Security Officer

Role Overview

• Conducts rounds of hospital buildings and grounds to ensure safety and to prevent theft and vandalism.
• Inspects doors, windows, and locks to assure security. Documents all security breaches.
• Ensures only authorized personnel are on hospital grounds. Unlocks doors for authorized personnel only.
• Inspects buildings and grounds during rounds and reports all relevant safety issues.
• Ensures personal safety of hospital personnel, patients, and visitors on hospital campus.
• Escorts visitors, patients, and employees to and from buildings and parking area.
• Responds promptly to all Code Red and disaster alerts.
• Reports all safety and fire hazards observed on routine patrols.
• Responds immediately to appropriate locations and carries out procedures according to department plan.
• Acts as a liaison with Flagstaff Fire and Police Departments and maintains a professional relationship with outside law enforcement and emergency agencies.
• Accepts patient valuables and lost and found items; maintains accurate documentation of valuables going into and out of the safe, and lost and found locker.
• Assists in making deliveries for various hospital departments when these services will not interrupt security operations; prioritizes deliveries as time permits.
• Investigates any unusual circumstances as reported by staff or visitors and completes Security Incident Reports accurately with all details.
• Completes log to reflect duties that are actually performed.
• Maintains accurate documentation of fire and disaster responses.
• Responsible for reporting any safety-related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety-related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner including the use of any necessary weapons, (e.g. taser).

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• Preferred
• Valid Arizona Driver's License with no moving violations within the prior 39 months
• Required upon hire
• BLS (American Heart Assoc.) certification
• Required within 3 months from date of hire
• IAHSS (International Association of Hospital Safety and Security) certification
• Required within 3 months from date of hire
• Staff Defense Basic and Staff Defense Advance within 3 months of the date of hire
• Fingerprint Clearance Card application number
• Required upon hire
• Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Required within 90 days of hire
• Taser certification
• Preferred
• Some background in law enforcement, security, or military
• Preferred

Benefits

• Employee discounts
• Health insurance