Security Officer - Per Diem/Night Shift

Under the direction of the Senior Manager, Security Services and within established organizational and departmental policies and procedures, responsible for performing a variety of duties, including patrolling, and monitoring an assigned area.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or equivalent

• AVADE (Workplace Violence Prevention training required within three 3 months of hire)

• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills required

• Demonstrated basic computer skills required

• Demonstrated good judgment required; demonstrated ability to interpret and adhere to both verbal and written instructions required

• 1 year experience / 21 years of age

• Healthcare experience / Law enforcement experience

• Availability to work weekends, and holidays required

• Completion of Handcuffing certification within 2 weeks of hire

• Completion of IAHSS basic certification within 90 days of hire

• Exposure to Oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray including end user instruction and training

• BLS within 90 days

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Respond to security and life safety issues as needed.

• Demonstrates competence in the performance of duties and responsibilities related to interior security and safety.

• Tours buildings and grounds periodically, minimum of 4 rounds per shift, examining doors, windows, and gates to ensure they are secure and not tampered with.

• Confronts unauthorized persons for questioning, routes or detains them, or telephones police for assistance, according to circumstances.

• Utilizes emergency fire equipment (alarms, fire extinguishers) adequately and appropriate.

• Records and reports any safety violations, plant equipment failure, plumbing, heating, or electrical malfunctions.

• Checks persons for unauthorized weapons or contraband as requested by medical staff and confiscates and stores weapons/contraband as required. Notifies police department when appropriate.

• Responds to all calls for assistance.

• Maintains a 100% response rate for assistance.

• Responds to all calls for assistance immediately unless involved in or responding to an emergency situation. Documents details on the daily shift reports.

• Checks vehicles for signs of theft/vandalism.

• Enforces parking policy with issuance of written warnings.

• Checks condition of parking lots/sidewalks in inclement weather and notifies/assists appropriate personnel for sanding and shoveling.

• Is actively checking exterior lights to ensure that all lights are working properly and reports any lighting that is not working properly.

• Completes required paperwork to account for all security related actions.

• Completes all reports by the end of assigned shift.

• Completes incident reports, occurrence forms, injury reports, and fall occurrence forms.

• Notifies Senior Manager, Security Services of major incidents.

• Initiates investigations for all security related incidents.

• Incident reports are completed accurately 100% of time.

• Participates in appropriate role in hospital disasters, fires, drills, and other emergency situations.

• Responds appropriately to violent/psychiatric patients. Notifies police department when appropriate.

• Provides crowd control and dispersal when appropriate and notifies police dept. for assistance when needed.

• Demonstrates competence in the performance of duties and responsibilities related to maintaining Security equipment and the work environment.

• Exercises care in the operation of hospital equipment and reference material.

• Adhere to strict confidentiality guidelines.

• Maintain established hospital and departmental policies and procedures, objectives, confidentiality, quality improvement program, compliance, safety, infection control, and environmental standards.

• Maintain professional growth and development through attendance at seminars, workshops, conferences or in-services, professional affiliations, or journals to stay abreast of current trends in field of expertise.

• Physically must be able to lift 50 pounds.

• Ability to run to any emergency within the hospital and be able to verbally and physically control an emergency situation upon arrival if necessary.

• Strong sight and hearing abilities needed in order to effectively deal with diverse and emergency situations.

• Ability to use enough force to subdue or restrain someone if necessary.

• Technology: use of access control and database software, communications equipment, and first aid equipment.Ability to trouble shoot systems when necessary.

• Meet annual competency and retraining requirements.

• Attend meetings as required.

• Perform other functions/duties as requested.

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