Public Safety Officer, Harrington Hospital Southbridge Campus Nights

Job Summary

Are you an internal caregiver, student, or contingent worker/agency worker at UMass Memorial Health?  to apply through your Workday account.

Exemption Status: Non‑Exempt

Hiring Range: $17.36 - $31.26 (final offer may vary based on experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations).

Schedule Details: Monday through Friday

Scheduled

Hours:

Monday‑Friday 23:00‑07:00

Shift: 3 – Night Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours: 40

Cost Center: 25080 – 5170 Public Safety

Signing bonus may be available; a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading‑edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other.

And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Provide security for the safety and protection of hospital patients, staff, the general public, and properties. Patrol buildings and grounds of the hospital, examining doors, windows, and other points of entry to ensure they are secure. Record and tag all unsecured points. Warn violators of infractions such as loitering, smoking, or carrying forbidden articles, and apprehend or expel persons engaging in suspicious or criminal acts in accordance with applicable laws.

Watch for and report irregularities such as fire hazards, leaking water pipes, and security doors left unlocked. Observe departing personnel to guard against theft of hospital property, record data such as property damage, unusual occurrences, and other suspicious acts. Assist local authorities with investigations of incidents committed on hospital properties, report all criminal acts to the appropriate security leadership or local authorities, and assist hospital staff as required to provide protection and safety to patients or other individuals.

Adhere to all general orders and special orders as directed.

• Participate in the hospital emergency room programs.
• Effectively deal with a wide range of public safety issues in changing situations.
• Interpret and understand written and oral instructions.
• Apply common sense understanding to instructions furnished by written document, oral command or diagram.
• Cooperate with law enforcement agencies in accordance with the hospital’s legal obligation to protect the rights and privileges of its patients pursuant to federal and state laws.

• Comply with established departmental policies, procedures and objectives.
• Attend variety of meetings, conferences, seminars as required or directed.
• Demonstrate use of quality improvement in daily operations.
• Comply with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
• Respect diverse views and approaches, demonstrate standards of respect, and contribute to creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
• Maintain regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Perform other similar and related duties as required or directed.

All responsibilities are essential job functions.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• Obtain and satisfactorily complete the initial 8‑hour hospital orientation program and annual competency reviews and any other training as may be occasionally mandated.
• Obtain and satisfactorily complete annual (or biannual as applicable) re‑certifications in CPR, fit testing for tuberculosis respirator masks, hazard communication program, annual fire suppression and hazard recognition training, annual self‑defense and management of violent situations training, annual training and physical completion for the emergency response team, and other training as may be determined by the supervisor of public safety.
• Avade 2 (restraint) training completion required within 6 months of hire.

• Three years of related experience and/or training in public safety.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience that provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility may be considered.