Security Officer - As Needed

Sanford Health•Sioux Falls, SD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. This position offers flexible scheduling, shift differential pay, a team working environment, and an opportunity to work in a leading South Dakota health care organization. The Security Officer enforces policies and procedures with all patients/residents, visitors and staff. They patrol and secure facility buildings and grounds as assigned. This role involves monitoring the conduct of visitors on premises and confronting unauthorized persons for questioning. The officer will report safety, fire hazards or security violations and respond to all requests for assistance from employees, patients/residents and visitors. They will assist with problem-solving to achieve positive outcomes and may escort personnel to and from parking areas as requested. Maintaining records and preparing incident reports and other documents pertinent to security activities is also a key function. The role requires the ability to work with all age groups and prioritize calls for service based on urgency and safety needs. Security officers are expected to work in highly stressful situations and de-escalate them as soon as possible. All security officers are required to maintain awareness of local laws that affect individual conduct on private property. Necessary skills include effective communication with all customers, the ability to write professional reports, and the physical ability to perform basic security officer functions as trained. This position may have access to areas where medications are stored.

Requirements

Communicate effectively with all customers.
Ability to write professional reports.
Demonstrate the physical ability to perform basic security officers functions as trained.
Ability to work with all age groups.
Must be able to prioritize calls for service in order of urgency based on safety needs.
Ability to work in highly stressful situations and de-escalate the situation as soon as possible.
Maintain awareness of local laws which affect the way individuals conduct themselves on private property.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
College or vocational education is preferred.
Prior experience healthcare security, contract security and/or law enforcement is highly preferred.
May require a current valid driver's license with Sanford insurability dependent upon region.
Basic certification by International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety preferred within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

Enforces policies and procedures with all patients/residents, visitors and staff.
Patrols and secures facility buildings and grounds as assigned.
Monitors conduct of visitors on premises and confronts unauthorized persons for questioning.
Reports safety, fire hazards or security violations.
Responds to all requests for assistance from employees, patients/residents and visitors.
Assists with any and all situation; i.e., problem-solving with positive outcomes.
May escort personnel to and from parking areas as requested.
Maintains records and prepares incident reports and other documents pertinent to security activities.
Ability to work with all age groups.
Must be able to prioritize calls for service in order of urgency based on safety needs.
De-escalate stressful situations.
Maintain awareness of local laws which affect the way individuals conduct themselves on private property.