Security Officer

Ocean Health Initiatives•Lakewood Township, NJ

13d•$0 - $19•Onsite

About The Position

The Security Officer is responsible for patient and employee safety at all OHI locations. This role involves opening and closing buildings securely, conducting regular facility tours to detect hazards and suspicious persons, monitoring surveillance systems, and managing access control. The officer must be knowledgeable in fire and emergency procedures, capable of conducting fire drills, and responding to actual emergencies. They will also assist with de-escalation techniques for unruly patients, operate fire alarm and firefighting equipment, and complete monthly EOC rounds. Excellent customer service skills are essential for interactions with patients and staff. Additional duties include snow removal, facilitating patient arrivals in the EMR system, monitoring aggressive patients, assisting police officers, completing incident reports, investigating vandalism, assisting vendors, managing sharps containers, participating in events, preparing daily activity reports, inventorying and assigning laptops, securing doors, patrolling parking lots, ensuring staff and patient safety, providing courier services, removing garbage, monitoring alarm systems off-hours, relocating office furniture, operating OHI vehicles, and ensuring safe cash receipt deposits. The officer will also inspect and maintain Mobile Medical Units and document any malfunctioning items or damage.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
SORA Certification is required.
Clear driver’s license is required.

Nice To Haves

Associates Degree is preferred.
Two to three years security officer experience in health care setting is preferred.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 is preferred.

Responsibilities

Opens buildings on time every day and closes buildings securely at the end of each day.
Completes regular tours of the facility and parking lots in order to detect safety and fire hazards, conditions that may foster theft and loiterers/suspicious persons.
Monitors surveillance systems (cctv) and manages access control to prevent unauthorized access, theft, and vandalism.
Demonstrates knowledge of fire and emergency procedures.
Conducts fire drills and responds in actual emergencies.
Assists with unruly patients or other individuals using de-escalation techniques.
Demonstrates skill in operating the fire alarm system and firefighting equipment.
Completes and documents monthly EOC rounds.
Demonstrates excellent customer service skills in all interactions with patients and staff.
When needed, shovels snow and salt all walkways around the practice sites to ensure patient and employee safety is maintained.
When needed facilitates patient’s arrival to practice sites in the EMR system.
Monitors aggressive patients when needed either by request or as directed by the security BOLO (be on the lookout) system.
Assists police officers as appropriate.
Completes incident report for patients and OHI staff containing detailed history of unusual events and maintain log of same.
Investigates vandalism and reports suspects to police.
Assist vendors called for repairs with access to troubled area.
Responsible for accountability of full sharps containers ensuring they are disposed appropriately in designated area.
Participates in events such as health fairs or other outreach programs by maintaining crowd control, clearing parking lot(s) and protecting OHI property.
Prepares report of daily activities.
Inventories and assigns laptops to providers.
Secures all doors at practice sites.
Patrols parking lots every 30 minutes, keeps log of same and ensures adherence to parking regulations.
Ensures safety for staff and patients.
Courier service for lab results, medical records and financial documents and delivers supplies as needed.
In the absence of housekeeping staff will remove garbage from site and dispose of it appropriately.
Monitors alarm systems and responds to calls from the alarm company during off hours (24 hours).
Relocates office furniture when requested.
Operates ALL OHI vehicles safely and efficiently.
In conjunction with the practice director ensures safe and timely deposit of all cash receipts.
When used for events inspects the exterior and interior of Mobile Medical Units to ensure they are cleaned, fueled and well maintained and functioning properly.
Documents malfunctioning items or damage in the daily log and reports to management.