Security Officer

About the role

This position patrols the facilities and grounds; assists with the welfare and safety of personnel and patients; investigates critical incidents; assists employees, patients and visitors; interfaces with emergency response agencies; secures doors; monitors parking and traffic control.

Responsibilities

• Responds to all emergency codes for assistance and control.
• Patrols and inspects facility frequently to assist in maintaining a safer and more secure environment.
• Affords assistance with security related matters, mediate disputes, conduct interviews, conduct searches, enforces parking regulations and traffic control.
• Serves as a security subject matter expert.
• Assists medical staff in restraining and handling troubled/combative patients.
• Ensures security policies are being followed.
• Patrols unoccupied areas and sets the alarms when appropriate.
• Locks and unlocks facility doors at prescribed times.
• Conducts money pick-ups from departments, logs pick-ups and successfully delivers the contents to the appropriate destination department.
• Releases bodies from the morgue, ensuring that all paperwork is complete.
• Checks alarms to ensure they are in proper working order.
• Escorts patients, visitors and employees when required for security purposes.
• Participates in security lead training designed for staff.
• Maintains current knowledge of applicable laws and regulations.
• Performs “citizen arrest” and demonstrate critical thinking skills during extremely stressful situations as needed.
• Appropriately and effectively utilizes assigned non-lethal weapon according to policy and training.
• Investigates and completes written reports of complaints, critical security incidents and unusual activities involving patients, employees and visitors.
• Maintains an accurate log of all relevant security activities during each shift.
• Professionally testifies in criminal court, state hearings and review boards when required.

Requirements

• Maintain required security certifications.
• Possess a valid driver’s license and be eligible for coverage under the company auto insurance policy.
• Ability to make accurate observations and exercise good independent judgment in a variety of situations (including emergencies).
• Ability to write comprehensive security reports.
• Successfully complete all required security departmental training, including department specific annual training and mandatory training as assigned.
• Successfully complete Banner Health Basic Officer Academy.
• Possess the ability to perform physical requirements of the position.
• Capable of demonstrating the ability to perform physical requirements through the successful completion of similarly related skills testing.

Qualifications

• Must possess a Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
• Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital must sign a Criminal History Affidavit upon hire.