SECURITY BADGING TECH -

Department: Security – UH | FTE: 1.00 | Full Time | Rotating Shift

About the role

The Security Badging Tech maintains secure, compliant, and efficient physical access at UNMH, safeguarding patients, employees, visitors, and sensitive hospital areas in a regulated healthcare environment. The incumbent delivers specialized technical and administrative support for badging, access control, key management, panic alarm systems, vendor check-in, and related security technologies. This role upholds the integrity of confidential data and systems, processes access requests promptly, issues/revokes credentials, and conducts audits. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. No patient care assignment.

Responsibilities

• Badge Management: Manage UNMH and Health System badge access system, including issuing new badges, ending access for terminated employees, data entry, troubleshooting entry problems, obtaining and controlling badge supplies, processing lost badge requests, and other badge-related tasks.
• Key Management: Assist with issuing and collecting keys; process and clear returned keys; maintain accurate records within the key database; and ensure proper control and inventory of all organizational keys.
• Correspondence: Assist in managing the Security Badging Office shared email inbox; draft and distribute confidential communications; and respond promptly to routine inquiries regarding departmental operations, policies, and procedures.
• Systems Maintenance: Maintain and manage the online security request system; review and process urgent requests promptly; ensure all actions comply with applicable systems, policies, and procedures. Oversee the Canopy personal panic alarm system; input and update required employee information; activate alarms for new staff and deactivate access upon employee separation; troubleshoot and resolve system issues.
• Audits: Oversee and conduct routine and special audits; track and document lost or stolen badges and keys; perform periodic reviews of badge access permissions to ensure accuracy.
• Lost & Found: Process lost and found items.
• Vendors: Facilitate the sign-in process for approved vendors by verifying credentials within the authorized vendor database and ensuring compliance with the UNMH Vendor Visitor Procedure.
• Data Entry: Accurately enter required information into the badge access system for individual users and large pre-scheduled groups; verify data for completeness and ensure timely processing.
• Scheduling: Assist with scheduling large groups for badging as assigned or needed; independently plan, organize, and prioritize workload to ensure all scheduling activities are completed accurately and on time.
• Clerical Duties: Perform clerical functions as needed, such as filing, typing, preparing minutes, reception desk coverage, photocopying, and scanning.
• Transactions: Manage petty cash and collect payments for lost or stolen badges and keys; process daily cash transactions, reconcile credit card slips, and perform other financial duties as required; prepare and submit weekly cash deposits to the bank and hospital finance department.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED equivalent (required).
• Associate Degree or education specialization in a related discipline (preferred).
• No minimum experience required.
• Bilingual proficiency in English/Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, Navajo, or Spanish (preferred).

Benefits

• 17% shift differential for Weekday Nights.
• 26% shift differential for Weekend Nights.
• 15% shift differential for Weekend Days.

Working Conditions

• No or minimal hazard, physical risk, office environment.