Armed Security Officer- Tempe

HonorHealth•Tempe, AZ

17d•Onsite

About The Position

The Armed Security Officer patrols designated HonorHealth properties and performs activities to protect the safety and security of staff, patients, visitors, and property. The role screens visitors, monitors weapons-detection-system ingress, responds to alarms and urgent calls, investigates and documents incidents, and helps maintain a safe hospital campus. Some duties involve danger or risk of injury, including restraining patients or managing hostile, aggressive, or distressed individuals in accordance with hospital policy and proper medical authority. The officer may serve as a first responder to emergencies and disturbances, assist with protection details and crowd control at public events, support security for mass-casualty events, and help set up decontamination equipment. The position requires completion of required training and ongoing in-services, including crisis intervention, self-defense, and firearms training and qualification. The officer also represents HonorHealth professionally and collaborates with community partners.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
10 years of law enforcement experience with separation in good standing, or retired law enforcement.
Driver's license; if identified as a driver of an HonorHealth vehicle or golf cart, authorize an annual motor vehicle record check.
Arizona LEOSA certification and firearms proficiency for retired law enforcement.
Successful completion of the HonorHealth Armed Security Officer Training Program within 90 days.
Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association within 60 days.
Taser certification through HonorHealth Public Safety or a certified Taser instructor within 90 days.
Ability to respond to urgent calls that may require rapid stair climbing, running or sprinting, moving heavy equipment, and other associated tasks.

Nice To Haves

Associate degree or equivalent from a recognized college or trade school.

Responsibilities

Patrol assigned areas and check for suspicious activity and safety or fire hazards.
Investigate or report hazards and unusual or suspicious circumstances to appropriate leadership.
Check building doors and windows, record unsecured doors or windows, and report findings to a supervisor or manager.
Monitor and manage visitor ingress through weapons-detection systems in accordance with procedures.
Escort people or property when the safety of people or property, money, or documents is a concern.
Respond to alarms, dispatched calls, urgent security calls, and emergencies; take appropriate action and help maintain order and protect people and property.
Unlock buildings or doors after checking identification and compliance with hospital policies.
Enforce organizational policies, including parking, smoking, and badge compliance.
Provide training to staff as needed.
Act as a first responder to disturbances and emergencies, including infant abduction, fire, panic, intruder, and restraint alarms.
Subdue resisting, aggressive, combative, or distressed individuals and apply appropriate restraint equipment when ordered by proper medical authority and in compliance with policy and procedure.
Assist law enforcement officers and security leadership with protection details, crowd control, and surveillance at large public events.
Assist with security for mass-casualty events, including setting up decontamination equipment.
Investigate and document incidents, record policy violations in citations or emails, maintain a daily activity log, and relay information as directed.
Complete required training and annual or quarterly in-services, including crisis intervention, self-defense, firearms training, and firearms qualifications.
Represent HonorHealth professionally, greet patients, visitors, vendors, and staff, and maintain positive working relationships with community partners.
Perform other duties as assigned.