Protective Services Officer - Armed

OhioHealth • Circleville, OH

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides armed security and safety services throughout hospital facilities, properties, and assigned off-campus sites. The officer helps maintain a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, staff, and assets, and responds to potentially violent, disruptive, hazardous, and emergency situations through patrol, investigation, and complaint resolution. During initial training, officers are trained and rotated among multiple care sites. After successfully completing training and the introductory period, officers are assigned a home care site based on department needs, but may float to other sites as operational needs dictate.

The role involves foot and mobile patrol, incident reporting and investigation, enforcing hospital security policies, responding to emergencies, assisting people with safety and general needs, and supporting operational areas as required. Driving is an essential function. Officers must maintain the fitness needed for strenuous or critical physical activity and meet annual training requirements.

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 required training, participating in it, and maintaining applicable certification.
• Must maintain fitness to respond to strenuous or critical physical activity.

Responsibilities

• Provide armed security and safety services throughout the hospital, grounds, and assigned off-site locations.
• 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.
• Conduct and assist with investigations of criminal and administrative incidents, including narcotic alarms, losses, and discrepancies.
• Respond to emergency situations and 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.
• 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 and monitor drug security in hospital pharmacies through the access control system.
• Assist patients and visitors with automobile difficulties and other general needs.
• Lead special projects as assigned and maintain minimum annual training levels defined by leadership.
• Maintain the fitness necessary to respond to strenuous or critical physical activity.
• Drive as required for the job.

What This Job Offers

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