Public Safety Officer

Advocate Health; United States; On-site; USD 32,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off programs

Health benefits

Educational Assistance Program

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a Public Safety Officer to maintain a secure and welcoming environment at the healthcare facility. The role emphasizes professionalism, customer service, and teamwork while patrolling the premises and responding to incidents.

The position requires a High school diploma or GED and about four years of security/public safety experience. The shift from 3:00pm to 11:00pm offers a 40-hour work week with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Typically 4 years of security/public safety or customer service experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides security services with a customer-service approach.
• Inspects for vulnerabilities, hazards, and compliance during patrols.
• Responds to emergencies, incidents, and threats with appropriate action.
• Coordinates with law enforcement and first responders as needed.
• Trains and mentors officers, maintains training records, and enforces safety rules.

Job description

Department:

11926 Aurora St. Lukes South Shore - Public Safety

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hou** rs Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Full time 3:00pm-11:00pm

Pay Range:

$22.90 - $34.35

Major Responsibilities:

Provides security services with a customer-service approach, focusing on professionalism, fairness, and compassion even in challenging circumstances andin accordance withpolicies, procedures, and training.

Inspires confidence in patients, visitors, and team members by presenting a professional, approachable, and service- oriented appearance and demeanor.Isalert, observant, and ethical.Complies withand enforces all safety and security rules and regulations. Maintains Department uniform and equipmentingood repair.

Performs routine responsibilities during interior and exterior patrols to ensure safety and security, including but not limited to inspections toidentifyvulnerabilities, hazards, and fire conditions, audits of Interim Life Safety Measures, patient valuables management, and thorough contraband searches.Assiststeam members, patients, and visitors by providing information, directions, and physical help. Ensures traffic control, monitors conduct of visitors on premises andconfronts unauthorizedpersonsfor questioning.

Prevents, responds to, and investigates workplace violence. Responds to service calls, such as combative or threatening patients or visitors and team member incidents.

Serves as a primary resource for de-escalation,utilizinguse offorcewhen necessary (e.g.conducted electrical weapon (CEW), handcuffing.)

Performs key responsibilities to plan, prevent, practice, and respond to emergencies such as lost or abducted infants/children, fire, and active threats.

Respondsimmediatelyto emergency and crisis situations; physically intervenesin accordance withtraining to situationsthat havea potentialfor injury.

Investigatesincidents that occur on Advocate Health property andcompletestimelyandaccuratereports. Addresses and escalates complaints to theappropriate leaderand provides supporting documentation.

Performs liaison rounding duties to cultivate close partnerships with all departments and units. Delivers securityawareness education to team members toleveragetheirassistancein the overall security of the site.

Liaisons with federal, state, and local law enforcement and first responder agencies. Coordinates, briefs, and monitors every law enforcement prisoner patient guard to ensure policy compliance and prevent unsafe practices.

Assistsas a training resource for the Department. Serves as the preceptor for probationary officers and implements their orientation, onboarding, and assessment, compiles feedback,maintainstraining records for the department, trains competencies for all officers. Prepares lesson plans for officers that do not meet training expectations. Serves as a field instructor when assigned,maintainsinstructor level certifications, and provides trainingin accordance withstandards.

Maintains current Department training standards in radio communications, verbal de-escalation, hemorrhage control(e.g. “STOP the BLEED”), CPR, application of clinical restraints, conducted energy weapon (e.g. TASER), to include trainingon any/all department-issued equipment and/or requirements identified in training academy and the Annual TrainingPlan.

Assistswith exterior traffic and crowd control, including parking enforcement, valet parkingassist, and vehicularassistance.

UtilizesInterview and Interrogation tactics to uncover information about incidents that have occurred.

Completes patrolling with a community-oriented approach.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

Security Officer Healthcare Certification (CHSO) issued by the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) must be obtained on a one-time basis within two years of appointment to this role. Recertification is not required.

A valid driver’s license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicle.

For Illinois teammates: Firearm Owners Identification Card (FOID) issued by the Illinois State Police.

For Wisconsin teammates: Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) license issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ)

Certified in Conducted Energy Weapon (e.g. TASER) use within 90 days of hire and periodically thereafter.

Illinois team members must have completed State of Illinois 20-hour Basic Security Officer course

Education Required:

High school graduate or GED

Experience Required:

Typically requires 4 years of experience in a security, related public safety, or customer service area that includes experiences in responding to emergent situations and identifying and resolving issues that pose a potential risk to patients, visitors, teammates and/or property.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

An above average level of emotional intelligence, including empathetic and compassionate responses to teammate, visitor, and patient incidents.

The ability to function in a work environment in which we maximize teammate talent, treat each other with respect, and care for one another like family and with kindness.

A daily commitment to patient-centered safety practices.

Collaborative work with medical staff and external law enforcement, as appropriate.

The ability to remain calm under pressure to support a safe, welcoming, and therapeutic environment for everyone in the facility.

The ability to interact with peers with positive intent and create innovative solutions through collaborative relationships.

Must successfully pass background investigation, drug screen, pre-placement physical and psychological screening assessment post-offer, pre-employment and periodically thereafter. Teammates already employed in Public Safety Officer position prior to “7-28-24” will have 18 months to comply.

Demonstrated ability to exercise mature judgment and sound reasoning while maintaining a courteous and tactful demeanor in dealings with teammates, visitors, and patients, even if they are verbally aggressive persons.

Demonstrated experience in quickly assessing dangerous situations and taking appropriate action.

Demonstrated ability in verbal and written communications.

Ability to use a computer to document work (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, navigating a web page, and database entry).

Ability to defend self-and/or others in case of physical confrontations when de-escalation efforts fail and there is cause to physically restrain a person against their will who is non-compliant and committing a criminal act or lacks capacity and is attempting to elope.

Ability to communicate effectively with people; ability to hear radio and telephone communications at both high and low decibels.

Ability to communicate via radio and telephone with clear diction without impediments

Ability to communicate via radio and telephone with clear diction without impediments

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Must sit, stand, walk, and drive throughout the workday and must lift up to 35 lbs. occasionally. Must be able to push/pull with 35 lbs. of force.

Have 20/20 vision in both eyes or correctable to 20/20 with corrective lenses in both eyes.

May be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive, and radiation hazards. Protective clothing must be worn as necessary.

Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

Frequent exposure to aggressive behavior and emotionally charged situations.

Must be able to handle personal stress and possible violence.

Must be physically fit and able to walk all areas of the facilities and grounds, to restrain those who need restraint and be able to assist clinical teammates with lifting patients of all sizes.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Behavioral Threat Assessment knowledge

Use of Force Review

Crime through environmental design awareness

Ability to present material and facilitate meetings

DISCLAIMER

All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.

Our CommitmenttoYou:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate’s job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, andShort- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.