What are the responsibilities and job description for the Security Officer position at St Anthony Hospital?
Security Officer – Security Department
Night Shift, FTE Full-Time
Saint Anthony Hospital is a diverse and community-centric organization your career can thrive in, while addressing the health and wellness challenges that families in our neighborhood face. Our employees deliver on our mission and achieve success by working together to provide excellent customer service and patient care.
As part of Saint Anthony Hospital’s commitment to providing the highest quality health care, we will be building a new state-of-the-art hospital to serve as an anchor to the Focal Point Community Campus. Learn more at focalpointchicago.org.
Position Purpose:
- Provides security for patients, employees and visitors.
- Protects hospital buildings, assets and premises.
Essential Functions:
- Patrols hospital buildings and premises to prevent fire, theft, vandalism, and intruders. Reports safety and/or fire hazards or security violations.
- Controls parking and traffic flow in parking areas; enforces parking regulations.
- Secures and/or unlocks offices and facilities. Secures patient valuables or lost and found articles; maintains logs of items received.
- Monitors conduct of visitors on hospital premises; confronts unauthorized persons for questioning as needed.
- Responds to inquiries for advice or assistance from hospital personnel, students and visitors; provides assistance with restraints of patients as needed.
- Transports personnel and equipment in hospital owned vehicles. Escorts personnel to parking lots and hospital buildings as requested.
- Participates in investigations; maintains records and prepares incident reports and other documents pertinent to security activities. Maintains department records, reports and files as required.
General Job requirements:
- Minimum - 20 hour Basic Security Training Certification
- Posses Valid Illinois driver’s license
- Knowledge of conflict resolution and management of aggression
- Ability to work in a fast paced environment
- Posses customer services skills
- Posses organizational skills
- Ability to write reports
Saint Anthony Hospital Highlights:
- Saint Anthony Hospital is an independent, nonprofit, faith-based, acute care, community hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the families on the West Side and Southwest Side of Chicago.
- Saint Anthony Hospital has been certified as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission.
- Saint Anthony Hospital offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits program for employees and their families.
- Saint Anthony Hospital employs and teaches some of the city’s brightest, most innovative resident physicians and medical students.
