Security Officer

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Security Officer, you will perform essential security duties under general supervision, helping to provide a safe and secure hospital environment for patients, employees, and visitors.

 

Every day you will lock/unlock doors, assist in the Emergency Department, remain alert for fire/safety hazards, control access to the facility, respond to all emergency codes, and help enforce hospital policies in accordance with established procedures.

 

To be successful in this role, you will possess strong observational skills, a professional demeanor, and the ability to respond effectively to emergency situations. Your commitment to maintaining a secure environment and adhering to hospital policies is essential.

 

• Protecting staff, patients, and visitors by responding to calls for assistance in a timely and prudent manner. Calls may include incidents such as violent or unruly patients, visitors, crimes committed or in progress, or to emergency codes, and requests for opening doors. Patrol the facility and grounds by foot or vehicle; monitor security alarms and dispatch officers promptly to location(s) where needed; and report unsafe acts or conditions.
• Knowledge of and ability to implement the measures necessary to safeguard an organization’s employees and visitors.
• Reports HIPAA breaches if witnessed; investigates security breaches, conducts investigations, and writes incident reports.
• Ensures that all activities are logged and that incident reports are accurately completed, clear, concise, legible, and submitted in a timely manner.
• Reports all unsafe conditions or work hazards; aware of environment; uses common sense; adheres to patient/visitor identification policies.
• Employ required tools, techniques, and technologies to minimize losses due to breaches of physical premises security.
• Use appropriate emergency and radio codes in dispatching security officers while knowing hospital campus to ensure that dispatches are to the right location.
• Participates appropriately in disaster drills; understands their role in emergency situations.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.
• Six (6) months experience as security officer in a healthcaresetting or Law enforcement or military service; or One (1) yearexperience as a security officer.
• SECURITY:CA (Guard Card); BLS-CPR within 90 days

Preferred

• International Association of Healthcare Security Services (IAHSS) Basic course within 90 days of employment.
• If at any time facility obtains a company vehicle/golf cart and requires the position to operate a motor vehicle; guard will require AUTO:CA and DRVDMV within 30 days.

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1875, for more than a century, Holy Cross Hospital � Salt Lake has provided high-quality healthcare for residents of the Salt Lake Valley. Conveniently located near the heart of the city, this historic acute care hospital remains one of the most trusted medical centers in all of Utah. Our team is focused on providing patients with leading-edge medical expertise and compassionate care at every turn. We are highly motivated and compassionate people, using advanced systems and technology to become the healthcare provider of choice and to improve the quality of life for the individuals and communities we serve. We offer comprehensive orthopedic care, wound care, 24/7 Geriatric, psychiatric and cardiac services, life flight services and are a State-certified heart attack center. Holy Cross Hospital � Salt Lake offers an opportunity to find a fulfilling career in a thriving community with quick access to parks, canyons, winter sports, Climbing, backpacking, and the picturesque Wasatch range of the Rocky Mountains.