Security Officer

Security Officer

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED equivalency required.
• State of Florida security officer license Class-D.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Professional demeanor under highly stressful circumstances.
• Act independently and give direction as well as receive direction from others.
• Computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Achieve departmental and hospital goals in providing a safe and secure environment for patients and staff.
• Provide 24 hour coverage to hospital patients, employees, and visitors. Including HPC, HHPO, HBS, AMC and other/all off site locations.
• Provide 24 hour assistance as required by administration on call, house managers, department managers, clinical staff and security supervisor’s.
• Make rounds of entire facility lobbies, elevators, exits, hallways, attic, stairwell, parking lots, etc.
• Take proactive measures to prevent theft and incidents.
• Monitor behavior of employees, visitors, and patients to assure safety.
• Member of first responder’s team.
• Maintain training in fire response, disasters, bomb threats, and hazardous materials spills etc.
• Assist with patient restraining and escorting to Psych. Department.
• Escort employees and visitors to vehicles and off site facility locations upon request.
• Transport medical supplies and or staff as requested.
• Investigate incidents, thefts, injuries, and emergency call’s and submits documentation of shift activities to shift supervisors.
• Responsible for driving shuttle bus service for staff and EVAC ambulance service for trauma response on campus.
• Acts independently often making judgments or specific interpretations of hospital and department policies, procedures, and methods relating to safety & security matters.
• Carry out other related duties as they arise and are assigned.
• Participates in the enforcement of hospital policies including the parking policy and tobacco free policy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous Law Enforcement or military experience preferred.
• Prior experience in health care and/or experience in law enforcement/military.