Police Officer - Hospital Police Department

Responsibilities

• Responds appropriately and in a timely manner to any and all emergency situations as well as activated security and panic alarms.
• Participates as a functioning part of the Emergency Response Team to provide or prevent access to the involved area as required in emergency situations.
• Maintains a working knowledge of emergency codes and UNC Hospitals Police response procedures.
• Mediates and resolves conflicts or disturbances involving patients, visitors, or staff. Uses de-escalation techniques to manage potentially volatile situations.
• Affords assistance with mental health patient custody issues and also assists in both arranging transportation to other facilities.
• Polices and crime prevention for the hospital staff, patients, and visitors of UNC Health Care, through law enforcement and crime prevention.
• Patrols campuses and investigates complaints and violations of State laws and local ordinances using the Community Oriented Policing philosophy.
• Enters incident reports into the Police-Pak system in a complete, concise, and proper manner. Investigates and documents all incidents of a criminal nature, including follow up investigations.
• Apprehends and arrests criminals. Submits all paperwork for arrest, felony prosecution reports, and uniform citations in a timely manner.
• Runs criminal history checks and utilizes NCIC/DCI/CJLeads/NCAWARE. Takes custody of found items, secures them properly, and attempts to return property to its owner.
• Investigates lost/stolen/damaged property. Initiates risk assessments on D.O.C. inmates, patients, and employees as required.
• Assists and coordinates activities of outside police agencies. Follows departmental and NC criminal justice standards for the collection and maintenance of evidence.
• Promotes an absence of crime. Properly documents and reports security or safety hazards. Escorts employees, patients, and visitors to parking areas. Provides after hours access to secured areas for authorized personnel.
• Maintains, compiles, and transports patient commitment documents to the magistrate’s office. Interacts with personnel in patrol areas and challenges all suspicious persons encountered.
• Serves warrants, orders, subpoenas, and all our duties as assigned.
• Maintains, compiles, and transports patient commitment documents to the magistrate’s office. Interacts with personnel in patrol areas and challenges all suspicious persons encountered.
• Communicates effectively and in a timely manner with all appropriate members of the Police Dept. and Hospital Community.
• Proactively manages specific assigned areas of responsibility to include the following Security sensitive area management, Light surveys, Airway box surveys, Panic alarm inspections, Access control inspections, Special events coordination, etc.
• Buys positive relationships with hospital staff, patients, and visitors. Provides information and assistance to enhance their sense of security and well-being.
• Conducts parking surveys when requested or required. Enforces applicable parking regulations and writes citations to illegally parked or unauthorized vehicles in a proactive manner.
• Initiates towing of vehicles as required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a certified Law Enforcement Officer.
• Valid North Carolina Driver's license.
• Completed North Carolina’s Basic Law Enforcement Training and hold at least a general certification from the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission (NC CJETSC).
• Out-of-state Candidates Must have successfully completed a Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) course accredited by their state of transfer to be considered. Must not have a break in service from their out-of-state agency exceeding one year.
• All out-of-state candidates will be required to complete a minimum of 56 hours of additional training to be eligible for NC certification and must pass the state exam.
• Candidates must also successfully pass an in-depth background investigation, which includes a review of their driving and criminal history (with no felony convictions), psychological testing, a polygraph examination, drug screening, and a physical examination.
• Must qualify with a passing score with issued duty weapon on the department's qualification course of fire.