Security Guard

North Star Health Alliance – Carthage Area Hospital, Carthage, NY | Full‑Time, night shift (6:45 p.m.–7:15 a.m.) | Posted 09/24/2026 | Requisition # 9795

About the role

The Security Guard is responsible for policing hospital buildings and grounds to prevent fire, theft, vandalism, and illegal entry. The guard assists staff with unruly visitors and patients, alleviates facility safety and environmental conditions, and intervenes with patients as directed by medical staff, using both verbal and non‑verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Periodically tour buildings and grounds, examining doors, windows, and gates for security and tampering.
• Check all hospital doors on an hourly basis.
• File a completed Daily Activity Report (DAR) each shift and email it to the appropriate directors at shift end.
• Check physician offices and mobile units at least twice per shift.
• Patrol parking lots throughout the shift, using cameras or foot patrol.
• Confront unauthorized persons for questioning, route or detain them, or contact police for assistance as appropriate.
• Alert hospital staff and fire department personnel in the event a fire needs to be extinguished.
• Patrol hospital grounds to detect unauthorized persons or vehicles, both physically and via cameras.
• Check vehicles for compliance with restricted‑area parking (fire zones, turnarounds, ambulance entrances, reserved spaces).
• Inspect exterior lighting and access routes to emergency and fire entrances.
• Escort personnel to and from parking lots or between buildings as requested.
• Answer visitors’ questions regarding locations of offices, rooms, and other areas within the hospital.

Qualifications

• Previous security experience; holders of Guard Cards will be prioritized.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English and follow written and oral instructions.
• Up to three months on‑the‑job training to learn the location of safety and plant equipment.
• Valid New York State unarmed security guard license or equivalent (e.g., police or corrections officer).
• Physical ability to lift up to 100 lb (maximum) and frequently lift or carry objects up to 50 lb; stand up to 8 hours, walk, climb stairs and ladders while on duty.
• Clear field of vision to detect unauthorized persons, malfunctioning equipment, or fire, both indoors and outdoors.

Pay

Base pay range: $19.64 – $25.04 per hour (good‑faith representation; may be modified based on experience, qualifications, internal equity, location, and contracts). An overnight shift differential of $1.75 per hour is added to the base rate.

Schedule

Primary shift is overnight, 6:45 p.m. – 7:15 a.m. The guard will also be rotated to work days as needed on Saturdays and Sundays.