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Security Officer

McLaren Health Care
Posted a year ago, valid for 11 days
Location

Port Huron, MI 48061, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position involves being a first responder to emergencies at a healthcare facility, ensuring the safety of patients, visitors, and staff.
  • Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent, a valid state driver's license, and no criminal records, with a preference for those with six months of prior work experience.
  • Responsibilities include making rounds, providing customer service, documenting incidents, and assisting in emergency preparedness drills.
  • The role requires excellent communication skills, the ability to handle stressful situations, and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality.
  • The salary for this position is competitive, and applicants are encouraged to have training beyond high school in related programs.

Position Summary:Under general supervision, responsibilities include being a first responder to emergency situations at the assigned facility; makes periodic tours to secure areas, provides customer service, mitigates sudden behavioral occurrences, deters crimes, checks for irregularities and inspects protection devices and fire control equipment. Assists in the enforcement of security/safety related regulations, and protects hospital patients, visitors, staff and property from hazardous conditions and/or criminal activities, including the potential for violence in the workplace.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1.聽聽聽聽 Makes rounds, inside and outside of assigned areas as scheduled or assigned, investigating and documenting all unusual or suspicious incidents, initiating corrective action as appropriate.

2.聽聽聽聽 Provides assistance to other security personnel, hospital employees, and escorts visitors to desired locations as necessary.聽

3.聽聽聽聽 Observes and documents the non-conformance of policies and procedures including but not limited to the display of identification badges, fire, disaster, electrical, safety and infection control policies and procedures.

4.聽聽聽聽 Accurately completes all required paperwork on a timely basis.

5.聽聽聽聽 Demonstrates discretion in handling confidential information; maintains confidentiality of all employee, patient, visitor, physician, hospital and security related information.

6.聽聽聽聽 Responds to calls from nursing and other hospital departments in a timely manner to assist in the management of disorderly patients and/or visitors and emergency codes.

7.聽聽聽聽 Performs functions in accordance with established standards of performance, including but not limited to, using pre-established script when answering phone calls and when interacting with customers entering and exiting the facility.

8.聽聽聽聽 Participates in emergency preparedness drill, education and planning to the extent described in system, operations and departmental policies.

9.聽聽聽聽 Performs other related duties as required and directed.



Qualifications:

Required:

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Valid state driver's license.
  • No criminal records/violations.

    Driving record must be within the approved insurance company鈥檚 regulations.

Preferred:

  • Training beyond high school in related programs.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Previous experience in health care industry.

  • Associate degree in criminal justice, security administration or related field.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Six months of prior work experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1.聽聽聽聽 Ability to demonstrate excellent oral and written communications skills including the use of a personal computer and report writing.聽

2.聽聽聽聽 Ability to endure the physical elements associated with outside work assignments.

3.聽聽聽聽 Demonstrated ability to deal with the public in a courteous and/or firm manner when necessary.

4.聽聽聽聽 Demonstrated ability to perform under stressful situations, achieve work objectives and maintain the hospital's community relations philosophy.

5.聽聽聽聽 Knowledge of organizational and departmental policies, procedures, and guidelines.

6.聽聽聽聽 Ability to maintain confidentiality in patient and personnel communications.

7.聽聽聽聽 Demonstrated ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Position/Subsidiary Specific:

1.聽聽聽聽 Supports the mission and vision of McLaren Port Huron through behaviors that reflect and integrate our values, as evidenced by observation, peer and customer feedback.




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