Police Officer - Nights

Major Responsibilities

• Patrols assigned jurisdiction and observes for unsafe, unsecure, or illegal activity.
• Accomplishes and documents assigned patrols in accordance with established procedure and time frames.
• Ensures that assigned activities occur in accordance with established procedure and time frames.
• Responds to calls for assistance and completes uniform incident reports as appropriate and in compliance with established procedures.
• Appropriately and effectively intervenes when unruly, abusive, combative, threatening, or armed persons are encountered.
• Communicates in a calm, factual, objective, and courteous manner with all persons with whom communication or collaboration are necessary; coordinates and communicates with community police agencies as appropriate.
• Documents work activities and incidents; completes investigations of any criminal activity occurring within corporate jurisdiction in accordance with established policy and procedure.
• Demonstrates capability of communicating and demonstrating all skills required for the position as assessed through periodic skills assessments, maintains all training and competency as required to maintain Georgia law enforcement general certification.

• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Previous security, military, or law enforcement experience or related field preferred.
• Complete training from Atrium Health that includes but is not limited to:
  Non‑Violent Crisis Intervention/De‑escalation and defensive tactics, within 90 days of hire.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and clearly, in both oral and written form.
• GPSTC (24.0 Hours).
• CPI/Restraint Training.
• P.O.S.T. certification number.
• Entrants to a job requiring testing (“Testing Job”) after October 01, 2024 must successfully complete a psychological evaluation as follows:
  • An untested teammate in a Testing Job moving from their current job to another Testing Job must complete the evaluation (e.g., Police Officer to Lieutenant).
  • A teammate currently employed by Navicent in a non‑Testing Job who moves into a Testing Job must complete the evaluation (e.g., Parking Officer to Police Officer).
  • An untested teammate in a Testing Job who stops being employed in the job for any reason, including through resignation, termination or transfer, and then returns to a Testing Job must complete the evaluation.
  • An incumbent teammate who returns from leave from a Testing Job will not have to pass an evaluation.

• High School Diploma or GED required.

• Previous security, military, or law enforcement experience or related field preferred.
• Candidate must have a minimum of four years of employment as a police officer.
• Candidate must demonstrate good decision making, have a high level of both written and verbal communication skills.
• Candidate must have proven performance under stressful situations.
• Responds to all acts of violence in the Emergency Center, 6 East, and other areas.
• Handles the safekeeping of patient valuables consistently with hospital policy and procedure and the removal, safekeeping, and return of these valuables.
• Conducts investigations at incident scenes and prepares the necessary report documentation.
• Responds to all security alarms, both in‑house and those off‑site properties in proximity.
• Patrols and controls access to the Emergency Center:
  Provides safety, protection, and screening of persons entering Emergency Center area.
• Escorts patients to seclusion and T‑6 with safety in mind always; insures that person(s) are searched before going to T‑6 and/or seclusion. Knows how and when to use restraints and proper use of handheld metal detectors. Makes required rounds in treatment area.
• Patrols inside and outside areas and secures coverage of the hospital; reports hazards and security risks both in secured and unsecured areas.

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws; knowledge of the criminal justice system.
• Knowledge of departmental rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of law enforcement standards.
• Knowledge of GCIC rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of hospital policies and procedures.
• Skills in the…