Security Officer

Security Officer 2

Job Location:

Ranson, WV

Schedule:

40 hours per week, Full-Time (United States of America – Non-Exempt)

• Maintain consistent visibility and presence at assigned locations to provide information and directional resources for all patients, visitors, and staff, 100% of the time.
• Respond to all patient, visitor, and staff requests for information/assistance in a caring, courteous manner, 100% of the time.
• Provide physical assistance, wheelchair assistance, transport services, escort services, and room access to patients, visitors, and staff accessing hospital facilities.
• Monitor and maintain traffic flow in hospital parking areas and roadways, assisting disabled vehicles, issuing parking permits, and warning violations.
• Protect people and property by preventing accidents, theft, and vandalism, in accordance with hospital and department policies and procedures.
• Perform routine building rounds, building door unlocks, exterior building and parking lot patrols, and ensure safety and proper operating conditions of vehicles.
• Make recommendations to management, staff, visitors, and patients to improve security and prevent accidents and crime.
• Report suspicious situations, circumstances, incidents, and persons according to hospital and department policy.
• Assist during fire and disaster drills, animal control issues, transportation of valuables, and lost/found issues, according to policy.
• Provide written documentation of activities, incidents, premises safety, accidents, theft, vandalism, and other data requested by supervision.
• Respond to and provide assistance during emergency situations such as assaults, domestic disputes, fires, vandalism, bomb threats, theft, vehicle accidents, and disasters.
• Perform patient restraint as directed by clinical staff and be capable of physical intervention when appropriate.
• Operate hospital-owned vehicles in a safe and responsible manner and perform vehicle inspections as outlined by policy.
• Other requirements include incident reporting, routine building rounds, incident investigation, crowd control, disaster response, domestic disputes, traffic direction, policy enforcement, and emergency response.

• Above minimum experience and education requirements.

• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for the entire shift or double shift.
• Ability to lift, push, or pull 80 pounds.
• Ability to tolerate adverse environmental conditions for entire shift or double shift.
• Medical fitness evaluation required upon hire or transfer and periodic evaluation thereafter; report any significant health changes.

• Frequent exposure to outside weather conditions while performing duties.

• Perform effectively under stressful situations.
• Good decision‑making skills.
• Organize and maintain document controls.
• Write well‑documented reports.
• Be a team player and contributor.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Train Security Officer 1.

• Scheduled Weekly
  
  Hours:
  
  40
• Exempt/Non-Exempt:
  Non-Exempt
• Company: JMC Jefferson Medical Center
• Cost Center: 608 JMC Security
• Address:
  300 S Preston St
  Ranson
  West Virginia

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

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