Armed Security Officer

Additional Information About the Role

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• Work 12 hour shifts – Nights – 6:00 pm-6:30 am
• Every other weekend required – Saturday and Sunday
• Performing public safety and security duties inside and outside the hospital
• May work at both campus locations Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL and/or Memorial Hospital in Shiloh, IL
• Must have a current FOID card to be eligible
• Must be able attend September Academy is Children's Hospital – 6:30 am - 3:00 pm
• Military experience welcomed

• Generous Benefits Package with PTO and Tuition Assistance beginning on day 1
• Retirement plan includes 401K with a match
• Work with a highly skilled, compassionate, and caring team
• Shift Differential pay for evenings, midnights and weekends
• Paid professional academy style training
• Opportunities for advancement

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children’s at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Memorial Hospital Shiloh, a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.

The Security Department's goal is to maintain a safe work environment for all staff, visitors, patients and physicians. Security is responsible for safety at the hospital, care center, medical office buildings and the parking lots.

The Armed Security Officer provides continuous patrols of the medical center, while being attentive and alert to the safety and welfare of visitors, patients, volunteers, staff, employees and hospital property.

• Individuals must be 21 years or older to work in this position.
• Responds to emergency situations according to approved, established Security Department protocol.
• Ensures equipment issued and used during the execution of duties is properly maintained.
• Provides continuous security patrols of all areas of the medical center.
• Mitigates crisis situations such as code responses, responding to disturbances, fires and disaster drills and situations.
• Ensures proper documentation is completed on all patrol vehicles. Responsible for documenting incident reports.

• High School Diploma or GED

• Less than 2 years

• No Experience

• Applicable govt regulations
• Valid Driver's License

• Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice/related

• ASP Baton Certification
• CPR/AED
• IAHSS
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention
• PPCT
• PD - PSUL

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

* Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer