Job Details: Job Location: Eagleville Hospital - Eagleville, PA 19403, Education Level: High School, Travel Percentage: None, Job Shift: Any, Job Category: Health Care, Job Summary
Maintains safe and secure environment for patients and employees by patrolling and monitoring premises and personnel.
EOE
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide expertise in all campus / staff / patient concerns related to safety and security
- Maintain order within the facility and enforce hospital rules and regulations.
- Make suggestions / recommendations to supervisor to improve safety and security on campus.
- Assure all doors are locked as required and areas secured.
- Check out vehicles/persons that may not belong on campus and report accordingly.
- Conduct security patrols throughout campus.
- Proficient in video surveillance and reviewing of recorded tape, when required.
- Skilled and timely use of radio or telephone communication to police, fire or emergency agencies as the situation dictates.
- Proficient in the use of ECS radio system and telephone communication.
- Advises Security Director of deficiencies noted and suggests changes.
- Notify Director of all lights that need replacing.
- Manning of the Security Booth
- Direct and monitor all visitors entering and leaving campus via the Visitor App
- Monitor CCTV inside the booth
- Provide support and assistance to nursing supervisor on scheduled shift
- Assist with management of patient disturbances in conjunction with and/or at direction of Nursing Supervisor.
- Assist Police Officers when they are called to campus.
- Oversee Parole Officer’s removal of patients for violation.
- Obtain belongings and keys from Admissions’ safe for AMA/other discharge patients.
- Initiate search of patients / units / vehicles as needed.
- Conduct fire drills as assigned and record results on forms provided; report deficiencies to the Security Director.
- Provides shift summary to by email to defined mailing list.
Qualifications
- One to three years security experience required
- HS diploma / GED required
- Ability to communicate well with both patients and staff
- Ability to take charge in difficult situations and have good decision making skills
- Knowledge of safe working practices