Security Officer

POSITION

PURPOSE:

The Security Officer is responsible for providing a secure and safe building for peers, staff, patients, and providers.

• Education/
  
  Experience:
  
  A minimum of a High School Diploma, or GED with one-year experience working as a Security Officer. General knowledge of security duties. Educational courses in Law Enforcement desired.
• Licensure / Certification: Florida State unarmed Guard License desired. Maintain current CPR certification from the American Heart Association. Must have an active Florida Driver’s License.
• Skills / Ability: Ability to use good judgment and tact in working with persons of various ethnic backgrounds. Good physical condition to run and restrain patients.
• Hours: Forty hours per week, five days per week, and nights as scheduled.

• On each assigned tour of duty:
  Maintains crowd control for all CHI patient care and mall areas.
• Provides immediate response to pages and radio calls.
• Ensure that lights are turned on or off as required.
• Patrol staff and patient/visitor parking lots, directing traffic when required, issuing traffic notices to parking violators as required.
• Complete Irregularity Report on all irregularities: thefts, fires, and on any misconduct by staff, patients or visitor who break CHI rules and regulations.
• Notify metro police of all break-ins; car thefts, hubcaps batteries, act of vandalism and disturbances.
• Maintain key control of building at all times.
• Responsible for locking and/or unlocking center exit doors, department doors, lock, and unlock outside gates as required.
• Assist staff and patients/visitors whenever needed or called upon.
• Contact designated administrative staff person as soon as an unusual incident or situation is known.
• Receives & investigates reports of problems to determine appropriate response.
• Responsible for raising or lowering the US Flag by 8:00 AM (mornings) or 6:00 PM (evenings) on normal CHI workdays.
• Maintaining & completing all required entries in Security logbook.
• Process in/out new or terminated CHI employees.
• Responsible for activating and de-activating alarm system at CHI facilities as required.
• Constantly reporting all safety hazardous conditions observed to the Safety Officer.
• Ensure that all doors and gates are properly locked as required.
• Issue identification badges and vehicle decals to all new CHI employees.
• Reports to work on time and ready to work with minimal absenteeism.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate the companies’ mission, vision, and values, as well as Departmental goals, to all staff.
• Provides leadership and guidance to other staff in goal setting, problem solving, resource management and outcome achievement.
• Defines performance objectives and metrics for the department and assesses the level of competence of Staff in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates a commitment to a healthy work environment by modeling the desired behaviors and encouraging those in others.
• Demonstrates the ability to cope with and manage change, as well as help others do the same.
• Collaborates with other departments to create systems and problems solve ongoing issues that impact Departmental/organizational goals and/or patient care delivery.
• Demonstrates fiscal accountability for departmental resources and the ability to achieve outcomes within allocated resources.
• Demonstrates a clear understanding of regulations applicable to patient care and/or other department functions.
• Written safety management plan is reviewed annually.
• Attends meetings as required such as in-service meetings, department head meetings, staff meetings and committee meetings.
• Keeps up date in the field of safety through current literature.
• Promote positive employee relations.
• Attends all required safety training programs and can describe responsibilities related to general safety, Department/service safety and specific job-related hazards.
• Responsibly follows the companies’ exposure control plans/blood borne and air borne pathogens.
• Demonstrates knowledge of techniques, procedures, and correct use of protective barrier equipment.
• Ensures a safe environment by instituting appropriate control measures.
• Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of department/unit team inter and intra departmentally to facilitate the departments/units ability to meet its goals and objectives.
• Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors, and fellow to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment.
• Maintains a professional composure and confidence during stressful situations.
• Conducts all work activities with respect, rights and wishes of patients, visitors, families, and fellow employees.
• Maintain confidentiality of all company and patient information at all times.
• Provides managers/staff with guidance and resources to identify/control area for safety risk.
• Coordinates regular hazard surveillance tours of the facility including Departmental follow-up of…