Security Officer - As Needed

Summary

Enforces policies and procedures with all patients/residents, visitors and staff. Patrols and secures facility buildings and grounds as assigned.

Job Description

• Monitors conduct of visitors on premises and confronts unauthorized persons for questioning.
• Reports safety, fire hazards or security violations.
• Responds to all requests for assistance from employees, patients/residents and visitors.
• Assists with any and all situation; i.e., problem-solving with positive outcomes.
• May escort personnel to and from parking areas as requested.
• Maintains records and prepares incident reports and other documents pertinent to security activities.
• Ability to work with all age groups.
• Must be able to prioritize calls for service in order of urgency based on safety needs.
• Security officers are expected to work in highly stressful situations in which they are to de-escalate the situation as soon as possible.
• All security officers are requires to maintain awareness of local laws which affect the way individuals conduct themselves on private property.
• The necessary skills that are required involve the following: communicate effectively with all customers, ability to write professional reports, demonstrate the physical ability to perform basic security officers functions as trained.
• This position may have access to areas where medications are stored in order to perform their specific job related functions.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• College or vocational education is preferred.
• Prior experience healthcare security, contract security and/or law enforcement is highly preferred.
• May require a current valid driver's license with Sanford insurability dependent upon region.
• Basic certification by International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety preferred within one year of hire.