Police Officer

Public Safety Police Officer

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Job Summary:

The Public Safety Police Officer works under the direct supervision of the Public Safety Supervisor (Police Sergeants) for assigned shift. In conjunction with and under the direction of the Police Sergeants, the Public Safety Police Officer is responsible for ensuring work is performed according to departmental policies and standards. This position makes informed decisions, within established departmental guidelines, to serve the Medical Center community and provide a safe and secure environment for all patients, visitors and employees of the BIDMC community.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Responsible for ensuring operational efficiency, planning, scheduling and incident response.
• He/she is responsible for maintaining community relations.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship with the Police Sergeants and the Public Safety staff.
• Exercises independent judgement.
• Protection of life and property, prevention of crime, apprehension of criminals, and the enforcement of laws and ordinances.
• Responsible for responding to the needs and inquiries of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center community, and strives for a safe and secure environment for patients, staff and visitors by providing security of buildings, grounds, and parking areas throughout Medical Center campus.
• Patrols grounds and parking areas observing for violators, safety hazards, and unauthorized persons and may issue parking warnings and take other corrective actions for minor violations.
• Monitors access control, responds to calls for service, documents and responds to all unusual/routine occurrences as necessary.
• Provides feedback and input to Public Safety Supervisors to support improvement in key areas including, but not limited to, patient watches, crime statistics, security response times, restraint information.
• Responsible for promoting crime prevention amongst the security staff and proactive techniques to reduce crime, theft and loss of Medical Center property and work with other members of the Medical Center to reduce crime and create a safe and secure environment.
• Collaborates with key managers and directors throughout the Medical Center in establishing and facilitating a secure and safe environment.
• Works closely with the Safety Department, Radiation Safety, and Psychiatry, Emergency Department and Media Services.
• Assists clinical staff with patient restraints and transports patients to and from campus, designated areas.
• Conducts investigation of incidents and writes investigative reports. Attends court when presence is required to successfully prosecute an arrest or summons.

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Associate's degree in Criminal Justice preferred.
• License MA Class
  
  A Lrg capacity firearm required.
• 1-3 years related work experience required.
• Regularly meet BIDMC firearms qualification and police/BIDMC training standards required.
• Meet and maintain qualification standards set by State/Federal Govt, necessary for approval to access CJIS terminal points.
• Applicants must be a graduate of a Full-Time MA State Police Academy or Full-Time MPTC Academy or equivalent.
• At least 21 years old.
• Appointees must be eligible for appointment as a Special State Police Officer in accordance with M.G.L. ch.22 s. 63 Massachusetts Class A License to Carry.
• Massachusetts Drivers License.
• Candidates will be required to pass a comprehensive background check, psychological exam, drug test, and pre-employment medical exam.
• Flexibility and availability to work any shift including weekends/holidays required on short notice.
• Subject to frequent holdover and call back.
• Experience with computer systems required, including web based applications and some Microsoft Office applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access.

Competencies:

• Decision Making:
  Ability to make decisions that are guided by precedents, policies and objectives.
• Problem Solving:
  Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation,…