Protective Services Officer Armed - 36 hours per week, 12 hour shifts, Hardin Memorial Hospital

OhioHealth • Elizabethtown, KY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides armed security and safety services throughout the hospital, its properties, and assigned off-campus sites. The role helps maintain a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, staff, and hospital assets, and manages potentially violent, disruptive, hazardous, and emergency situations through patrol, investigation, and complaint resolution.

During initial training, officers work at multiple care sites and rotate among them. After successfully completing the training and introductory period, officers are assigned a home care site based on department needs, though they may be required to float to other sites as operational needs dictate. Officers work a variable shift schedule for 36 hours per week, with 12-hour shifts stated in the job title.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• Valid driver's license.
• 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 of completing training, participating in it, and maintaining applicable certification.
• Must maintain a level of fitness that allows response to strenuous or critical physical activity.
• Driving is an essential function of the job.

Responsibilities

• Provide armed safety and security services throughout the hospital and grounds; conduct foot patrols of the hospital and surrounding campus and mobile patrols of parking areas and off-site locations.
• Observe, correct, report, and document risk-related incidents and security or safety breaches; provide surveillance and security in parking areas.
• Respond to emergency situations and provide assistance as needed.
• Conduct and assist with investigations of criminal and administrative incidents, including narcotic alarms, losses, and discrepancies.
• Assist with violent or potentially violent patients, visitors, and staff, including in the Emergency Department and Behavioral Health Unit.
• Enforce and implement hospital policies related to security and safety.
• Work independently to determine appropriate responses to most situations and initiate actions accordingly.
• Handle valuable items as needed and participate in the hospital lost-and-found program.
• Assist in the hospital control center and other operational areas during breaks or staffing shortages.
• Control access to hospital pharmacies and monitor drug security through the hospital access control system.
• Assist patients and visitors with automobile difficulties and other general needs.
• Maintain required annual training levels and take the lead on special projects as assigned.
• Maintain the fitness needed to respond to strenuous or critical physical activity.
• Drive as an essential function of the job.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED