P/T LEAD HOSPITAL OFFICER

Benefits Information

Equal Opportunity Employer
This position pays $36.95/Hr when assigned as a Lead for hospital guard services.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a lead worker responsible for providing supervision for detainees in a hospital.
• Maintains custody and control of the detainees in the hospital at all times.
• Fulfills restraint protocols outlined in the Medical Guarding Procedures.
• Ensures restraints utilized do not interfere with medical procedures or harm the detainee.
• Ensures positioning is always within eyesight of the detainee.
• Ensures detainees do not receive outside visitors, unless required by contract or court order.
• Ensures detainees are not allowed to make telephone calls unless required by contract.
• Completes all necessary paperwork and reports in an accurate and thorough manner.
• Turns all reports into the Transportation Supervisor according to the policies and procedures described.
• Completes duty log detailing all events that take place during the shift.
• Immediately reports all unusual events to the Transportation Supervisor.
• Ensures that detainees are properly secured prior to leaving the hospital.
• Ensures that all safety measures are followed at all times, including but not limited to, all applicable federal, state, municipal and organizational laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent certification required.
• Possession of applicable state requisites for employment.
• Three (3) years of continuous law enforcement related experience which includes at least two (2) years as a lead supervisor or supervisor OR successful completion of GEO’s Supervision Training Course (certificate must be provided.)
• Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
• Must possess a State Firearms License.
• Must possess a personal sidearm meeting company standards and use an approved Level III retention holster.
• Must possess a State Security Guard License.
• Must have completed an approved training program resulting in a certification of satisfactory completion in Corrections, Law Enforcement, or Military.
• Certification in Corrections, Law Enforcement, or Military.
• Able to work overtime frequently.
• Able to travel extended periods of time with frequent overnight stays.
• Able to handle physical and mental stress associated with working extended hours.
• Able to regularly report to work without being late.
• Able to be physically alert on any shift that is assigned.
• Able 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 and staff and possess a high tolerance to mental stress.
• Able to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.