Security Officer
About The Position
Founded in 1910, Dignity Health - Community Hospital of San Bernardino is a 343-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 75,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, maternity care and pediatrics, and behavioral health and long-term subacute care for adults and children. Additionally, Community Hospital of San Bernardino has been recognized with the gold seal of approval by the Joint Commission, as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and rated five stars for Children’s Subacute Center by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In 2025, we were voted Best Hospital by Inland Empire Magazine. Community Hospital of San Bernardino shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care. One Community. One Mission. One California
Requirements
- High School or GED General Studies
- Six (6) months experience as security officer in a healthcare setting, Law enforcement or military service or one (1) year experience as a Security Officer
- Security Guard: CA
- Basic Life Support - CPR, within 90 Days
- Driver's License: CA, within 30 Days
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in security/patrol in a healthcare setting is preferred.
- Knowledge of emergency procedures, equipment, and supplies, including of radios and hospital codes.
Responsibilities
- Monitor buildings and grounds on the property to ensure the safety and security of employees, patients, and other visitors.
- Monitor the property by walking and driving around the premises.
- Guard facility and unit access points.
- Monitor surveillance cameras.
- Test new security technology.
- Protect all employees/visitors against acts of violence should they arise.
- Respond to emergency codes in a timely manner.
- Protecting staff, patients, and visitors by responding to calls for assistance in a timely and prudent manner. Calls may include incidents such as violent or unruly patients, visitors, crimes committed or in progress, or to emergency codes, and requests for opening doors.
- Patrol the facility and grounds by foot or vehicle; monitor security alarms and dispatch officers promptly to location(s) where needed; and report unsafe acts or conditions.
- Reports HIPAA breaches if witnessed; investigate security breaches, conducts investigations, and writes incident reports.
- Ensures that all activities are logged.
- Ensures that incident reports are accurately completed, clear, concise, legible and submitted in a timely manner.
- Use appropriate emergency and radio codes in dispatching security officers while knowing hospital campus to ensure that dispatches are to right location.
- Keeping the organization’s mission, vision and values at the forefront of all decision making and action.
- Demonstrates the professional and technical skills necessary for the role, exhibiting both depth and breadth of expertise.
- Builds trust and confidence through respectful and credible interactions that reflect positively on personal integrity and the organization’s mission.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
