Security Officer

Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital; Grass Valley (CA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, CA, is seeking a Security Officer to monitor buildings and grounds and protect staff, patients, and visitors.

You will patrol by foot or vehicle, monitor cameras, and respond to emergencies. Prior security/patrol experience in healthcare is preferred, with required CA guard license and BLS within 90 days.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or GED.
• Six (6) months experience as security officer in a healthcare setting or Law enforcement or military service.
• Or (1) year experience as a security officer.
• Security Guard: CA
• Driver's License: CA, within 30 Days
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support within 90 Days.

Responsibilities

• Protect staff, patients, and visitors by responding to calls for assistance in a timely and prudent manner.
• Patrol the facility and grounds by foot or vehicle; monitor security alarms and dispatch officers promptly to location(s) where needed.
• Report unsafe acts or conditions and ensure incident reports are clear, concise, legible, and timely.
• Use appropriate emergency and radio codes in dispatching security officers while knowing hospital campus to ensure that dispatches are to write location.
• Keep the organization’s mission, vision and values at the forefront of decision making and action.
• Interact with others in a way that gives them confidence in the organization.

Skills

Calm under pressure

Emergency response

Situational awareness

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Security Officer, you will monitor buildings and grounds on the property to ensure the safety and security of employees, patients, and other visitors.

Every day you will monitor the property by walking and driving around the premises. Your security detail could include guarding facility and unit access points, monitoring surveillance cameras, testing new security technology, and protecting all employees/visitors against acts of violence should they arise.

To be successful in this role, you’ll need the ability to remain calm and take action based on the situation, known facts, and understand the position limitations. You are also expected to respond to emergency codes in a timely manner. Previous experience in security/patrol in a healthcare setting is preferred.

• Protecting 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. Patrol the facility and grounds by foot or vehicle; monitor security alarms and dispatch officers promptly to location(s) where needed; and report unsafe acts or conditions.
• 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 write location.
• Keeping the organization’s mission, vision and values at the forefront of all decision making and action.
• Demonstrates breadth and/or depth of professional/technical skills and capabilities required for position. Interacting with others in a way that gives them confidence in one’s intentions and those of the organization.

Job Requirements

• High School Graduate or GED
• Six (6) months experience as security officer in a healthcare setting or Law enforcement or military service
• Or (1) year experience as a security officer
• Security Guard: CA
• Driver's License: CA, within 30 Days
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support within 90 Days

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1958, Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital is a 104-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Grass Valley, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. It has been named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for three consecutive years, one of only 16 rural hospitals in the US to achieve this award.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range
$25.00 - $28.10 /hour