Security Officer

• To protect hospital employees, doctors, and patients while inside or to and from the hospital.
• Escorts employees upon requests.
• Maintain high degree of visibility.
• Maintain the peace and tranquility of the hospital and its environment.
• To direct the normal business flow of visitors, patients, salespersons, etc. who may be in need of information or direction.
• To enforce the hospital patients and visitors’ rules and regulation of conduct.
• To engage in preventive patrol within the hospital, checking in at all nursing stations on all floors while enforcing patient visiting hours.
• Greets visitors and issues passes.
• Check requested room number against patient in room.
• Monitor cameras.
• Respond to all disturbances and disaster plans as outlined in the Hospital Emergency Preparedness Plan.
• Establish a working relationship with other departments in the hospital.
• Respond to all fires, real or mock drills.
• Perform the functions and duties assigned to a particular post and assume the duties and responsibilities pertaining to that post.
• Respond to all calls for assistance by any hospital employee who may be in need of immediate help or requesting assistance.
• To patrol the exterior of the hospital in an aggressive manner checking hospital and employee property in the various parking lots.
• Is observant to illegal parking, shipping, and receiving area, suspicious activity, violation of safety rules or hospital policy on the part of employees.
• Monitors no smoking policy, food/beverages taken out of cafeteria.
• Check bags taken to and from patient rooms.
• Answers phones, takes messages as needed.
• Must sign out keys and radios.
• Check packages and boxes being taken out by employees if suspicious.
• Check administrative offices after hours for doors left unlocked.
• Ensure that alarms are set at the proper time.
• Respond to all fire alarm calls in the hospital and ensure that doors and elevators are covered as directed by the Security Supervisor.
• Examine doors, windows, and gates to determine that they are secure.
• Warn violators of rule infractions, such as loitering, smoking, or carrying forbidden articles, and apprehend or expel persons engaging in suspicious or criminal acts.
• Perform any other duties as instructed and/or assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

High School diploma or equivalent.

Permanent Employee Registration Card (PERC) 20 Hours Training Certification.

At least two years related experience of working in a hospital setting.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Shifts: On-Call (Works as needed), 8A-4P , 4P-12A, 12A-4P

Must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19

Officer is involved in promoting and maintaining the Hospital security and property protection programs; set forth by the Safety/Security Manager or Security Supervisor by performing the following duties.