Police Officer - Lorain Hospital

Mercy Health•Lorain, OH

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Police Officer provides internal and external safety and police services to support the safety of the hospital and its facilities. Officers are assigned to an area and respond to radio or telephone requests for routine and emergency assistance. The role includes patrolling hospital property, supporting patients, visitors, and employees, enforcing laws and organizational policies, responding to emergencies, conducting investigations, making arrests when warranted, and helping de-escalate potentially volatile situations. The officer documents activity and incidents, follows emergency and disaster-response procedures, maintains assigned posts and patrol vehicles, and keeps required certifications and competencies current. The position is full-time, scheduled for 36 hours per week on night shifts from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., with rotating weekends and holidays. The role involves periods of high stress, working alone, exposure to physical altercations and potentially infectious materials, and travel to off-site locations.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Valid driver’s license.
BLS Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association within six months of hire.
Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy certification within six months of hire.
Non-violent crisis intervention training within six months of hire.
Successfully pass bi-annual firearms qualifications.
Basic skills using Microsoft Word.
Proficiency in the use, maintenance, and safety protocols for defensive tools and restraint equipment, such as batons, handcuffs, body-worn cameras, and soft restraints, in accordance with healthcare regulations and organizational policies.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s degree.
I.A.H.S.S. Basic Training and Certification for Healthcare Security Officer.
One to three years of security, law enforcement, or military experience.

Responsibilities

Protect patients, visitors, and employees by providing escorts, patrolling grounds, and addressing environment-of-care safety hazards.
Conduct routine patrols of hospital property, including parking lots and decks, to deter criminal activity.
Enforce organizational policies, including parking, visitation, drug-enforcement, and tobacco-free policies.
Monitor closed-circuit television for situations that may require Protective Services involvement.
Intervene appropriately in confrontations involving patients, visitors, or staff.
Document duties through daily activity logs and incident reports; take reports of vehicular accidents, criminal offenses, and suspicious activity.
Understand and follow emergency procedures, alarm responses, evacuation procedures, and internal and external disaster plans.
Respond to emergency situations and hospital alarms as designated.
Complete required education and training, maintain applicable certifications and licensure, and remain proficient with issued equipment.
Remain at the assigned post, complete post-specific duties, and keep posts and patrol vehicles clean and free of non-work-related materials.
Follow organizational policies, including those concerning attendance, punctuality, confidentiality, dress code, identification badges, and safety.
Present oneself professionally while on duty.
Provide law-enforcement services, including responding to emergencies, making arrests when necessary, investigating criminal activity, enforcing laws, managing property and evidence, and de-escalating potentially volatile situations.
Maintain proficiency and meet standards for issued equipment, including firearms, electrical conducted weapons, pepper gel, and batons.
Use universal precautions and personal protective equipment and follow infection-control policies.