Senior Security Officer

Senior Security Officer - Full Time - Day

Location:

RARITAN BAY MEDICAL CENTER, Perth Amboy, New Jersey

Requisition # | Shift: Day | Status:
Full Time with Benefits

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives – and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better – advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

• Directs and oversees security officers in the performance of their duties.
• Performs the staffing and scheduling of security personnel.
• Reviews daily activity log and submits all computer‑based reports and security incident reports at the end of the shift.
• Investigates and documents all security incidents occurring on the shift.
• Responds to fire drills and performs fire watches; facilitates fire department inspections scheduled by the regional safety function.
• Responds to calls and codes for security including all plain language emergency codes and ensures that security personnel carry out their specific duties.
• Investigates all incidents of stolen property occurring on HMH property during the shift, takes action to locate, completes and submits all reports through proper channels.
• Subject to all weather conditions; will be required to work in all areas of the Medical Center, including parking lots, grounds, and outer buildings as requested.
• Will be required to perform duties as assigned by Security Leadership and execute the physical security component of the emergency management plan upon occurrence of an emergency.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years experience as a hospital security officer or in law enforcement.
• Must be able to stand and walk for a long period of time, 8–12 hours a day; lift a minimum of 100 lbs.; push and pull a minimum of 100 lbs.; ascend/descend 2–10 flight stairs; handle disorderly and/or abusive patients and visitors; include behavioral patients and those brought into the Emergency Trauma Department under arrest.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills, including but not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite.

• Knowledge of security, traffic regulations, and procedures.
• Documented Security Supervisory training.

• Possession of a valid driver’s license.
• Full‑scale state, county, federal, and license check will be conducted every other year.

Starting at $22.77 hourly. HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market‑competitive total rewards package.

• Labor market data:
  Compensation is benchmarked against market data to ensure competitiveness.
• Experience:
  
  Years of relevant work experience.
• Education and certifications:
  Level of education attained, including specialized certifications, credentials, completed apprenticeship programs or advanced training.
• Skills:
  
  Demonstrated proficiency in relevant skills and competencies.
• Geographic location:
  Cost of living and market rates for the specific location.
• Internal equity:
  Compensation is determined in a manner consistent with compensation ranges for similar roles within the organization.
• Budget and grant funding:
  Departmental budgets and any grant funding associated with the job position may impact the pay that can be offered.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.