Public Safety Officer

WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO

Tallahassee Memorial Health Care (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides advanced care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.

TMH is the region’s healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region’s only:

• Level II Trauma Center
• Primary Stroke Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care
• The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle.

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.

Your Role:

• Entry-level (unarmed) security officer position.
• Ensures colleagues,’ patients,’ and visitors’ safety; patrols and surveils all hospital campus areas and responds to emergencies quickly and appropriately.
• Displays an understanding of diversity.
• Demonstrates integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence (I CARE values).
• Enhances and contributes to a safe environment for all colleagues, visitors, and patients.
• Patrols and surveils hospital campus; provides unarmed security.
• Responds to emergencies and drills (e.g., infant/child abductions (“code pinks”), fires (“code reds”), disasters (“code greens”) and violent/security events (“code greys”).
• Investigates thefts, burglaries, automobile collisions, and other violations.
• Delivers medication and emergency shipments.
• Assists staff members with patients.
• Completes required training.
• Performs miscellaneous duties not expressly described herein.

Reports To:Supervisor/Security (JC: 081001).

Supervises
:

None.

Required

Education:

High school diploma or equivalent (e.g., certificate of high school equivalency.

Preferred Certification/License/Registry:

• Must complete the Field Training Officer (FTO) Program (provided by the Supervisor/Security) and earn the following to advance to Public Safety Officer II (JC: 080107).
  • Certified Healthcare Security Officer (CHSO) credential from the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS).
  • Blue Card certification from the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI).
  • American Red Cross (ARC) first aid certification.

Tallahassee Memorial Health Care is an equal opportunity employer and drug‑free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.