Off Duty Police Officer – St. Francis Medical Center – PRN

With a legacy that spans over 150 years, Bon Secours is a network that is dedicated to providing excellent care through exceptional people. At every level, everyone on our teams has embraced the call to provide compassionate care. Here, you can work with others who share common values, and use your skills to help extend care to all of our communities.

As a faith-based and patient-focused organization, Bon Secours exists to enhance the health and well‑being of all people in mind, body and spirit through exceptional patient care. Success in this goal requires a culture of compassion, collaboration, excellence and respect. Bon Secours seeks people that are committed to our values of compassion, human dignity, integrity, service and stewardship to create an environment where associates want to work and help communities thrive.

The Police Officer provides internal and external safety/police functions to support the general safety of BSMH facilities to include participation in investigations and arrests when warranted. Police officers are assigned to an area and respond to radio and/or telephone calls for routine and/or emergency assistance.

• Protects patients, visitors and employees by providing escorts, patrolling grounds, and mitigating environment of care safety hazards.
• Deters criminal activity through routine patrols of all hospital property to include all parking lots and decks.
• Enforces policies e.g. parking regulations, visitation policies, drug enforcement, and tobacco free/smoking policy.
• Monitors hospital activity on closed circuit television to be alerted to any escalating situations that may require protective services involvement.
• Intervenes in patient, visitor and/or staff confrontations as appropriate.
• Documents all duties performed to include completion of daily activity logs and incident reports.
• Demonstrates understanding of emergency procedures, alarm response, evacuation and internal and external disaster plans.

This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job‑related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation.

• High school diploma or GED (required, except Richmond market)
• Associate's degree (preferred)

• Valid driver’s license (required, except Richmond market)
• BLS Basic Life Support – American Heart Association (required within 6 months of hire, except Richmond market)
• Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy Certification (required in Ohio within 6 months of hire)
• Certified completion of an approved police training academy and be a sworn law‑enforcement officer with police powers in the corresponding facility county (St. Mary's Hospital - Henrico County, Memorial Regional - Hanover County, St. Francis - Chesterfield County, Richmond Community - City of Richmond (required in Richmond))

• 1‑3 years of security, law enforcement, or military experience (preferred)

Hard/Tech/Clinical

Skills:

• Basic Skills using Microsoft Word.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the use, maintenance, and safety protocols for defensive tools and restraint equipment (e.g., batons, handcuffs, body‑worn cameras, soft restraints), in alignment with healthcare regulations and organizational policies.
• Maintain strong technical skills in radio communication, report writing, surveillance systems, and access control software, with the ability to accurately document incidents and coordinate effectively with clinical teams and law enforcement.

Soft/Interpersonal Skills

• Effective communication, active listening, empathy, and conflict resolution.

• Non‑violent crisis intervention training (required within 6 months of hire, except Richmond market)
• Firearms qualifications; successfully pass bi‑annual firearms qualifications.

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