Protective Services Officer Armed

Ohio Health • Van Wert, OH

80d

About The Position

Provides armed security and safety services in all areas of the hospital, hospital properties, and the hospital's off-campus sites as assigned. Creates and maintains a safe, secure environment for the hospital's patients, visitors, staff, and assets and to manage potentially violent, disruptive, hazardous, and emergency situations through preventative patrol, investigation, and complaint resolution. During the initial training period Officers will be trained to work at multiple care sites and rotated throughout those care sites during this period. After successful completion of the training and introductory period, Officers will be assigned to a care site based on department needs. Officers should expect to be assigned a home care site, but may be required to float to other care sites as operational needs dictate.

Requirements

• High School or GED (Required)
• Driver's License - Department of Motor Vehicles
• OPOTC - Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission certification
• OPOTC Private Security Twenty (20) Hours Firearms Certification or Ohio Peace Officer Basic Training Certificate.
• Basic computer skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be mentally and physically capable to successfully complete training for, participate in, and maintain certification as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provides armed safety and security services in all areas of the hospital and grounds.
• Patrols hospital, parking areas and off-site locations to observe, protect and provide assistance as needed.
• Observes, corrects, reports and documents incidents of risk-related situations to management.
• Identifies, reports and corrects security and safety breaches.
• Conducts and assists in investigations of criminal and administrative incidents.
• Handles valuable items as needed.
• Assists with violent or potentially violent patients, visitors and staff when called throughout the hospital.
• Enforces Hospital Policy as related to security.
• Responds to all emergency situations.
• Provides surveillance and security in the parking areas.
• Works independently to determine the correct response to most situations.
• Participates in the hospital lost and found program.
• Controls access and monitors security of drugs in the hospital pharmacies.
• Assists patients and visitors with automobile difficulty.
• Investigates narcotic alarms, losses, and discrepancies.
• Maintains a level of fitness to respond to strenuous physical activity.
• Takes lead on special projects as assigned.
• Maintains minimum training levels each year as defined by leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees