Hospital Security Officer II — Evening Shift

Health First; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Health First provides unarmed security services to safeguard associates, patients, and visitors across facilities. The Security Officer II role emphasizes vigilance, incident reporting, and professional conduct within a healthcare environment.

Responsibilities include mobile patrols, access control, emergency response, and collaboration with local authorities when needed, while maintaining courteous service to patients and staff.

Qualifications

• Education/experience requirements include police/corrections training or criminal justice degree.
• Certification in CPR/BLS within 30 days of start date is required.
• One year of verifiable security officer experience preferred or required as alternative.

Responsibilities

• Takes accountability for internal and external mobile patrol of facility assigned, including Emergency Department if hospital facility.
• Responds to behavioral emergencies with combative patients, customers and associates.
• Deters criminal activity and misconduct; investigates suspicious situations; performs security patrols of designated areas on foot or in vehicle.
• Communicates via 2-way radios, telephones and computers.
• Watches for irregular or unusual conditions that may create security concerns or safety hazards.
• Sounds alarms or calls police/fire department in case of fire or presence of unauthorized persons.
• Warns violators of rule infractions such as loitering, smoking or carrying prohibited articles.
• Permits authorized persons to enter property and monitors entrances and exits.
• Observes departing personnel to protect against theft of company property and ensures authorized removal of property is conducted within appropriate physical security requirements.
• Assists associates, patients, and visitors in a courteous and professional manner; conducts patient escorts, patient watches, and provides safety escorts.
• Supports and/or transports deceased to morgue.
• Completes required shift logs and reports; complies with site post orders, and Health First policies and procedure; investigates and prepares reports on accidents, incidents, and suspicious activities.

Skills

Communication

Observation

Public interaction

Crisis response

Education

Police/Corrections Academy

Associate’s degree or Criminal Justice

Active Military service

Law Enforcement experience

AHA Heartsaver CPR AED

Tools

Radio & console operation

Job description

Health First provides unarmed security services to safeguard associates, patients, and visitors across facilities. The Security Officer II role emphasizes vigilance, incident reporting, and professional conduct within a healthcare environment.

Responsibilities include mobile patrols, access control, emergency response, and collaboration with local authorities when needed, while maintaining courteous service to patients and staff.