P/T HOSPITAL OFFICER

Responsibilities

• Maintains custody and control of the detainees in the hospital at all times.
• Fulfills restraint protocols outlined in the Medical Guarding Procedures.
• Ensures restraints do not interfere with medical procedures or harm the detainee.
• Ensures positioning is always within eyesight of the detainee.
• Prevents detainees from receiving outside visitors, except under required conditions.
• Prevents detainees from making telephone calls, unless required by contract.
• Completes all necessary paperwork and reports accurately and thoroughly.
• Turns all reports into the Transportation Supervisor according to policies and procedures.
• Details all events during the shift in the duty log.
• Immediately reports all unusual events to the Transportation Supervisor.
• Secures detainees properly before leaving the hospital.
• Follows all safety measures, including applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent certification.
• Applicable state requisites for employment.
• Three (3) years’ experience handling prisoners as a Law Enforcement Officer, Corrections, Detention, or Military Police Officer.
• At least twenty-one (21) years of age.
• A State Firearms License.
• A personal sidearm meeting company standards and use an approved Level III retention holster.
• A State Security Guard License.
• Completion of an approved training program resulting in a certification of satisfactory completion in Corrections, Law Enforcement, or Military.
• Certification in Corrections, Law Enforcement, or Military.
• Ability to work overtime frequently.
• Ability to travel extended periods of time with frequent overnight stays.
• Ability to handle physical and mental stress associated with working extended hours.
• Regularly reports to work without being late.
• Ability to be physically alert on any shift that is assigned.
• Ability to work up to sixteen (16) hours within a rolling 24-hour period.
• Mature, flexible, and able to command the respect and confidence of inmates or detainees.
• A high tolerance to mental stress.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.