Healthcare Security Specialist

Mount Sinai Morningside; New York (NY); On-site; USD 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Morningside is seeking a full-time Security Officer to protect patients, staff, and visitors by patrolling, managing access, responding to incidents, and conducting investigations. The role involves directing traffic, escorting valuables, and completing security reports in a busy hospital setting.

The ideal candidate will have HS/ GED, related security experience, and NYS Security Officer licensure preferred. Collective bargaining unit: SSOBA-MSH.

Qualifications

• HS/GED
• None but experience in security/law enforcement is preferred.
• Current NYS licensure as Security Officer Preferred Issuing Agency: NYS/ Department of State

Responsibilities

• Provides protection for medical center patients, employees and visitors, by staffing assigned post, patrolling assigned areas and investigating unusual occurrences and accordingly, provides protection for the facility and property.
• Provides emergency and general assistance by responding to Team 7000s, restraints, patient observations, disruptive persons and other requests for service.
• Participates in access control by checking identification, screening visitors, checking property passes and clearing areas at the end of visiting hours.
• Directs vehicle traffic to prevent congestion that would hinder center operations. Ensures that ambulance bays are cleared of unauthorized vehicles.
• Offers assistance and direction to visitors and patients, and detains those individuals not authorized to be on the premises.
• Conducts security escorts upon requests within the Medical Center, to parking lots and to staff residences immediately adjacent to the center.
• Escorts Medical Center funds and valuables from various locations to the Cashier.
• Submits timely and complete reports on all pertinent security activity.
• Performs other related security, general office or record keeping tasks, according to procedures, and as directed.

Skills

Security

Access control

Emergency response

Investigation

Education

HS/GED

Job description

Mount Sinai Morningside is seeking a full-time Security Officer to protect patients, staff, and visitors by patrolling, managing access, responding to incidents, and conducting investigations. The role involves directing traffic, escorting valuables, and completing security reports in a busy hospital setting.

The ideal candidate will have HS/ GED, related security experience, and NYS Security Officer licensure preferred. Collective bargaining unit: SSOBA-MSH.