Security Guard

Universal Health Services; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Friends Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, is seeking a part-time Security Guard to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff. The role involves controlling entry points, patrolling the campus, and responding to incidents with a customer-friendly approach.

Qualified candidates typically hold a high school diploma or equivalent and a PA driver’s license; prior security experience is preferred. This position supports a hospital setting within the Universal Health Services family.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid PA state driver’s license.
• Previous security experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• The Security Guard maintains a customer-friendly demeanor while ensuring a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff through entry control and patrols.
• Inspects property to protect against fire, theft, vandalism and other illicit activity.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Responsibilities

Friends Hospital

Philadelphia, PA

Security Guard - Part-time

Friends Hospital is the nation's oldest private psychiatric hospital, located on a beautiful 100-acre campus in Philadelphia, PA. Friends Hospital offers a continuum of care including level of care assessments; specially designed inpatient units for adolescents, adults, and older adults; and a private residential rehabilitation program. Friends Hospital is easily accessed via public transportation and has free, safe, on-site parking.

Visit us online at: https://friendshospital.com/

The Security Guard utilizes a customer friendly manor, ensures a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff through control of entry and patrol and inspection of property to protect against fire, theft, vandalism, and other illicit activity.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit www.uhs.com.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent. Valid PA state driver’s license.Previous security experience preferred.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.