Security Officer

Overview

It's more than a career, it's a calling. MO-SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital

Regular

Provides a reasonably safe and secure environment by providing security services for the staff, patients, visitors, and premises as well as first responders to urgent facility matters.

• Protect property and staff by conducting interior and exterior rounds, observing for safety and security issues, theft, and monitoring parking lots.
• Promote visitor and employee safety by door checks, detecting lighting deficiencies, ensuring proper operation of elevators, assisting disruptive individuals, patient restraints, and escorting staff and clients when requested.
• Respond to overhead pages or assistance requests, escort emergency personnel, and provide post‑mortem services.
• Provide professional customer service during complex situations; use a proactive approach to identify hazards by communicating with clinical staff.
• Observe and report security concerns, complete incident reports and shift logs, and forward them to appropriate individuals.
• Assist with maintenance: alarm testing, life‑safety equipment, AEDs, oxygen tanks, fire extinguishers, access control, badging, door‑integrity checks, etc.
• Enforce organization policies and procedures.
• Monitor, review, and investigate incidents using the video management system.
• May operate motor vehicle to patrol.
• Work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.
• Upon conditional offer completion of a psychological assessment to confirm suitability.

• Constant use of hearing for oral communication and alarms.
• Constant use of vision for near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
• Constant lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling of objects weighing 0–25 lbs.
• Frequent use of speech for oral communication.
• Frequent lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling of objects weighing 25–50 lbs.
• Frequent standing, twisting, and walking.
• Frequent use of vision to judge distances and color identification.
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, reaching, gripping, repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling of objects weighing over 50 lbs.
• Occasional keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling, running, and lifting/moving patients.

• State of
  
  Work Location:
  
  Illinois
  • Driving Record – Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
  • or Driver License – Issued in the United States
  • and Permanent Employee Registration Card (PERC) – Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
  • or Active Law Enforcement Officer – Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board (ILETSB)
• State of
  
  Work Location:
  
  Missouri & County of
  
  Work Location:
  
  All Except St. Charles County
  • Driving Record – MVR
  • or Driver License – Issued in the United States
• State of
  
  Work Location:
  
  Missouri & County of
  
  Work Location:
  
  St. Charles County
  • Driving Record – MVR
  • or Driver License – Issued in the United States
  • and Security Officer License – St. Charles County
  • or Security Officer License – St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
• State of
  
  Work Location:
  
  Oklahoma and Wisconsin
  • Driving Record – MVR
  • or Driver License – Issued in the United States

Night Shift (United States of America)

Employee

Department:  SEC – SLUH

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40

• Paid Parental Leave: eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro‑rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: voluntary benefit through Daily Pay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: upfront tuition coverage through Flex Path Funded for eligible team members.

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.