Security Officer (2026-0910)

Job ID: 2026-0910 | Location: VMC Main Campus, Renton, WA | Department: Security | Shift: Days | Type: Full Time | FTE: 1 | Hours: 40

About the role

The Security Officer provides reasonable security and safety for visitors, patients, employees, and physicians at Valley Medical Center, enforcing administrative policies, patrolling facilities, monitoring CCTV, maintaining vehicles, issuing badges, offering escorts, traffic control, fire education, and assisting with patient directions and departmental liaison duties.

Responsibilities

• Provides reasonable security and safety for visitors, patients, employees and physicians at Valley Medical Center.
• Oversees enforcement of administrative policies, prevents crimes against property, and performs initial investigation as needed.
• Locks and unlocks as necessary for opening and closing of the building, depending upon appropriate shift.
• Patrols exterior and interior of building per assigned shift.
• Monitors CCTV system and operates various electronic monitoring equipment.
• Is aware of lobby conditions and environment of care, communicates with environmental services and facilities for assistance if unable to resolve unacceptable appearance.
• Monitors the ED lobby to maintain a safe and comfortable environment for patients, staff and visitors.
• Maintains vehicles – gas, oil, fluid levels, and cleans vehicle when requested.
• Provides escorts when needed.
• Able to open and operate the Command Center until relieved.
• Enforces parking violations in parking lots and parking garage.
• Provides fire education to all staff on all shifts.
• Provides traffic control when requested.
• Able to perform security duties in and around construction projects.
• Assists patients by providing directions, answering questions and acting as liaison with other departments.
• Answers incoming calls and provides assistance to ED patients and visitors.
• Issues badges to staff and visitors.
• Communicates issues to management if unable to provide resolution and service recovery.
• Actively participates in workflow design or process improvement work groups as assigned by manager or lead