Armed Hospital Security Specialist

ohiohealth; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

OhioHealth is seeking an Armed Security Officer to provide safety and security across hospital facilities, grounds, and off-campus sites. The role involves patrols, incident reporting, and acting as first responder to emergencies, with rotation during initial training period across multiple care sites.

Officers may be assigned to a home care site but can float to others as needed. The job requires high school education, driver license qualifications, and firearms certification; driving is an

Qualifications

• High School or GED (Required); DL - Driver's License - Department of Motor Vehicles, OPOTC - Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission
• OPOTC Private Security Twenty (20) Hours Firearms Certification or Ohio Peace Officer Basic Training Certificate. Basic computer skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be mentally and physically capable to successfully complete training for, participate in, and maintain certification as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provides armed safety and security services in all areas of the hospital and grounds; patrols hospital, parking areas and off-site locations to observe, protect and provide assistance as needed.
• Observes, corrects, reports and documents incidents of risk-related situations to management. Identifies, reports and corrects security and safety breeches. Conducts and assists in investigations of criminal and administrative incidents in the best interest of the hospital.
• Handles valuable items as needed. Assists with violent or potentially violent patients, visitors and staff when called throughout the hospital. Enforces Hospital Policy as related to security will be a 1st responder to all emergency situations, provide safety and security services in all areas of the OhioHealth and grounds; foot patrol of the hospital and surrounding campus; mobile patrol of parking areas and off site locations to observe and provide assistance.
• Observe, correct, report and document incidents to management; identify, report and correct security and safety breaches; provide surveillance and security in the parking areas.
• Work independently to determine the correct response to most situations and initiate actions accordingly. Conduct and assist in investigations of criminal and administrative incidents; participate in the hospital lost and found program. Assist with violent or potentially violent patients, visitors, and staff in the Emergency Department, Behavioral Health Unit, and other areas of the hospital.
• Enforce and implement hospital policies related to security/safety. Assist in the hospital control center and other operational areas during breaks or staff shortage. Control access and monitor security of drugs in the hospital pharmacies through the hospitals access control system.
• Assist patients and visitors with automobile difficulty, such as changing tires, retrieving keys locked inside car, and other general needs. Investigate narcotic alarms, losses, and discrepancies. Each Security/Protective Services Officer must maintain a level of fitness which will allow him/her to respond fully to strenuous and or critical physical activity.
• Takes lead on special projects as assigned, maintains minimum training levels each year as defined by leadership, performs any function and/or training as assigned. Driving is an essential function of the job.
• Management reserves the right to make changes to the assignments, training levels required and/or to the general required competency levels.

Job description

OhioHealth is seeking an Armed Security Officer to provide safety and security across hospital facilities, grounds, and off-campus sites. The role involves patrols, incident reporting, and acting as first responder to emergencies, with rotation during initial training period across multiple care sites.

Officers may be assigned to a home care site but can float to others as needed. The job requires high school education, driver license qualifications, and firearms certification; driving is an