Security Guard

Join Our Team as a Security Guard at Hawaii Island Community Health Center!

Are you passionate about ensuring the safety and well-being of others? At Hawaii Island Community Health Center, we are dedicated to providing quality, integrated, and accessible healthcare to our community. As a Security Guard, you will play a crucial role in maintaining a secure and welcoming environment for our patients, staff, and visitors.

Your commitment to vigilance and your proactive approach to security will help us continue to offer a safe space where everyone can receive the care they need. If you are ready to make a meaningful impact and be part of a team that values compassion and excellence, we invite you to apply for this rewarding position.

POSITION FUNCTION SUMMARY

Under the general direction of the Chief Operating Officer, the Security Guard’s duties are in support of the mission, goals and objectives of the WHCHC. The Security Guard will be responsible for providing security and safety of WHCHC property and personnel.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This position may have various work assignments within WHCHC. This description is intended to be generic in nature, and as such it does not detail all duties and responsibilities of the particular job assignment. Various duties, responsibilities and accountabilities may be assigned to an incumbent in this position depending on the specific job assignment, and may include but not be limited to the following:

POSITION SPECIFICATIONS

Requirements of Position

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Observes, documents and reports activities and incidents at an assigned clinic site, providing for the security and safety of property and personnel.
• Watches for and documents irregular or unusual conditions that may create security concerns or safety hazards.
• Sounds alarms or calls police or fire department in case of fire or presence of unauthorized persons.
• Preserves order and may act to enforce regulations and directives pertaining to personnel, visitors, and premises.
• Warns violators of rule infractions, such as loitering, smoking or carrying forbidden articles.
• Patrols assigned site on foot; checks for unsafe conditions, hazards, unlocked doors, security violations, blocked entrances and exits, mechanical problems, and unauthorized persons.
• Protects evidence or scene of incident in the event of accidents, emergencies, or security investigations.
• Responds to incidents of fire, medical emergency, bomb threat, flooding, water discharge, elevator emergency, hazardous materials, inclement weather, and other incidents.
• Monitors parking lots to ensure only authorized vehicles are parked during working hours.
• Investigates and prepares reports on accidents, incidents, and suspicious activities.
• Provides assistance to patients, employees and visitors in a courteous and professional manner.
• Does not loiter in lobbies, clinics or breakrooms outside of lunch hour.
• Additional duties may be assigned, and functions may be modified, according to business necessity.

Education, Experience and Skills:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Obtain and maintain required local and/or state security licensure. This includes having a criminal background evaluation, completing the required classroom instruction hours with a Board improved instructor and submitting to a Hawaii State fingerprint check through the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test.

Language Skills:

• Ability to interact cordially and communicate with the public
• Ability to take the initiative and help anticipate problems before they occur
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Active listening skills
• Ability to assess and evaluate situations effectively
• Ability to identify critical issues quickly and accurately
• Attention to detail

Confidential and Sensitive Information:

Because the employee has access to personal and professional data regarding individual employees and their families, personal data regarding individual patients and the families, and/or sensitive company financial data, an essential job result is the maintenance of a high level of confidentiality of the information processed by the employee. Violation of this confidence may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

The foregoing position description is not all-inclusive of the duties that may be assigned to the employee. In order to ensure maximum flexibility and efficiency and to encourage cross training, employees will be assigned additional duties as deemed necessary or desirable by HICHC.