Security Officer

Responsibilities

• Patrols designated HonorHealth properties, screens visitors, and performs other activities related to the safety and security of staff, patients, and visitors.
• Protects HonorHealth property against theft, fire, vandalism, or other illegal, unsafe, or unauthorized activities.
• Conveys information clearly and accurately, while maintaining a keen awareness of safety protocols and security measures to ensure a safe and secure environment for all.
• Ensures a safe and secure hospital campus by:
• Checking for suspicious activity or safety/fire hazards.
• Investigating and/or reporting hazards, unusual or suspicious circumstances to the appropriate leadership personnel.
• Checking doors and windows of buildings to ensure they are tightly closed and locked; noting in written log any unlocked doors/windows; submitting information to supervisor and/or manager.
• Escorting people/property to desired destination when monies, documents or safety of property or persons are a concern.
• Responding to alarms and dispatched calls and taking appropriate actions.
• Unlocking buildings/doors after checking identification and compliance with hospital policies.
• Enforcing organizational policies (i.e., parking, smoking, badge compliance).
• Assisting in emergency situations by acting as first responder to disturbances/emergencies such as infant abduction alarms, fire alarms, panic alarms, intruder alarms, restraint calls anywhere in hospital or on hospital grounds.
• Making decisions and taking immediate action in emergencies, which may require rapid stair climbing, running/sprinting, moving of heavy equipment and other associated tasks.
• Maintaining order, safety, and protecting personnel and property during emergencies.
• Subduing resisting, aggressive, combative, and distressed individuals when ordered by proper medical authority and in compliance with hospital policy/procedure, using appropriate restraint equipment to prevent injury to individual or others.
• Assisting law enforcement officers and security leadership with protection details, crowd control, and surveillance at large public events.
• Assisting in providing security for mass casualty events including setting up Decon equipment.
• Investigates and/or documents incidents, documents policy violations in citations or emails, maintains a daily log of activities, provides and relays information as directed.
• Completes required training and annual in-services, participates in security department training and continuing education programs including, but not limited to Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Techniques, Self Defense Tactics & Techniques leading to certification in the use of specialized equipment.
• Represents HonorHealth as a brand ambassador for the company by greeting patients/visitors/vendors/staff with a smile, assisting any persons on campus grounds needing direction or campus information, assisting other departments with helping guests while they are otherwise detained, collaborating with community partners.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree or equivalent from a recognized college or trade school - Preferred
• High School Diploma or GED - Required
• 1 year of successful experience in a field related to law enforcement or security in a hospital or healthcare setting preferred but not required.

Skills

• Clear communication skills
• Safety and security protocols knowledge
• Ability to enforce organizational policies
• Emergency response and management skills
• Physical stamina and strength
• Ability to subdue and restrain individuals safely
• Knowledge of nonviolent crisis intervention techniques
• Self-defense tactics and techniques
• Ability to operate specialized equipment