What are the responsibilities and job description for the Security Officer position at Park DuValle Community Health Centers?
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Job Type
Full-time
Description
Job Description
Security Officer
As a Healthcare Safety and Security Officer, you will serve and safeguard Park DuValle healthcare facilities while ensuring a safe and comfortable healing environment for patients, visitors, and employees. A Healthcare Safety and Security Officer detects and prevents any suspicious activity, observe and reports incidents, and provides customer service in a friendly and professional manner. The Healthcare Safety and Security Officer responds to emergencies, calls for services, and conducts their behavior and performance in a professional manner.
Responsibilities
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Job Description
Security Officer
As a Healthcare Safety and Security Officer, you will serve and safeguard Park DuValle healthcare facilities while ensuring a safe and comfortable healing environment for patients, visitors, and employees. A Healthcare Safety and Security Officer detects and prevents any suspicious activity, observe and reports incidents, and provides customer service in a friendly and professional manner. The Healthcare Safety and Security Officer responds to emergencies, calls for services, and conducts their behavior and performance in a professional manner.
Responsibilities
- Observe and remain vigilant for signs of crime, disorder, hazard, and unusual activity.
- Patrol on foot, or via a vehicle to check for unsafe conditions, blocked entryways, security violations, mechanical problems, and unauthorized individuals.
- Sound alarms or calls for police, fire department, or EMS in case of fires, medical emergencies, criminal activities, or presence of unauthorized persons.
- Respond to incidents of fire, medical emergency, bomb threat, flooding, water discharge, elevator emergency, hazardous materials, or inclement weather with calm urgency.
- Provide customer service to our facility by carrying out safety and security procedures, site-specific policies and when appropriate, emergency response activities.
- Respond to incidents and critical situations in a calm, problem solving manner.
- Conduct regular and random patrols around the business and perimeter. Working environments and conditions may vary by facility location.
- Orally and physically de-escalating individuals and situations, as needed.
- Inspect all security devices and fire control equipment.
- Screen patients, visitors, and employees to expedite their admittance to the facilities.
- May also include patient escort, patient watch, provide safety escort, assist and/or transport deceased to morgue.
- Observe and remain vigilant for signs of crime, disorder, hazard, and unusual activity.
- Patrol on foot, or via a vehicle to check for unsafe conditions, blocked entryways, security violations, mechanical problems, and unauthorized individuals.
- Orally and physically de-escalating individuals, as needed.
- Inspect all security devices and fire control equipment.
- Screen members, visitors, and client employees to expedite their admittance to the facility.
- Respond to incidents of fire, medical emergency, bomb threat, flooding, water discharge, elevator emergency, hazardous materials, or inclement weather with calm urgency.
- May also include patient escort, patient watch, provide safety escort, assist and/or transport deceased to morgue.
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- High School diploma or GED required.
- Licensing requirements are subject to state and/or local laws and regulations and may be required prior to employment
- A valid driver’s license will be required for driving positions only.
- Must successfully complete the UofL Health- Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness Training program.
