Security Guard

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Patrols buildings and grounds for suspicious persons or activities; investigates unusual disturbances on the premises to maintain peace and order;
• Inspects equipment to detect any tampering or irregularities such as leaking pipes, fire hazards, etc.
• Provides security for building interior, exterior, and grounds to protect property, patients, employees, and visitors from the threat of danger or harm from injury, fire theft, or intrusion.
• Provides internal building security by monitoring doors, locks, windows, equipment, tools, and supplies and inspects and documents damage, theft, vandalism, or other suspicious activities.
• Provides protection and security for patients, visitors, and employees by monitoring, surveying, apprehending, and detaining, as appropriate, suspicious or offending persons or property until police or other law enforcement officials arrive.
• Provides emergency services to prevent fire, theft, vandalism, and illegal entry.
• Escorts patients, visitors, and employees to and from parking areas upon request.
• Maintains records, a tour of duty and incident log, logs and journals of daily rounds and inspections or suspicious activities and incidences.
• Aids employees with urgent and emergency patient care by coordinating onsite medical personnel access, including clearing, directing, and maintaining ambulance parking, door entrances, and corridors while maintaining security and confidentiality.
• Aid in emergencies, such as natural disasters, criminal acts in progress, medical emergencies, and similar situations.
• Performs fire monitoring duties during fire drills, including critiquing fire drill responses, completing the necessary documentation, and forwards documentation to responsible safety personnel.
• Reports all disturbances to a supervisor or the Police Department, as necessary and required by policies and procedures.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of the Tohono O'odham culture, customs, and traditions.
• Knowledge of hospital rules, regulations, and procedures applicable to the facility's security and surrounding property.
• Knowledge of methods and techniques of surveillance and surveillance tools and equipment.
• Knowledge of building, gas, water and electrical shut-off in case of emergency.
• Knowledge of established rules, regulations, and legal authorities to perform duties and responsibilities within prescribed limitation on the use of detention authority, the use of force.
• Knowledge of the rights of individuals.
• Skill in providing superior customer service for both internal and external customers.
• Skill in using judgment in identifying conditions and applying the proper procedures and techniques and applying specific actions.
• Skill in operating two-way communications equipment.
• Skill in communicating efficiently and effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Skill in ensuring public trust, both on duty and off-duty by lawful conduct and the avoidance of, or appearance of any criminal acts(s).
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other employees and the general public.
• Skill in engaging personal initiative to carry out recurring assignments independently.