Security Officer

CommonSpirit Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health's California Hospital Medical Center in downtown Los Angeles seeks a Security Officer to monitor buildings and grounds, protect staff, patients and visitors, and respond to emergencies with calm judgment. You will patrol by foot or vehicle, operate alarms, and document incidents according to hospital policy.

Prior security experience in healthcare is preferred and CPR/Fire Safety training are required.

Qualifications

• Six months of security officer experience, preferably in a healthcare setting.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• CA driver's license required.
• CPR/BLS and Fire Safety training within specified timeframes.

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).
• Report unsafe acts or conditions and ensure incident reports are clear, concise, and submitted promptly.
• Respond to emergency codes in a timely manner and follow HIPAA reporting requirements.

Skills

Security officer experience

Calm under pressure

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

CA Driver's License

CPR/BLS

Fire Safety Training

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 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 Requirements

Required

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

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, women’s health, and a family birth center. In 2025, we opened our new patient tower, Grand Tower, featuring a dramatically expanded Emergency Department and Family Birth Center that will increase patient comfort and privacy.

Additionally, California Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care.

California Hospital Medical Center shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care.

One Community. One Mission. One California