Security Officer

Quick Facts

• Role: Security Officer (Security Services)
• Setting: Healthcare facility
• Schedule: Full-time, Days (8 hours); weekdays include Friday, Monday, Thursday; weekend requirements include Saturday and Sunday; Weekly hours: 40
• Pay: $30.35 to $42.48/hour

Description

Provide a secure and safe environment for patients, visitors, physicians, personnel, and volunteers in a healthcare setting. Patrol and monitor facility premises, observe and report suspicious or unauthorized activities and unsafe conditions, and manage access control and emergency response. Assist with security-related services including monitoring and restraining violent patients, and investigate and document incidents while liaising with local law enforcement.

Responsibilities

• Patrol and monitor facility premises
• Observe and report suspicious or unauthorized activities and unsafe conditions
• Provide access control, control of keys, and emergency response/notification
• Assist staff, physicians, patients, and visitors with security services
• Monitor and restrain violent patients
• Investigate and document incidents
• Coordinate/liaise with local law enforcement agencies

Requirements

• HS Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)
• PSO (Proprietary Private Security Officer) certification/licensure
• 1-year recent relevant experience
• Critical thinking and decisive judgment with the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to write incident reports and read business correspondence and procedure manuals
• Ability to present information and respond to questions from managers, clients, customers, and the public
• Basic math skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide) using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to solve practical problems with limited standardization
• Ability to interpret instructions from written, oral, diagram, or schedule forms

Benefits

• Benefits available