Security Officer K-9

Banner Health•Phoenix, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Security Officer K-9 tours and inspects facilities and grounds with a trained canine to support the safety and welfare of personnel and patients. The officer responds to emergency codes, investigates critical incidents, assists employees, patients, and visitors, interfaces with emergency response agencies, secures doors, and monitors parking and traffic. The officer and K-9 work as a team to conduct searches, support crowd control, detect explosives, and deter violent confrontations. The position may serve as a Lead Officer on an assigned shift or at an assigned location, providing resources to other officers, coordinating activities, and assisting the supervisor. Assignments and shifts may vary, and officers may be assigned system-wide as needed. The officer maintains written reports and activity logs, including K-9 training logs, and performs a range of security duties such as checking alarms and unoccupied areas, escorting people, handling valuable pickups, and assisting clinical staff with room searches and disruptive patients. The officer also provides daily K-9 care, including feeding, exercise, grooming, medical care, and kennel cleaning, and maintains the K-9’s fitness and readiness. The officer may participate in public demonstrations and help train new K-9 officers. The K-9 lives with the officer. The officer must have suitable residential facilities and transportation, including space for a kennel, and must agree to the required K-9 Conditions Agreement, Education Loan Agreement, and Promissory Note. A home check is part of screening. The role requires physical fitness and successful completion of functional and other skills assessments, as well as annual department competencies and defensive tactics, OC pepper spray, and nonviolent crisis intervention programs.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent working knowledge.
Three years of progressively responsible security or related experience, demonstrating strong knowledge and understanding of security.
Complete a Banner Health-approved K-9 training program within three months of hire when in an eligible or required position.
Obtain National Police Canine Association (NPCA) Handler Certification within 12 months of hire when in an eligible or required position, and certify annually.
Valid driver’s license and eligibility for coverage under the company auto insurance policy.
Ability to perform the physical requirements of the position and successfully complete skills testing, including the functional capacity evaluation; physical skills assessments are conducted bi-annually.
Physical fitness sufficient to complete 44 steps and 20 down-ups in under two minutes.
Suitable residential facilities and transportation to ensure the K-9’s health and well-being, including room for a kennel; a home check is part of screening.
Agree to and sign the K-9 Conditions Agreement, Education Loan Agreement, and Promissory Note.
Obtain and maintain a Fingerprint Clearance Card within 60 days of hire; employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital must have the card at hire and sign a Criminal History Affidavit upon hire.
Complete department-required competencies and annual defensive tactics, OC pepper spray, and nonviolent crisis intervention programs.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a health care setting.
Experience as a Law Enforcement, Military, or Security K-9 Officer.
Additional related education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

Tour and inspect facilities and grounds with a trained K-9 to help maintain a safe and secure environment.
Respond to emergency codes and situations; assist with safety, security, parking regulations, and traffic control.
Investigate complaints, critical security incidents, and unusual activities, and submit written reports by the end of the shift.
Maintain accurate shift activity logs and K-9 training and monthly activity logs.
Lock and unlock doors, check unoccupied areas, set alarms when appropriate, and check alarms for proper operation.
Conduct valuable pickups, document them, and deliver contents to the appropriate department.
Release bodies from the morgue after ensuring required paperwork is complete.
Escort patients, visitors, and employees; assist clinical staff with patient room searches and with restraining and handling disruptive patients.
Use the K-9 for searching, crowd control, explosive detection, and deterrence of violent confrontations.
Provide daily K-9 care, including feeding, exercise, grooming, medical care, kennel cleaning, training, and maintaining readiness for evaluations.
Complete required competencies, defensive tactics, OC pepper spray, and nonviolent crisis intervention programs.
Assist supervisors with officer orientation, investigations, complaint research, follow-up, and special projects; act as a role model and resource for other officers.
May serve as Lead Officer on an assigned shift or location, coordinate officer activities, and assist the supervisor.
May assist the K-9 Unit Director with training new K-9 officers and participate in public demonstrations.
Interact with internal customers and external law enforcement and emergency service agencies; work at any facility as assigned.