Security Officer

Job Summary

Provides a reasonably safe and secure environment by providing security services for the staff, patients, visitors, and premises as well as being first responders to urgent facility matters.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

• Conducts interior and exterior rounds, observes for safety and security issues, theft, and monitors parking lots.
• Promotes visitor and employee safety by providing door checks, detecting lighting deficiencies, confirming proper operation of elevators, assisting with disruptive individuals, patient restraints, and providing escorts.
• Responds to overhead pages or requests for assistance, including escorting emergency personnel through the building, and provides post-mortem services.
• Provides professional customer service when dealing with complex and dynamic situations, identifies safety and security hazards, and communicates with clinical staff.
• Completes incident reports and shift logs and forwards to appropriate individuals.
• Completes maintenance assistance tasks such as alarm testing, checking life safety equipment, AEDs, oxygen tanks, fire extinguishers, access control, badging, door integrity checks, etc.
• Enforces policies and procedures of the organization.
• Assists with monitoring, reviewing, and investigating incidents using the video management system.
• May operate motor vehicles to patrol.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.

Additional Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must possess an IL FOID.
• Must be willing to become an armed officer while employed with SSM Health.
• Requires successful completion of a psychological evaluation via third party company.
• Requires a valid driver's license in IL and motor vehicle record check.
• All SSM Health standard hiring practices also apply (background check and drug screening).

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of hearing to receive oral communication and hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Constant use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
• Constant lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Frequent standing, twisting and walking.
• Frequent use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, reaching, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing over 50 lbs.
• Occasional keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling, running and lifting/moving patients.

Professional License and/or Certifications

• State of Work Location: Illinois.
• Driving Record - Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) And Driver License - Issued in the United States.
• Firearm Owner Identification Card (FOID) - Illinois State Police.
• Permanent Employee Registration Card (PERC) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
• Or Active Law Enforcement Officer - Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board (ILETSB).

Work Shift

Day Shift

Department

9251000046 SEC - Good Samaritan

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: provides upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

Equal Opportunity Employer

SSM Health values the skills and talents that each team member brings to our organization. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more.