Security Officer

Job Summary

Provides a reasonably safe and secure environment by providing security services for the staff, patients, visitors, and premises as well as being the 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 while they are on the organization's property by providing door checks, detecting lighting deficiencies, confirming proper operation of elevators, assisting with disruptive individuals, patient restraints, and providing escorts to both staff and clients when requested.
• Respond to overhead pages or requests for assistance, including escorting emergency personnel through the building, as well as providing post‑mortem services.
• Provide professional customer service when dealing with complex and dynamic situations by approaching safety and security hazards proactively and communicating with clinical staff.
• Observe and report any security concerns or assessments, complete incident reports and shift logs, and forward them to appropriate individuals.
• Provide maintenance assistance through property conservation and campus safety approaches such as alarm testing, checking life safety equipment (AEDs, oxygen tanks, fire extinguishers), access control, badging, etc., and door‑integrity checks.
• Enforce policies and procedures of the organization.
• Assist with monitoring, reviewing, and investigating incidents utilizing the video management system.
• Operate a motor vehicle to patrol when required.
• Work in a constant state of alertness and safety.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High School diploma/GED or 10 years of work experience.

• Following the extension of a conditional offer of employment, the applicant must successfully complete a psychological assessment to confirm suitability for the rigors of providing security services as set forth in this job description.

• Constant use of hearing to receive oral communication and hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Constant use of vision for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more).
• Constant lifting, carrying, and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0‑25 lbs.
• Frequent use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Frequent lifting, carrying, and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25‑50 lbs.
• Frequent standing, twisting, and walking.
• Frequent use of vision to judge distances and spatial relationships and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Occasional bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, sitting, squatting, reaching, gripping, and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional lifting, carrying, and pushing/pulling 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.

• Driving Record:
  Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
• Driver License:
  Issued in the United States
• Firearm Owner Identification Card (FOID) – Illinois State Police
• Either 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)

• Driving Record:
  Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
• Driver License:
  Issued in the United States

• Driving Record:
  Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
• Driver License:
  Issued in the United States
• Security Officer License – St. Charles County or Security Officer License – St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

• Driving Record:
  Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
• Driver License:
  Issued in the United States

Variable Shift (United States of America)

Employee

SECURITY

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• Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro‑rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: voluntary benefit offered through Daily Pay, giving 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.