Security Officer, Security

Overview

You Matter Here! Heywood Healthcare values our employees! We offer competitive wages, great benefits and generous earned time off. Come work where you will matter!

32 hours, Flex

$22.16 - $30.42

We are committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices. The salary range for this position reflects our good‑faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. We regularly review our compensation structures to ensure fairness and consistency across our organization.

Essential Functions

• Conduct interactions with everyone in a friendly, courteous and respectful manner.
• Go out of his/her way to offer assistance to others. If he/she cannot offer assistance, then find someone who can.
• Advocate to ensure privacy and confidentiality while helping others to maintain awareness.
• Maintain a clean and safe hospital.
• Respond appropriately and immediately in emergency situations.
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors, and/or staff to provide the highest level of physical comfort, and minimize risk and injury.
• Ensure compliance with regulations to maintain accreditation and licensure.
• Comply with the Hospital Attendance and Tardiness Policy.
• Complete all Hospital and Department Specific Mandatory requirements in the prior calendar year.
• Report incidents in a timely and effective manner.
• All employees with direct patient contact are responsible for actively engaging in the practice of, monitoring and enforcing compliance to hand hygiene.
• Strive to provide the highest level of customer service to hospital employees, patients, and visitors.
• Greet, welcome, and assist employees, visitors, and patients.
• Respond to incidents, complaints, alarms, and create detailed written reports.
• Patrol buildings and grounds while conducting thorough structured tours in accordance with supervisor instruction, post orders, and policy.
• Direct traffic and enforce parking regulations in accordance with supervisor instruction, post orders, and policy.
• Assist the clinical staff with patients as requested while maintaining patient safety as a priority.
• Complete all logs, reports, and other documentation completely, with great detail, and within designated time allotments.
• Control access to the hospital and areas of the hospital by operating entry controls and by conducting locked door checks.
• Answer phones, record, and relay messages as needed.
• Inspect and safeguard security and safety equipment.
• Report for duty prepared and ready.
• Perform other related duties as required by the security supervisor, post orders, and policy.
• Effectively balance time and tasks, with prioritization based on importance and impact.
• Maintain a professional appearance and demeanor at all times.
• Work hospital valet as needed and when scheduled by the security supervisor.
• Maintain a working knowledge of the hospital policies, rules, and regulations.
• Follow directives issued by the Director of Security and Security Supervisor.

This document describes the major duties and responsibilities for this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.

Physical Requirements:

Ability to stand for long periods of time, often an entire shift. Ability to walk long distances often throughout each shift and run short distances occasionally. Exerts 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Frequently reaches (extending hands and arms in any direction), and handles (seizing, holding, grasping, turning or working with hands).

Frequently stoops (bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist). Ability to work in adverse weather conditions such as rain, snow, cold, and heat.

Behavioral Attributes:

The following behavioral attributes are required: achievement motivation, concern for order, flexibility, initiative, self‑confidence, customer service oriented, interpersonal effectiveness, teamwork, analytical thinking and information seeking.

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred

• 2 years of Law Enforcement, Military, Security Officer experience, or equivalent education and experience combination strongly preferred
• Must be able to drive the Hospital Shuttle van and or patient/visitor vehicles in all weather conditions.

• Must be at least 21 years of age and have a valid MA driver’s license to operate motor vehicles with at least four consecutive years of driving experience in good standing.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business…