Armed Security Officer

St. Elizabeth Healthcare; Edgewood (KY); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health coverage within first 30 days

Generous paid time off

Retirement savings with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness programs

Internal career advancement

Job summary

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring an Armed Security Officer to join our Edgewood Security Team. This full-time position covers the second shift, 40 hours per week, with responsibilities to ensure a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.

You will interact professionally, apply de‑escalation techniques, and coordinate with staff and local authorities as needed. Eligibility includes firearms training and a valid driver’s license; prior SEH security experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Requires high school diploma or GED; bachelor’s degree acceptable.
• Specialized firearms training or certification required.
• Ability to communicate clearly and de-escalate in tense situations.

Responsibilities

• Directs visitors, patients and employees to appropriate locations and intervenes to prevent disturbances.
• Provide customer relations, way-finding, and courteous assistance during security duties.
• Monitor security via CCTV and alarms; manage radio/phone communications.

Skills

Customer service

De-escalation techniques

Observation skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Job Type

Regular

Scheduled Hours

40

Why You’ll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare

At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We’re guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

Benefits That Support You

We invest in you — personally and professionally.

Enjoy:

• Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
• Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
• Retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
• Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

Job Summary

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring an Armed Security Officer to join our Edgewood Security Team.

Shift/Hours: Full Time 40 Hours, Second Shift

The Armed Security Officer is responsible for providing a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, and staff; and to interact with people, with an emphasis on professional service and customer relations. The Armed Security Officer should have a working knowledge and understanding of the use of deadly physical force. This position works closely with staff, local law enforcement, and other government agencies.

Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

Job Description

The best career is right here.

Patrol Activity

• Directs visitors, patients and employees to appropriate location(s) and intervenes to prevent and control disturbances.
• Protecting, securing, and safeguarding all persons on SEH property.

Customer Relations

• Provide way-finding and general assistance for patients and visitors during the course of routine security duties.
• Individual must have the ability to relate to customers, provide clear communications in a courteous, professional manner, and offer appropriate de-escalation techniques in a variety of situations.

Operations Center

• Monitor activity via closed circuit television and monitor the various alarm systems that terminate within security.
• Effectively handle radio and telephone communications.

Documentation and Reporting

• Complete case reports, maintenance logs, the daily data entry and any other necessary documentation in a professional manner.
• Review roll call, emails, and other pertinent information on a daily basis.
• Ability to use photographic documentation to supplement written reports when appropriate.

Training

• Successfully complete all mandatory training required by the department.
• Complete and maintain all additional trainings associated with firearms.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education, Credentials, Licenses

• High School Diploma or GED required with applicable Criminal Justice experience
• OR
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Valid driver’s license and must be insurable by the Hospital insurance carrier

Specialized Knowledge

• Successfully completed an accredited police academy firearms course, or a state approved concealed carry firearms course, or an approved firearms training program, or related military firearms training.
• Successfully pass a Psychological Evaluation
• Successful completion of weapons retention training

Kind and Length of Experience

• 6 months of SEH Security Officer 1 experience
• OR
• Current Sworn Law Enforcement Officer
• OR
• Honorably discharged member of the Armed Forces

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt

Right Career. Right Here. If you’re looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you’ll take pride in the level of care we offer our community.