Security Officer MC

Job Summary

GENERAL SUMMARY/ OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
Receiving general direction from the Security Manager, Supervisor or designee, enforces Hospital regulations, provides a safe and secure environment for Hospital patients, visitors and employees by enforcing Hospital security regulations and by continuously watching for and timely reporting potential safety hazards and unusual occurrences through patrol of assigned areas. Investigates complaints or potential criminal conduct; assists in restraining patients as necessary;

provides protective services. Possesses and exhibits extraordinarily strong customer service skills. Under the authority of a special state police license, responsible for the arrest of criminal suspects.

Responsibilities:

• Patrols assigned areas, giving particular attention to those areas where security problems have occurred. Identifies unsafe conditions and improperly secured areas/property to help prevent theft, injuries or damages to Hospital property, patients, visitors and employees. Maintains strict confidentiality at all times.
• Investigates thefts, shortages and other complaints involving potential criminal misconduct by questioning individuals involved with specific incidents; notifies appropriate law enforcement agencies of potential/real civil or criminal misconduct and detains suspicious individuals as appropriate; when authorized will make arrests as appropriate; participates in subsequent court proceedings as required. Prepares and submits written reports in a complete and accurate manner; makes notations in log of all incidents;
  
  keeps Supervisor informed at all times.
• Maintains accountability for valuables/property and forms of evidence coming into incumbent's custody; ensures safekeeping; maintains documentation.
• Performs as Dispatcher utilizing "state of the art" integrated security systems; radio dispatches personnel to respond to occurrences and phone calls for assistance; provides and maintains documentation.
• Participates in assistance with workplace and domestic victims; responds to medical emergencies; when authorized assists in the restraint of patients; involved in the protection of dignitaries; controls pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
• Voluntary participation in diverse departmental committees, task forces and teams. These include but are not limited to “Customer Service,” “Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design,” “Systems Overview,” “Workplace Violence and Prevention,” “Infant and Child Protection,” “Community Policing,” “3
  
  Rs (Recruitment, Recognition, Retention),” “Marketing,” and “Training.”
• Cross trains in other locations beyond normally assigned workplace.
• Ensures all required training is up-to-date and maintains individual database training records and reports errors to appropriate supervisor or manager.
• Maintains all hospital issued uniforms and equipment.
• Conducts a wide range of customer services.
• May have to work other shifts and/or locations as necessary.
• Other duties as necessary or assigned.
• FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY:
  Responsible for maintaining all hospital issued uniforms and equipment (including but not limited to vehicles, radios, computer equipment, cameras, etc.).

Qualifications:

• Strong interpersonal, communication and customer service skills. Recognize, acknowledge, respect and effectively interact with people of different ages and cultures, establish positive relationships, gain trust and respect of others.
• Ability to deal with, and effectively deescalate, anxious/stressed people and manage aggression.
• Effectively manage a high volume of activity; handle a variety of diverse and stressful situations and crisis management scenarios.
• Works effectively both independently and in teams. Able to multitask.
• Strong problem solving, critical and analytical thinking, good judgment, prioritizing, industrious and creative resolutions for positive outcomes.
• Customer service skills; accessible, energetic, concerned, empathetic, positive attitude, collaborative and flexible. Displays positive image, tact and diplomacy, active listener, articulate.
• Demonstrates understanding of community policing, risk analysis and crime prevention concepts and…