Security Officer - Main Hospital​/Children's Pavilion - All Shifts​/Evenings​/Nights

The Security Officer provides security services to VCUHS by courteously assisting staff, visitors and patients; enforcing rules and regulations of the hospitals; projecting a positive image; and promoting a safe healthcare environment. The Security Officer conveys an image of professionalism, behaving in a way that is conducive to good hospital and community relations. This is an unarmed, non-sworn security position.

Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for Hire: N/A Licensure, Certification, or Registration Requirements for continued employment: N/A

Experience

REQUIRED:

Previous knowledge of security and/or law enforcement measures and techniques at a level generally acquired during 6 to 12 months of on-the-job training and orientation in such techniques or college curriculum in Administration of Justice. Experience PREFERRED:
One (1) year of security, public safety or law enforcement work experience.

Education/training

REQUIRED:

High School Diploma or equivalent. Education/training PREFERRED:
Associate Degree in Criminal Justice or related field.

Independent action(s) required:
De-escalates agitated patients, both individually and as a member of a team. Prevents potentially risky and/or violent situations.

Supervisory responsibilities (if applicable): N/A. Additional position requirements:
Ability to work all shifts including weekends and holidays and extended hours based on schedule and organizational needs. Some Security Officer roles may require valid Virginia Driver’s License and acceptable driving record that reflects safe and lawful motor vehicle operation.

Age Specific groups served:
Pediatric, Adolescence, Adult, Geriatric.

Physical Requirements (includes use of assistance devices as appropriate):
Lifting 20-50 lbs.

Activities:

Prolonged standing, Prolonged sitting, Frequent bending, Walking (distance), Climbing (steps, ladder, other).

Mental/Sensory:
Strong recall, Reasoning, Problem solving, Hearing, Speak clearly, Write legibly, Reading, Logical thinking. Emotional:
Fast pace environment, Able to handle multiple priorities, Noisy environment, Able to adapt to frequent change.

Compensation Range $15.69 - $23.53. Actual salary offers will be based on several key factors to include relevant work experience, credentials, and qualifications. Rotating EEO Employer/Disabled/Protected Veteran.

Who We Are

Inventing better care, day by day by discovery. Sound outrageous? It absolutely is. Sound impossible? That’s never stopped us before. Sound like hard work, intense research, collaboration with experts around the world, sheer brainpower meets unrelenting willpower? That’s. Exactly. Right. We’ll do whatever it takes to offer the best in care and empower the best in quality of life. And it’s an approach that works — whether it’s a patient who undergoes a new, life‑saving procedure or a clinical researcher who finds promise in a new cancer treatment, exciting new medicine is happening at VCU Health.

We have it all:

• One college and four health sciences schools
• An academic medical center
• A Level I trauma center
• One of only two NCI-designated cancer centers in Virginia
• The region’s only full‑service children’s hospital
• More than 800 physicians in 200 specialties
• With a community health center, dedicated research teams, facilities and valued partners in every field

Our medical teams are top notch. And we’re not too shy to boast of internationally known physicians, some recognized as the best in the country, top‑ranked local specialists and all‑around all‑stars at every level. From our very first years to our most recent advancements, we are driven to learn more, dig deeper, teach passionately and never rest in order to be a true leader in discovering what’s possible in health and recovery.

We are a comprehensive system of care and a pioneer of health. Read VCU Health Year In Review for more about our accomplishments.