Lieutenant, HMH Public Safety

Job Description

Must be available for duty assignment at any Valley Health facility. Assignments may be temporary or permanent, dependent upon the needs of the VHS organization. This position supervises a shift of Public Safety Officers including their scheduling, payroll, assignments, training, annual and other types of evaluations, progress reports and behavior while on duty. This is a working supervisor position although some paperwork is required;

the majority of the work is physical in nature and functions in a similar capacity as a Public Safety Officer with respect to patrolling and responding to routine service and emergency responses. The position is responsible for the coordination and daily operations of the Public Safety shift as it pertains to the support of the overall hospital operations. Assists in the development, review and revision of department policies, standard operating procedures and post orders.

May participate on facility committees or attend meetings in place of the manager. This position may be required to work alternate shifts to support the operations of the department and hospital. This position oversees and reviews all investigations conducted by the shift officers before forwarding them to the manager or Director. This position works holidays and weekends. This position may be temporarily reassigned to another facility to support the operations of the department and VH.

This position may temporarily fill in for the facility or regional Public Safety Captain (Manager).

Each Lieutenant properly and completely documents all rounds; writes the necessary reports about all incidents; submits reports by the end of the shift during which the pertinent incident occurred. Lieutenant must be proficient in the use of the RMS Public Safety incident computer‑based system and the VH Risk Qual System. Lieutenant must know when to communicate information confidentially and which method of communication should be used for the type of communication being given.

Each Lieutenant immediately corrects problems or writes appropriate work orders or memos or reports the problem to safety officers and others when safety‑related problems are observed;
Lieutenant inspects fire extinguishers and eye‑wash stations and conducts or assists others in conducting other safety and Public Safety inspections such as Environment of Care Rounds as assigned; tests and checks alarm system equipment and other equipment as assigned to make sure they are functioning correctly; performs fire watches when requested; monitors camera systems, infant abduction systems, fire alarm systems, medical gas alarms, and generator alarms.

Investigates reports of loss and damage property and reports of criminal activity. Assists law enforcement with in‑custody individuals as needed.

Each Lieutenant is required to have a strong working knowledge of the facility assigned, campus grounds and all related buildings on campus; analyzes and coordinates responses to all alarms on the property; responds to emergency incidents and provides physical Public Safety to our command location; performs inspection of buildings, doors (interior and exterior) to make sure they are opened on time and secured after the regular business day;

picks up cash deposits daily to be delivered to the cashier’s office. Lieutenants are requested periodically to search patient rooms and patient property for contraband and, if found, take the proper safety steps to render them safe. Responds to Air Care landing and take‑offs.

Each Lieutenant is courteous to the public (patients, visitors, employees, doctors, sales and service people, neighbors and passers‑by, etc.). Shows a professional attitude consistently; promptly responds to such requests 95% of the time. When not possible because of higher priority, the person or department requesting services is promptly notified. Lieutenant provides detailed directions when requested by a visitor or patient; provides escorts to staff members when requested during off‑business hours.

Provides patient and staff Public Safety and safety stand‑by for terminations, TDO hearings. Escorts disgruntled individuals from the…