HOSPITAL POLICE SERGEANT

About the role

The Hospital Police Sergeant will be directed by the Hospital Police Lieutenant in the Department of Police Services (DPS) at the Department of State Hospitals – Atascadero (ASH).

Responsibilities

• Plan, prioritize, assign, participate, review, and supervise employees in investigation, patrol, and administrative duties.
• Establish schedules and methods for providing assigned law enforcement services and activities.
• Train and evaluate assigned personnel.
• Prepare police and supplemental reports as required.
• Conduct internal affairs investigations of a general and specialized nature as assigned.
• Apply and demonstrate the correct methods of Therapeutic Strategies and Interventions; support a safe working environment.
• Conduct appropriate watch/shift orientation.
• Responsible for Monthly Safety Inspection and oversee the maintenance of department law enforcement equipment.
• Identify all new patients and employees in accordance with established policies and control access into the secured areas of the facility to those subjects using the appropriate identification badges.
• Fingerprint and photograph all patients and complete and process Sex and/or Arson Registrations in accordance to Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations.
• Maintain a high professional standard of performance and conduct consistent with the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics and Office of Protective Services policies, procedures, and Post Orders.

Pay

$6,403.00 - $8,452.00. New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

Schedule

Permanent, Full Time. In Office.

Eligibility

To be considered for this career opportunity, applicants must have eligibility by way of one of the following: reachable on a certification list, have transfer eligibility, or have reinstatement eligibility. It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications specified in the examination bulletin/classification specifications. If you do not have eligibility, you must take the exam. The examination is a separate process from applying for this vacancy.