Hospital Safety & Security Specialist

Carle; Normal (IL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Carle Health is seeking a security professional to perform patrols of the hospital, garage and perimeter, recognize security risks, and respond promptly to emergencies. The role emphasizes de-escalation, accurate incident reporting, and strict adherence to post orders and safety policies.

Responsibilities include preventing theft and disturbances, verifying visitor badges, and coordinating with supervisors on safety issues.

Responsibilities

• Performs productive/purposeful security patrols of the hospital, garage and perimeter.
• Recognizes conditions which are or will compromise the security of the organization and takes immediate actions to mitigate.
• Reports and/or corrects safety and security violations encountered during patrols.
• Takes proactive measures to mitigate thefts, disturbances, and other criminal incidents.
• Checks to ensure that visitors and team members are wearing proper identification badges/passes.
• Immediately notifies the supervisor of security/safety-related problems or issues.
• Adheres to post orders for all fixed and patrol positions.
• Proactively and consistently submits work orders to correct safety/security violation discovered during patrols.
• Provides a timely and appropriate response to emergency calls for service.
• Ensures that the applicable policies, procedures, training and directives are followed according to the specifics of the emergency situation.
• Able to effectively de-escalate disruptive behavior.
• Able to remain in control of emotions and not take acting out behavior exhibited by others personally.
• Writes accurate grammatically correct incident reports and conducts thorough initial investigations.
• Follows –up on initial reports for additional information.
• Preserves evidence and crime scenes in accordance with departmental policies.

Job description

Carle Health is seeking a security professional to perform patrols of the hospital, garage and perimeter, recognize security risks, and respond promptly to emergencies. The role emphasizes de-escalation, accurate incident reporting, and strict adherence to post orders and safety policies.

Responsibilities include preventing theft and disturbances, verifying visitor badges, and coordinating with supervisors on safety issues.