Security Officer

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Security Officer, you will help the healthcare enterprise remain a safe place. You will maintain a safe and secure environment for medical staff, employees, patients, and visitors by patrolling the premises, managing visitors, and observing and reporting activities and incidents at an assigned site. You will preserve order and enforce regulations when assistance is requested by medical staff and employees, and respond rapidly to security emergencies within the hospital or other healthcare settings.

You are expected to demonstrate behavior consistent with Common Spirit Health core values and humanity. You will support Common Spirit Health's strategic plan and the goals and direction of quality improvement and process improvement activities.

To be successful in this role, you must have proactive security measures, strong interpersonal skills, keen observation and adherence to protocols.

• Protect staff, patients, and visitors by responding to calls for assistance in a timely and prudent manner to incidents such as violent or unruly patients, visitors, crimes committed or in progress, opening doors, and responding to emergency codes.
• Patrol the facility and grounds by foot or vehicle, monitor security alarms and dispatch officers promptly to locations where needed and report unsafe acts or conditions.
• Know emergency procedures, equipment, supplies, report HIPAA breaches if witnessed, investigate security breaches, conduct follow‑up investigations, and write incident reports.
• Log all activities in a daily log to accurately record events and complete clear, concise, and legible reports in a timely manner, use appropriate emergency and radio codes in dispatching security officers while knowing the hospital campus to ensure that dispatches are to the right location.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Six (6) months experience as a security officer in a hospital or healthcare setting, prior law enforcement or military service; or one (1) year experience as a security officer.
• American Heart Association‑issued Basic Life Support (BLS) card within 90 days of hire.

• Arizona State Driver's License with satisfactory DMV report.
• International Association of Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) Basic Training for Healthcare Security Officer.
• Basic Health Care Security Officer (BSO).
• One (1) year experience as a Security Guard in a hospital or healthcare setting, prior law enforcement or military service.
• Completion of college level education courses in criminal justice.

$18.00 - $24.41 /hour