Public Safety Lead Officer - Full Time Evenings

Position Summary

Under minimal to no supervision, performs the duties of a Public Safety Acting Lead Officer for the Public Safety department. Implements skills and knowledge learned from current department training, practices and procedures including all formal training and experience.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Shift leadership role in the absence of the Shift Supervisor
• Participates in facility wide training on behalf of the Public Safety Department and in coordination with the VIWP instructor
• Conduct vehicle and foot patrol procedures to assure a safer, more secure environment for employees, physicians, patients and guests
• Absence of the Shift Supervisor, assists with departmental in-service notifications, implementations and observations
• Attendance monitoring and documentation of assigned shift employees
• Provides insight on departmental policy review
• Timely responses to calls for service
• Comprehensive radio communications proficiency
• Ensuring command center security is alert and uncompromised
• Incident investigations of all minor and major facility interactions, including all criminal investigations
• Completion of all assigned reports, daily logs and required forms to assure timely and complete documentation of security department activity
• Participates in departmental new hire training program
• Provides high quality professional services to employees, patients, physicians and guests in and around the hospital facility to assure continuous flow of information in and out of the command center to all appropriate security personnel and emergency agencies
• Conducts himself/herself in a professional manner, consistent with the authority of the job
• Maintain knowledge, skills and ability to perform all assigned computer functions within the command center in order to assure continuous service to the hospital facility for ID badges, surveillance as well as clerical software
• Reporting safety violations to appropriate leadership or department personnel
• Safety and security response to all audible fire alarms within the hospital facility
• Access control at assigned posts
• Expanded knowledge of the CCTV system and checkpoint system in addition to clerical software and ability to effectively monitor all surveillance cameras
• Document investigative information regarding complaints against Public Safety staff, in addition to hospital staff and ensure all incidents are categorized appropriately
• Maintain external relationship with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies

Qualifications/Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent certification required
• Completion of a Law Enforcement POST-Training Regular Basic Course Academy with valid proof of certification or completion of the Basic Course Modular Format constitutes satisfaction of the Regular Basic Course is preferred
• Training requirement is delivered in a three-level instructional sequence. Successful completion of the Module III (144 hours), Module II (189 hours) and Module I (394 hours) with valid proof of certification required
• A Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Administration of Justice/Criminal Justice is also preferred
• Extensive work history in the field of public safety/security/law enforcement and/or military may be considered in lieu of education and POST certification however, the Public Safety leadership team will make the determination, what experience level may be accepted
• Training in cultural diversity or sensitivity a plus
• Valid CA guard card required
• Current CPI certification (instructor or participant) or must obtain within 90 days of hire
• 1 to 3 years minimum experience working in health care environment, specifically Public Safety/Security
• Current AHA Basic Life Support certification required. CPR acceptable for the first 60 days of employment
• Military experience with an emphasis in military police a plus
• Excellent guest relations skills required
• Computer literacy required
• Expertise conducting complex investigations
• Experience conducting interviews and obtaining investigative information for report writing
• Ability to provide detailed reports of collected data and findings
• Strong attention to detail with commitment to accuracy and quality