Public Safety Officer Senior - East Jefferson General Hospital 5K Sign on Bonus

LCMC Health•Los Angeles, CA

16d•Onsite

About The Position

The Public Safety Officer Senior provides a visible security presence to help maintain a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, physicians, and staff at East Jefferson General Hospital. The role screens people entering the hospital, monitors guest activity, works to prevent disturbances, and investigates reports of lost or stolen property. The officer conducts routine internal and external campus patrols; responds to disturbances, calls for assistance, and security codes; helps control crowds and maintain order; and works with NOPD on specified offenses. The position also supports hospital staff and patients, including assisting with aggressive or combative people, transporting patients and staff, delivering supplies and other items, and helping victims with restraining orders. Duties include operating security and screening systems, enforcing access restrictions and parking or traffic controls, and attending required annual training.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
At least 1 year of experience.
Valid Louisiana driver's license.
Firearm certification.
Basic Life Support certification and CPI certification within the orientation period.

Nice To Haves

Policy academy graduate.
At least 3 years of experience in a hospital setting.
Prior military, law enforcement, or armed security experience.

Responsibilities

Provide a visible security presence and screen people entering the hospital while monitoring guest activity.
Investigate complaints about lost or stolen items from staff or patients.
Conduct routine internal and external security patrols to maintain safety, security, crowd control, and order.
Respond to domestic, patient, employee, and visitor disturbances; process lost and found; and de-escalate situations involving combative or aggressive people.
Work jointly with NOPD to detain people involved in domestic violence, auto burglary, theft, drug violations, and other arrestable offenses.
Perform special or covert operations to prevent car theft and car burglaries.
Assist victims with restraining orders.
Attend annual scenario-based training, including Active Shooter, weapons qualification, CPI, and other required departmental training.
Report and control unauthorized or suspicious people, unsafe conditions, and other irregularities.
Identify and badge offenders and restrict their access to campus.
Enforce parking rules and redirect train and semi-truck traffic.
Respond promptly to codes and other calls for assistance unless involved in or responding to an emergency.
Set out barricades to block spaces for maintenance, construction, VIPs, and other events.
Deliver food trays, lab specimens, pharmacy drugs, mail, nourishment, and other items.
Assist behavioral health, ED, and care center staff with restraining aggressive or combative patients or personnel.
Use a medical detector to search patients for weapons or contraband.
Provide transport services, including inclement-weather shuttle service and transport for behavioral health patients, care center patients, rapid response medical teams, and staff.
Operate security screening equipment, access control systems, video security systems, and intrusion detection systems.
Maintain control of patient valuables given to security.