Security Supervisor

Catholic Health•Bethpage, NY

23d•Onsite

About The Position

The Security Supervisor provides operational leadership for daily security operations at St. Joseph Hospital, a 203-bed community-focused hospital in Bethpage, NY. In the absence of the Director, Security Supervisors are the highest security authority in the hospital for security operations and protocols. The role maintains a safe, secure, and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and employees by supervising security staff, coordinating patrols and responses, and managing security and access-control systems. The supervisor also supports hospital emergency and clinical-code responses, investigates incidents, coordinates with external agencies when needed, and ensures compliance with organizational procedures. Additional responsibilities include maintaining officer schedules and assignments, managing employee and visitor escorts, and ensuring proper documentation and procedures related to decedent release.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent; college preferred.
New York State Security License.
Valid New York State driver's license.
AED or BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
Healthcare security experience, active or retired law-enforcement experience, or military experience.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

College education is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides operational leadership for daily security operations.
Conducts periodic inspections of officers to ensure proper uniforms, clean and orderly post locations, and compliance with post and patrol procedures.
Writes and submits security incident reports.
Maintains an internal and external security presence throughout the hospital and associated campus areas.
Patrols hospital buildings and property at various times during a shift, reporting fire-safety issues, inspecting electronic security systems, and challenging unauthorized persons.
Investigates security and safety incidents.
Responds to hospital emergency and clinical codes.
Maintains adherence to organizational policies and procedures.
Provides employee and visitor escorts, restrains patients or unauthorized persons, and discusses security issues with hospital employees.
Supervises and trains security staff in security operations and protocols.
Maintains and updates officer duty schedules to meet operational staffing needs.
Ensures patient expiration information is documented in the Morgue Logbook and that decedent release procedures are followed.
Assigns shift post responsibilities to security officers, including contract security personnel.
Coordinates with external agencies as necessary.
Conducts routine proactive patrols and patient and visitor visitations as operationally required.
Searches for and deters suspicious activity, suspicious persons, vandalism, and hazards that compromise organizational safety.
Responds to alarms, distress calls, and staff safety concerns.
Manages day-to-day access-control systems and related programs, including identification badge production, access-control updates, and other ID-accessible systems within the security scope.
Monitors and operates security alarm and surveillance systems, panic alarms, access control, and CCTV systems to ensure they are functioning properly.
Performs other duties as assigned by operational requirements.