Hospital Security Officer — Vigilant Emergency-Response

Dignity Health; Redding (CA); On-site; USD 71,864,000 - 84,185,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Medical Center Redding is seeking a Security Officer to patrol facilities, monitor alarms, and respond to calls for staff, patients, and visitors. You will deter and investigate suspicious activity while upholding hospital policies and the organization’s mission.

The role requires vigilance, strong observation, and proficiency with electronic surveillance and dispatch systems, ensuring safety across the hospital campus and grounds.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED
• Six (6) months experience as a security officer in a healthcare setting, Law enforcement or military service or
• One (1) year experience as a Security Officer
• Security Guard: CA Guard Card
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 90 Days
• Driver's License: CA, within 30 Days

Responsibilities

• Protect staff, patients, and visitors by responding to calls for assistance in a timely and prudent manner. Calls may include incidents such as violent or unruly patients, visitors, crimes committed or in progress, or to emergency codes, and requests for opening doors.
• Knowledge of emergency procedures, equipment, and supplies, including of radios and hospital codes.
• Reports HIPAA breaches if witnessed; investigate security breaches, conducts investigations, and writes incident reports. Ensures that all activities are logged. That incident reports are accurately completed that they are clear, concise, legible and submitted in a timely manner.
• Use appropriate emergency and radio codes in dispatching security officers while knowing hospital campus to ensure that dispatches are to right location. Keeping the organization’s mission, vision and values at the forefront of all decision making and action.
• Keeping the organization’s mission, vision and values at the forefront of all decision making and action.
• Demonstrates the professional and technical skills necessary for the role, exhibiting both depth and breadth of expertise. Builds trust and confidence through respectful and credible interactions that reflect positively on personal integrity and the organization’s mission.

Job description

Mercy Medical Center Redding is seeking a Security Officer to patrol facilities, monitor alarms, and respond to calls for staff, patients, and visitors. You will deter and investigate suspicious activity while upholding hospital policies and the organization’s mission.

The role requires vigilance, strong observation, and proficiency with electronic surveillance and dispatch systems, ensuring safety across the hospital campus and grounds.