Security Officer

Job Summary and Responsibilities

The Security Officer is expected to provide a reasonably safe and secure environment for all who enter Dignity Health properties and to assure the physical security of buildings and grounds. It is expected that the security officer will demonstrate behavior consistent with Dignity Health core value and human kindness. The security officer shall support Dignity Health’s strategic plan and the goals and direction of the quality improvement/process improvement activities.

Responsibilities include:

• Protecting staff, patients and visitors by responding to calls for assistance in a timely and prudent manner 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 location(s) where needed and report unsafe acts or conditions.
• Knowledge of emergency procedures, equipment supplies, reports 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 (2) complete clear concise and legible reports in a timely manner; use appropriate emergency and radio codes in dispatching security officers while knowing hospital campus to ensure that those dispatched are to right location.

• Six (6) months experience as a Security Officer involving extensive public contact.
• One (1) year experience as a Security Officer in a hospital or healthcare setting, prior law enforcement or military service preferred.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of college level education courses in criminal justice preferred.
• Current driver’s license issued by the state wherein the position is posted with satisfactory DMV report on file or the ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire; (2) current state issued security officer license showing no disciplinary actions; (3) workplace violence training annually.
• Must be able to speak English, communicate clearly orally and in writing; understand and use de-escalation techniques.
• Completion of IAHSS Basic Training for Healthcare Security Officer within 90 days and American Heart Association CPR/BLS Certification within 60 days of hire.

Founded in 1910, Dignity Health - Community Hospital of San Bernardino is a 347-bed, acute care, nonprofit, community hospital located in San Bernardino, California. Known for its programs in maternity care and pediatrics, behavioral health and long‑term subacute care for adults and children, the hospital also includes inpatient and outpatient surgery. The hospital shares a legacy of human kindness with Dignity Health, one of the nation’s five largest health care systems.

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Unless directed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, applications for this position will be considered on a rolling basis. Common Spirit Health cannot anticipate the date by which a successful candidate may be identified.