Tomas Hernandez

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT TOMAS HERNANDEZ

I am originally a West Coast native, but have spent more than 20 years of my life in Clarksville, TN while retiring in the military after 24 years in the Army. I am a family man at heart that loves traveling creating memories with my wife and kids. My experience as a Green Beret in 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) has helped me to excel in helping to facilitate a teams’ best work by driving projects to completion, managing timelines, anticipating project management issues and resolving them, all while having empathy for my peers. I strive to communicate with clarity, consistency and candor, process and analyze data for business decisions. Communication skills, relationship management and the ability to manage complex logistics through an organized approach are my strengths.I serve as the director of Safety & Security for LifePoint Behavioral Health and LifePoint Rehabilitation. I am responsible for strengthening the security of our facilities while ensuring alignment with clinical operations. My role includes conducting comprehensive threat assessments and guiding facilities in strengthening their security protocols and procedures. I also serve as a Handle with Care master trainer, equipping healthcare professionals with advanced crisis prevention and management skills through a structured behavioral management framework. I partner closely with quality and risk management teams to review and update corporate safety policies, ensuring they remain responsive to the evolving healthcare landscape. In addition, I provide innovative solutions in emergency management and crisis response. My why is \"To be present, so that others are inspired to be their best self\". What that really means is I have a definitive desire to develop and train teams and leaders, and to create collaborative environments. How I do that is being accountable and continuously assessing each day\'s requirements while monitoring moving pieces and looking ahead to what\'s next. I lead by example by pinpointing what I need to accomplish and then I give my full attention. I exercise servant leadership by being committed to giving my team everything I can in terms of my talent, my energy, my knowledge, my skills, and my time. My passion is to mentor and develop others by identifying impediments and roadblocks and striving to remove them so the team can work effectively.Gallup Strengths: Analytical / Arranger / Achiever / Relator / Deliberative