Police Officer (Per Diem) - 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 assists in both arranging transportation to other facilities.
• Polices and crime prevention by protecting and serving 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.
• Develops and implements preventative patrol techniques and performs specialized duties to deter crime and promote effective safety and security practices across campuses.
• 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.
• 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.
• Patrols assigned areas to detect and deter criminal activity. 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. Collects, inventories, and secures patient property.
• 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.
• Serves warrants, orders, subpoenas, and all our duties as assigned.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Qualifications

• Ability and willingness to adhere to moral and ethical principles and to possess sound moral character and honesty.
• Ability to work in a cooperative or coordinated effort whether as part of a group or persons acting together as a team or in the interest of a common cause.
• Ability to take the lead or introductory step in activities, responsibilities or decisions and work with a minimal amount of supervision.
• Ability to be one who can be relied upon and to be dependable in achievement, accuracy and honesty.
• Ability to judge, make a decision or form an opinion objectively, authoritatively and wisely especially in matters affecting action, good sense and discretion.
• Ability to exhibit a standing practice of professional character.
• Ability to apply Laws, Ordinances, and Departmental Policies to a broad range of circumstances.