Security Officer-Security Department-Mount Sinai West-Full Time/Nights/Weekends

Description

Patrols and secures hospital property, employees, patients and visitors. Consults with and keeps supervisor informed of activities, needs and problems in assigned areas.

Responsibilities

• Patrols hospital buildings and premises to prevent fire, theft, vandalism, and intruders
• Monitor conduct of visitors on hospital premises; conform unauthorized persons for questioning as need
• Reports safety and/or fire hazards or security violations
• Responds to inquiries for advice or assistance from hospital personnel, and visitors
• Participates in investigations; maintains records and prepares incident reports and other documents pertinent to security activities
• Secures and/or unlocks offices and facilities as required
• Secures patient valuables or lost and found articles; maintain logs of items received
• Maintains established hospital and department policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control
• Maintains department supplies and equipment in working order. Requisitions supplies and equipment as needed or informs supervisor of needed equipment
• Uses hospital vehicles in the event of an emergency to secure emergency supplies of life saving equipment outside the institution
• Provides restraints of psychiatric patients as needed
• Escorts personnel to parking lots and hospital buildings

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency
• A minimum of one year experience as a security officer in an institutional setting or in a law enforcement setting
• New York State Security Guard certification

Pay

$26.54 - $29.24 Hourly

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