Communications Officer

Lexington Health, Inc.; Columbia (SC); Presencial; USD 42.000 - 56.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Day One medical insurance

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

403(b) match plan day one

Employer paid life insurance

Supplemental life insurance

Adoption assistance

Short-term and long-term disability (0

Student loan forgiveness

Descripción de la vacante

Lexington Health, Inc. is seeking a Communications Officer for the LCHSD Police Dept. This full-time role involves receiving and documenting calls for service across the organization, dispatching officers, and monitoring alarms, cameras, and access doors.

You will work in a 24/7 environment with AM/PM shifts and be responsible for accurate reporting and coordination with outside agencies as needed. A starting point is to ensure timely, effective communication and safety across facilities.

Formación

• Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Minimum Years of Experience: 1 year of communication, law enforcement/public safety or related experience such as military service.
• Required Certifications/Licensure: NCIC certified or obtain NCIC certification within 6 months of hire.

Responsabilidades

• Answers emergent and non-emergent calls for service.
• Dispatches appropriate officers and monitors alarms, cameras and access doors.
• Documents calls for service using CAD and incident reporting systems.
• Accesses NCIC and SCDMV databases for investigative purposes.
• Ensures compliance with Federal, State and departmental standards.

Conocimientos

Communication

Public safety experience

Attention to detail

Educación

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Herramientas

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Windows OS

Descripción del empleo

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LCHSD Police Dept.
Full Time
AM/PM Shift
6a-6p or 6p-6a TBD

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bedteachinghospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcareand was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinctionstatus for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as bestin the Columbia Metroarea by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Healthdelivers more than 4,000babies each year, performs more than 34,000surgeries annually and isthe region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center.Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary

The Communications Officer receives and documents calls for service throughout the organization and dispatches the appropriate officers, as well as monitors alarms, cameras and access doors.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
Minimum Years of Experience: 1 Year of communication, law enforcement/public safety or related experience such as military service
Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional): None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: National Crime Information Center (NCIC) certified or obtain NCIC certification within 6 months of hire;

Must have and maintain a valid South Carolina’s driver’s license and acceptable Motor Vehicle record and background screening as outlined in the Vehicle Safety policy (Subject to annual Motor Vehicle Record review and satisfactory results).
Required Training:

Successfully complete training in Criminal Justice Information Systems Security and Awareness;

Experience with Windows Operating System (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint);

Ability to read and write English fluently and follow both written and oral directions.

Essential Functions

• Answers both emergent and non-emergent calls for service.


• Prioritizes and dispatches appropriate personnel to calls for service.


• Monitors critical organizational technologies: to include cameras, access control doors and alarms (emergency, infant abduction, fire, burglar, weapons detection, etc).


• Utilizes computer aided dispatch and incident reporting systems to document all calls for service completely and accurately.


• Processes timely and accurate entries, deletions and modifications through the National Crime Information Center.


• Coordinates requests to appropriate outside agencies, as needed (police, fire, EMS, etc).


• Ensures proper management of department warrant processes.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Reports equipment malfunctions to the appropriate personnel/vendor.


• Assumes select access control duties after hours such as basic troubleshooting and printing badges.


• Prepares written reports of investigation based on his or her actions.


• Accesses the NCIC and South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) database for investigative purposes.


• Ensures operation compliance with Federal, State, County, Organization, and Department standards.


• Ensures accurate and timely dissemination of information to supervision.


• Ensures timely resolution to requests.


• Any other request assigned by management.


• The above is not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Performs all other duties as assigned.

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our benefit eligible employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits


• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)


• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.


• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary


• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary


• Adoption assistance


• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment


• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.