Job Description

Job Description:

The Public Safety Officer Senior-Safety Net Hospital provides a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, physicians, and staff within a Level 1 Trauma Safety-Net hospital. Screens anyone entering the hospital, monitors all activities of guests while on campus, being a visual presence to prevent any criminal activity and or disturbances around the campus. Investigates any instance of criminal activity and or complaint / grievance.

Your every day

• Provides routine security patrols of campus, both internally and externally. Patrols their assigned area on a constant basis to maintain crowd control and order.
• Performs safety and equipment inspections.
• Provides information and assistance to patients, visitors, staff, and the public.
• Responds to all calls for assistance immediately unless involved in or responding to an emergency.
• Responds to calls involving an individual armed with a firearm or bladed weapon.
• Responds to Armed Active Shooter incidents and effectively applies the knowledge learned in the scenario-based Active Shooter training to preserve the life of those involved.
• Operates security screening equipment, access control systems, video security and intrusion detection systems.
• Reports and controls unauthorized or suspicious persons, unsafe conditions, or other irregularities.
• Completes the required paperwork / reports to account for all security-related actions / incidents.
• Follows the Hospital's Public Safety Department Firearms policy and the Use of Force policy.
• May be required to testify in court hearings as required pertaining to incidents you were a part of.
• Works jointly with outside Law Enforcement to detain persons who violate local, state, or federal law who commit domestic violence, auto burglary, theft, drug violations and other arrestable offenses.
• Processes and secures lost and found items along with patient valuables.
• Performs special / covert operations to prevent car theft, car burglaries, etc.
• Responds to calls involving an individual armed with a firearm or bladed weapon.
• Responds to Armed Active Shooter incidents and effectively applies the knowledge learned in the scenario-based Active Shooter training to preserve the life of those involved.
• Assists Behavioral Health, ED and In Patient staff with restraining aggressive and combative patients / personnel.
• Utilizes a metal detector to search patients for weapons/contraband.
• Operates security screening equipment, accesses control systems, video security and intrusion detection systems, and maintains control of patient valuables given to security.

Your must haves :

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license, with clean driving record.

Three (3) years of directly related armed experience (security, law enforcement, military).

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