Metro Police Department Officer ($65.00 Per Hour) (PRN | As Needed)

Children's National Hospital

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Bring your law enforcement experience to a mission-driven environment where your presence makes a meaningful difference every day. At Children’s National Hospital, DC Metropolitan Police Officers help protect patients, families, staff, and visitors while supporting one of the nation’s leading pediatric healthcare organizations. In this role, you will use your judgment, professionalism, and commitment to public service to help maintain a safe, welcoming, and secure environment for children and families during some of their most important moments. Working alongside healthcare professionals and security teams, you will play a vital role in advancing patient safety, responding to emergencies, and serving the community with compassion, tact, and excellence. Metropolitan Police Department Officers (MPD) will provide protective services for the patients, families, staff, and property of Children's National Health System (CNHS). As directed, CNHS MPD Officers respond to emergency situations while enforcing the established hospital policies and in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia. Department personnel must maintain a tactful and courteous demeanor in the exercising of duties. Will perform access control using state of the art technology in order to ensure the safety of patients. Will perform security patrols of entire location assigned to proactively identify risks to the hospital. The primary areas of responsibilities will be the Emergency Departments. Frequently works with medical professionals in advancement of patient safety. Support CNHS Special Police Officers with detention and/or arrest of individuals in violation of the laws of the District of Columbia.

Requirements

Minimum Education High School Diploma or GED (Required)
Minimum Work Experience 2 years As a police officer in good standing with the Metropolitan Police Department in the District of Columbia. (Required)
Metropolitan Police Department Police Officer
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Must be able to sit and stand for prolonged periods of time.
Must be able to climb stairs in response to emergency situations.
Must wear complete Metropolitan Police Department issued uniform to include carrying department issued radio while on duty
Must be able to work outdoors if necessary.
Ability to handle volatile situations under stressful conditions.
Familiarity with Microsoft Office.
Must possess excellent customer service skills.
Knowledge of the criminal code in Washington, DC.
Experience working as an emergency responder (law enforcement, fire/rescue, military).
Sworn police officer in the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (Required)
Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) (Required)

Responsibilities

Perform productive security patrols of the hospital, garage and perimeter; recognize conditions which are or will compromise the security and/or safety of the organization and take immediate action to mitigate; proactively and consistently submit work orders to correct safety/security violation discovered during patrols.
Immediately notify supervisors of security/safety-related problems or issues.
Take proactive measures to mitigate thefts, disturbances and other criminal incidents.
Check to ensure that visitors and staff members are wearing proper identification badges/passes; ensure that visitors are properly identified and proactively address issues with non-compliance with visitors which are observed during patrols; adhere to departmental and hospital policies, procedures and directives as it relates to the management and processing of visitors to the hospital.
Adhere to post orders for all fixed and patrol positions.
Ensure a timely and appropriate response for emergency situations.
Ensure that the applicable policies, procedures and directives are followed according to the specifics of the emergency situation.
Able to effectively de-escalate disruptive behavior.
Able to remain in control of emotions and not take acting out behavior exhibited by others personally.
Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance