Security Officer - HS - Prov Security - Providence
About The Position
USA Health is seeking a Security Officer to support hospital security operations. The position helps protect people, buildings, and grounds; maintains order and enforces hospital rules; and provides security for hospital meetings and events. Duties include ground-post operations, foot and vehicle patrols, traffic and parking assistance, monitoring security video equipment, and performing information-desk and public-facing duties. The officer maintains shift logs and other records, investigates incidents and accidents, and prepares concise written reports. The role also involves securing patient valuables and belongings, assisting nursing staff with patient restraints, helping address security and safety problems, and assisting with employee orientation and security-system procedures. The officer must follow hospital policies, confidentiality rules, compliance requirements, infection-control and safety standards, and complete mandatory training. Regular, prompt attendance and the ability to work the assigned schedule and overtime as required are expected. The position may involve working outdoors in inclement weather and assisting with unruly or violent patients and visitors. Some specified positions may require a permit to carry firearms in Mobile County, Alabama.
Requirements
- High school diploma and one year of security or related experience; a comparable combination of education and experience may substitute.
- Valid driver's license.
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle.
- Ability to work the defined schedule and overtime as required.
- Some specified positions may require a permit to carry firearms in Mobile County, Alabama.
Responsibilities
- Abide by and enforce compliance requirements and policies ethically and consistently with organizational values.
- Adhere to hospital policies, including confidentiality requirements.
- Assist with orientation of new employees as assigned.
- Assist in implementing a system for receiving, logging, storing, and releasing patient valuables and belongings.
- Supervise and participate in ground-post duties in daily hospital security operations.
- Maintain accurate and complete shift logs, activity reports, incident reports, and other records.
- Provide security for meetings and events held on hospital grounds.
- Protect buildings and grounds by detecting fire, theft, vandalism, and illegal entry; maintain order and enforce hospital rules.
- Collect and secure patients' valuables.
- Assist nursing staff in restraining patients.
- Operate a motor vehicle.
- Perform information-desk duties while monitoring security video equipment.
- Answer phones and interact with the public professionally and courteously.
- Patrol premises on foot and by vehicle to protect people and property.
- Investigate incidents and accidents and prepare legible, concise written reports that meet University, Hospital, and Security Department standards.
- Suggest and assist with implementing solutions to security and safety problems.
- Assist with controlling traffic and parking and managing unruly or violent patients and visitors.
- Complete assigned duties positively and without conflict; help others and improve unit performance.
- Use cost-effective practices in all aspects of the job.
- Complete mandatory department, educational, and hospital requirements.
- Adhere to current infection-control and safety standards.
- Maintain regular and prompt attendance and work the defined schedule and overtime as required.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
