What are the responsibilities and job description for the Security Guard I - Full Time Days with Alternating Weekends position at Long Island Community Hospital?
Long Island Community Hospital has served this richly diverse region as a patient-first community hospital for more than 60 years. As Long Island's only independent community hospital, we are 100% committed to becoming the community's healthcare provider of choice with our greatly enhanced services including the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, our highly-advanced heart disease diagnosis and treatment facility, our new modern surgical pavilion, our unique ER approach, and our high-touch services including women's imaging, sleep laboratory and orthopedics and more. These services are delivered with the highest level of compassion by our LI Community Hospital staff - Long Islanders with an unmistakable mix of courage and heart who care about the people right here in our community and whose sole purpose is to provide personalized comfort. For more information, go to licommunityhospital.org, and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.
Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Security Guard I - Full Time Days 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM Monday-Friday with Alternating Weekends
In this role, the successful candidate Long Island Community Hospital serves a diverse population of patients including those with special needs at all stages of the life cycle All Security Guards demonstrates the ability to deal effectively with various age groups in order to provide a safe and secure environment The unique physical and psychosocial needs of patients relative to age specific requirements are considered in the provision of security services Communication skills must be demonstrated through age specific interactions that enhance customer satisfaction
Job Responsibilities:
Stays highly visible as deterrence to crime
Patrols assigned areas of the facility and grounds on foot
Verbally confronts/questions patients and visitors not conforming to Hospital rules and regulations and ask them to adhere to them
Verbally confronts/questions any unauthorized individuals on Hospital grounds
Responds to all calls for security related issues
Responds to all security incidents and potential security incidents as notified by hospital personnel
Takes control of all security incidents and potential security incidents as needed bring them to a safe and rapid conclusion
Responds to all ambulance calls to aid the ambulance crew locating the patient and anything needed to safely aid the ambulance crew and their job of getting the patient to the hospital
Responds to Dr Heavy to take charge of crowd control and assist as needed by Nurse Manager/Administrator on duty
Directs and monitors vehicle traffic in and around the hospital to maintain a safe environment.
Reviews parking on grounds to notify any vehicle operator when blocking open access or parked illegally
Maintains traffic control when needed during emergency situations to allow for emergency vehicles to enter and egress the grounds.
Maintains open area for ambulance parking as needed for patient care services
Directs employees patients and visitors to all appropriate areas of the hospital
Assists patients with special needs to enter or egress the facility as needed
Escort employees patients and visitors to hospital parking lot when requested
Directs patients and visitors to waiting areas of the hospital to prevent blocking open areas and hallways
Directs employees patients and visitors to adhere to SCDOH and other regulatory agencies directives regarding loitering/smoking at facility entrance
Performs Other Departmental Duties As Required
Provides additional department job function driver/messenger as determined by the Security Manager to maintain department operations
Approaches new challenges and/or job changes with a positive attitude and communicates it to other department staff
Takes initiative and corrects safety issues as discovered to prevent potential injury and communicates it to Security Manager
Performs related general office and record keeping tasks including daily log incident reports missing property and other reports requested by the Security Manager
Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a High school diploma or equivalency Successful completion of the training course which satisfies the minimum criteria recommended by the New York State Security Guard Advisory Council Continued education through technical seminars workshops etc participation in departmental meetings in services and attention to hospital memorandum Good interpersonal skills demonstrable in interactions with staff administrators patients and visitors American Heart Association HeartSaver First AID/CPR certification and de escalation required.
Required Licenses: Security Guard Reg-NYS
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
Long Island Community Hospital provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.
Long Island Community Hospital is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.
If you wish to view Long Island Community Hospital's EEO policies, please click here. Please click here to view the Federal "EEO is the law" poster or visit https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm for more information.
Long Island Community Hospital provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $37,584.69 - $50,700.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
To view the Pay Transparency Notice, please click here
Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Security Guard I - Full Time Days 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM Monday-Friday with Alternating Weekends
In this role, the successful candidate Long Island Community Hospital serves a diverse population of patients including those with special needs at all stages of the life cycle All Security Guards demonstrates the ability to deal effectively with various age groups in order to provide a safe and secure environment The unique physical and psychosocial needs of patients relative to age specific requirements are considered in the provision of security services Communication skills must be demonstrated through age specific interactions that enhance customer satisfaction
Job Responsibilities:
Stays highly visible as deterrence to crime
Patrols assigned areas of the facility and grounds on foot
Verbally confronts/questions patients and visitors not conforming to Hospital rules and regulations and ask them to adhere to them
Verbally confronts/questions any unauthorized individuals on Hospital grounds
Responds to all calls for security related issues
Responds to all security incidents and potential security incidents as notified by hospital personnel
Takes control of all security incidents and potential security incidents as needed bring them to a safe and rapid conclusion
Responds to all ambulance calls to aid the ambulance crew locating the patient and anything needed to safely aid the ambulance crew and their job of getting the patient to the hospital
Responds to Dr Heavy to take charge of crowd control and assist as needed by Nurse Manager/Administrator on duty
Directs and monitors vehicle traffic in and around the hospital to maintain a safe environment.
Reviews parking on grounds to notify any vehicle operator when blocking open access or parked illegally
Maintains traffic control when needed during emergency situations to allow for emergency vehicles to enter and egress the grounds.
Maintains open area for ambulance parking as needed for patient care services
Directs employees patients and visitors to all appropriate areas of the hospital
Assists patients with special needs to enter or egress the facility as needed
Escort employees patients and visitors to hospital parking lot when requested
Directs patients and visitors to waiting areas of the hospital to prevent blocking open areas and hallways
Directs employees patients and visitors to adhere to SCDOH and other regulatory agencies directives regarding loitering/smoking at facility entrance
Performs Other Departmental Duties As Required
Provides additional department job function driver/messenger as determined by the Security Manager to maintain department operations
Approaches new challenges and/or job changes with a positive attitude and communicates it to other department staff
Takes initiative and corrects safety issues as discovered to prevent potential injury and communicates it to Security Manager
Performs related general office and record keeping tasks including daily log incident reports missing property and other reports requested by the Security Manager
Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a High school diploma or equivalency Successful completion of the training course which satisfies the minimum criteria recommended by the New York State Security Guard Advisory Council Continued education through technical seminars workshops etc participation in departmental meetings in services and attention to hospital memorandum Good interpersonal skills demonstrable in interactions with staff administrators patients and visitors American Heart Association HeartSaver First AID/CPR certification and de escalation required.
Required Licenses: Security Guard Reg-NYS
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
Long Island Community Hospital provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.
Long Island Community Hospital is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.
If you wish to view Long Island Community Hospital's EEO policies, please click here. Please click here to view the Federal "EEO is the law" poster or visit https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm for more information.
Long Island Community Hospital provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $37,584.69 - $50,700.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
To view the Pay Transparency Notice, please click here
Salary : $37,585 - $50,700
