Police Officer Muskogee, OK

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police officer job at city of muskogee. Muskogee, ok. Due to the national shortage of police officers, a hiring incentive is being offered to newly hired city of muskogee police officers. For more information, see city council policy 3-1-4 on the city of muskogee website:

an employee in this class, as a law enforcement officer, enforces city ordinances, state and federal laws. Performs those tasks and duties deemed necessary by the chief of police or his designee in accomplishing the police mission and achieving the goals of the muskogee police department. A police officer is a non-exempt, entry-level law enforcement officer in the police department.

the work of a commissioned police officer involves responsibility for the protection of life and property, prevention of crime, apprehension of criminals and the general enforcement of laws and ordinances. Law enforcement work does involve an element of personal danger. The officer must be able to exercise sound independent judgment under stress. Work assignments may be general or specific and instructions are received from a supervisor who reviews work methods and results through reports, personal inspection and discussion.

scheduling: police officer positions involve regular and irregular shift work and shift rotations necessary to provide police services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. A shift is 12 hours.

environmental factors: police officer positions involve exposure to and the ability to function in the presence of the following: inclement weather, to include extreme heat/cold, rain, snow, wind, etc.; light conditions associated with day, night and indoor/outdoor conditions; fire, smoke, chemical leaks/spills as close proximity as necessary to provide emergency services; personal danger, including, but not limited to: armed and/or dangerous persons/animals;

persons and/or articles with contagious/communicable diseases; hazards associated with emergency driving, traffic control and working in and around traffic; hazards associated with natural and man‑made disasters.

infectious diseases: because police officers may be called upon in adverse conditions to come into physical contact with others, the city will not knowingly expose citizens or other employees to an employee infected with a contagious disease that poses a direct threat to others. Decisions regarding infectious diseases will be based on reasonable medical judgments given the state of medical knowledge about the nature of the risk (how the disease is transmitted), the duration of the risk (how long the carrier is infectious), the severity of the risk (what is the potential harm to third parties) and the probability that the disease would be transmitted and that it will cause varying degrees of harm.

motor skills and flexibility: the police officer position requires the employee to have and maintain the physical and mental ability to: react and move rapidly from a sedentary to active condition in response to environmental situations or events; assume a variety of bodily positions and postures necessary to employ available cover and concealment during a deadly force encounter; respond to a physical attack and possess the ability to escape the attacker and/or summon aid;

operate and qualify with department authorized or issued firearms, utilizing both hands, as well as each individually; operate office equipment, such as telephones, audio/visual devices, computer or workstation keyboards, calculators and security locking systems; operate all equipment necessary for performing routine daily assignments, apprehending and processing criminals and conducting both criminal and traffic related investigations; operate/utilize all department vehicle mounted equipment, whether in a mobile or stationary mode;

perform required duties for extended periods of time while exposed to adverse conditions, to include time worked in excess of the normal daily duty shift and rotating shift work; apprehend suspects to the extent of engaging in foot pursuits while summoning assistance and/or engaging in the necessary use of force; discern colors as they are applied in traffic safety situations (electric signals, signing, hazardous materials placards, vehicle and clothing descriptions, etc.);

adequately judge distances and estimate speed; see, read and recognize obstacles in a variety of normal and/or emergency environments. Have vision that is correctable to department vision standards; determine or estimate the point of origin of noise; recognize and relate sound to situations based on frequencies or voice inflection within the normal range of human hearing; employ the normal senses of touch and smell.

the police officer position further requires the employee to have and maintain the physical and mental condition needed to: speak, read and write legibly the english language in a clear,…