.
• Knowledge of violence typologies, risk enhancers and mitigators, and factors related to imminence and pathways to violence.
• Skill in conducting behavioral assessments and risk evaluations using structured, repeatable, and defensible approaches.
• Skill in facilitating multidisciplinary collaboration, including leading Threat Assessment Team (TAT) discussions and aligning stakeholders toward balanced safety outcomes.
• Knowledge of trauma informed practices and their application in high risk, emotionally charged, and complex organizational environments.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and professional judgment skills to synthesize complex or incomplete information and inform sound recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear documentation and communicate risk related information to leaders and stakeholders.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and discretion while operating within defined consultative authority.
• Proficiency with office automation software, case documentation systems, and remote collaboration tools necessary to perform the role.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Valid US driver’s license and ability to meet and maintain AAH driving standards.
• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, and drive throughout the workday.
• Must lift up to 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Temperature in working environment (when outside) may vary significantly due to seasonal changes.
• May be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive, and radiation hazards.
• Protective clothing must be worn as necessary.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

Preferred Job Requirements

Education

• Master’s Degree

Certification / Registration / License

• Registered member of the Association of Threat Assessment and Management Professionals (ATAP) ATAP certified Threat Manager

Experience

• 5-10 years in assessing and managing situations that involve individuals who exhibit threatening, intimidating or disruptive behaviors; are emotionally distraught; and/or person(s) with complex personality traits or tendencies or 1 to 5 years’ experience in healthcare behavioral threat assessment and management.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Knowledge of workplace violence prevention, including considerations related to healthcare or similarly regulated settings.
• Knowledge of privacy, civil rights, and legal considerations relevant to threat assessment, information sharing, and consultative risk mitigation.
• Skill in conducting trauma-informed interviews, including motivational boundary-setting conversations that support de-escalation and risk reduction.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.