About The Position

The Security / Safety Officer provides security services with a customer-service approach, focusing on professionalism, fairness, and compassion even in challenging circumstances and in accordance with policies, procedures, and training. This role inspires confidence in patients, visitors, and team members by presenting a professional, approachable, and service-oriented appearance and demeanor. The officer must be alert, observant, and ethical, complying with and enforcing all safety and security rules and regulations. They are responsible for maintaining their Department uniform and equipment in good repair. The position involves performing routine responsibilities during interior and exterior patrols to ensure safety and security, including inspections to identify vulnerabilities, hazards, and fire conditions, audits of Interim Life Safety Measures, patient valuables management, and thorough contraband searches. The officer will assist team members, patients, and visitors by providing information, directions, and physical help, and will ensure traffic control and monitor the conduct of visitors on premises, confronting unauthorized persons for questioning. This role is crucial in preventing, responding to, and investigating workplace violence, and responding to service calls such as combative or threatening patients or visitors and team member incidents. The Security / Safety Officer serves as a primary resource for de-escalation, utilizing use of force when necessary (e.g., conducted electrical weapon (CEW), handcuffing). They perform key responsibilities to plan, prevent, practice, and respond to emergencies such as lost or abducted infants/children, fire, and active threats. The officer responds immediately to emergency and crisis situations, physically intervening in accordance with training to situations that have a potential for injury. They investigate incidents that occur on Advocate Health property and complete timely and accurate reports, and address and escalate complaints to the appropriate leader, providing supporting documentation. The role includes performing liaison rounding duties to cultivate close partnerships with all departments and units, and delivering security awareness education to team members to leverage their assistance in the overall security of the site. The officer will also liaisons with federal, state, and local law enforcement and first responder agencies, and coordinates, briefs, and monitors every law enforcement prisoner patient guard to ensure policy compliance and prevent unsafe practices. Maintaining current Department training standards in radio communications, verbal de-escalation, hemorrhage control (e.g., “STOP the BLEED”), CPR, application of clinical restraints, conducted energy weapon (e.g. TASER), to include training on any/all department-issued equipment and/or requirements identified in the training academy and the Annual Training Plan is essential. Additionally, the officer assists with exterior traffic and crowd control, including parking enforcement, valet parking assist, and vehicular assistance.

Requirements

  • High school graduate or GED
  • Typically requires 1 years of experience in a security, related public safety, or customer service area that includes experiences in responding to emergent situations and identifying and resolving issues that pose a potential risk to patients, visitors, teammates and/or property.
  • An above average level of emotional intelligence, including empathetic and compassionate responses to teammate, visitor, and patient incidents.
  • The ability to function in a work environment in which we maximize teammate talent, treat each other with respect, and care for one another like family and with kindness.
  • A daily commitment to patient-centered safety practices.
  • Collaborative work with medical staff and external law enforcement, as appropriate.
  • The ability to remain calm under pressure to support a safe, welcoming, and therapeutic environment for everyone in the facility.
  • The ability to interact with peers with positive intent and create innovative solutions through collaborative relationships.
  • Must successfully pass background investigation, drug screen, pre-placement physical post-offer, pre-employment Physical Requirements and Working Conditions.
  • Security Officer Healthcare Certification (CHSO) issued by the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) must be obtained on a one-time basis within two years of appointment to this role.
  • A valid driver’s license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicle.
  • For Illinois teammates must have completed State of Illinois 20-hour Basic Security Officer course
  • For Illinois teammates: Firearm Owners Identification Card (FOID) issued by the Illinois State Police.
  • For Wisconsin teammates: Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) license issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ)
  • Certified in Conducted Energy Weapon (e.g. TASER) use within 90 days of hire and periodically thereafter.

Nice To Haves

  • Behavioral Threat Assessment knowledge
  • Use of Force Review
  • Crime through environmental design awareness
  • Ability to present material and facilitate meetings

Responsibilities

  • Provides security services with a customer-service approach, focusing on professionalism, fairness, and compassion.
  • Inspires confidence in patients, visitors, and team members by presenting a professional, approachable, and service-oriented appearance and demeanor.
  • Complies with and enforces all safety and security rules and regulations.
  • Maintains Department uniform and equipment in good repair.
  • Performs routine responsibilities during interior and exterior patrols to ensure safety and security.
  • Assists team members, patients, and visitors by providing information, directions, and physical help.
  • Ensures traffic control, monitors conduct of visitors on premises and confronts unauthorized persons for questioning.
  • Prevents, responds to, and investigates workplace violence.
  • Responds to service calls, such as combative or threatening patients or visitors and team member incidents.
  • Serves as a primary resource for de-escalation, utilizing use of force when necessary.
  • Performs key responsibilities to plan, prevent, practice, and respond to emergencies such as lost or abducted infants/children, fire, and active threats.
  • Responds immediately to emergency and crisis situations; physically intervenes in accordance with training to situations that have a potential for injury.
  • Investigates incidents that occur on Advocate Health property and completes timely and accurate reports.
  • Addresses and escalates complaints to the appropriate leader and provides supporting documentation.
  • Performs liaison rounding duties to cultivate close partnerships with all departments and units.
  • Delivers security awareness education to team members to leverage their assistance in the overall security of the site.
  • Liaisons with federal, state, and local law enforcement and first responder agencies.
  • Coordinates, briefs, and monitors every law enforcement prisoner patient guard to ensure policy compliance and prevent unsafe practices.
  • Maintains current Department training standards in radio communications, verbal de-escalation, hemorrhage control, CPR, application of clinical restraints, conducted energy weapon, to include training on any/all department-issued equipment and/or requirements identified in training academy and the Annual Training Plan.
  • Assists with exterior traffic and crowd control, including parking enforcement, valet parking assist, and vehicular assistance.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
  • Competitive compensation
  • Generous retirement offerings
  • Programs that invest in your career development
  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program
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