Work where every moment matters. Every day, over 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common\: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network as a Security Officer. POSITION SUMMARY: Perform a variety of security and safety related functions while involved in the safeguarding of employees, patients, visitors, physicians, and property. Provides supervision, leadership and oversight for assigned shift. Coordinates with the Lieutenant to resolve shift, patrol routes, employee issues and scheduling. COMPETENCIES · Must be able to read, speak and write proficiently in English in order to effectively communicate on a daily basis with staff, patients and visitors. · Must be in good physical condition in order to quickly move up and down stairs, run in order to respond to urgent situations, stand for long periods and walk long rounds. · Must be capable of taking swift and efficient action, forcibly detaining, restraining and/or extracting persons from the premises when responding to emergency codes or other urgent situations. · Must be alert and have excellent observation skills · Must have good communication and analytical abilities and ability to exercise independent judgement in emergency situations. · Must possess a working knowledge of applicable state laws, especially those dealing with use of force and detention powers. · Must have a thorough knowledge of the floor plan of the hospital including all the normal and emergency entry and exit points. · Must have knowledge about Hospital and departmental policies and procedures, performing and enforcing said policies and procedures. ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITES: Disclaimer\: Job descriptions are not intended, nor should they be construed to be, exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. They are intended to be accurate reflections of the principal duties and responsibilities of this position. These responsibilities and competencies listed below may change from time to time.