Security Officer

HCA Healthcare; Manchester (NH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) Plan with match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, NH is seeking a Security Officer for night shift (11PM–7:30AM) with Tuesday and Wednesday off. The role involves patrolling hospital grounds, protecting patients, staff and visitors, handling patient valuables and responding to emergency codes.

The position requires a high school diploma, hospital security experience or CPI certification, and completion of required certifications within set timeframes.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1 year experience in hospital security preferred.
• IAHHS Basic Security Officer Certification required within 6 months.
• Certifications for issued equipment (handcuffs, O.C. spray, taser) required within 30 days.
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI) required within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Respond to emergencies and hospital codes.
• Provide courtesy escorts to employees, patients and visitors.
• Maintain radio communications and document activity in the Security Log.
• Patrol hospital buildings and grounds to ensure safety.
• Assist with patient valuables handling and property security.
• Coordinate with hospital staff and Mom’s Place for infant/fetal demise issues.
• Respond to disasters and emergencies in a professional manner.

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Security Officer

Schedule: 11PM-7:30AM with Tuesday and Wednesday off.

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Security Officer provides a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, medical staff, employees, and their property. Ensures the security of the buildings and property of the hospital. Conduct regular patrols of hospital buildings and grounds.

• Respond to emergency situations and hospital codes.
• Assist with the handling of deceased persons and their property.
• Maintain radio communication with hospital switchboard and other security officers.
• Provide courtesy escorts to employees, patients, and visitors.
• Handle patient valuables and lost and found items.
• Secure items of evidentiary value.
• Conducts regularly-scheduled patrols of Hospital buildings and grounds, checking all doors, windows, alarms and firefighting equipment (extinguishers, etc.).
• Patrols employee parking lot and garage areas to ensure safety of employees, patients and visitors.
• Documents all activity including rounds in the Security Log.
• Prepares online incident occurrence reports as needed.
• Responds to emergency situations including all codes; Code Amber, Black, Blue, Gray, Green, Red, Orange, Purple, Silver, Yellow, White and Condition H, in addition to any other Hospital Code or stat situation.
• Assists authorized employees and physicians requiring access to certain hospital areas.
• Assists with the lifting and transportation of deceased persons and their property to the hospital morgue.
• Provides release of deceased persons and their property after obtaining proper authorization from hospital supervisor.
• Maintains precise “chain of custody” records in this matter.
• Coordinates with the Mom’s Place for all infant and fetal demise issues.
• Maintains radio communication via two way radio with hospital switchboard and other security officers and responds to requests made by the switchboard on behalf of patients, employees, physicians and visitors.
• Provides courtesy escorts 24-7 to employees, patients, visitors when requested.
• Responds in an efficient and professional manners when responding to disasters, fire drills, fires and other emergency situations.
• Ensures confidentiality of senior management, patient information and Hospital matters.
• Maintains good communications, and establishes and maintains positive working relationships with employees, senior management, media and the public.
• Exercises care in the operation and use of equipment and reference materials.
• Performs routine cleaning and preventative maintenance to ensure continuing functioning of equipment.
• Maintains work areas in a clean, safe and organized manner.
• Responsible for the efficient handling of patient valuables and lost and found items.
• Follows established procedure on maintenance and tracking of patient valuables and lost and found property.
• Responsible for the proper handling and securing of items that may or may not be of evidentiary value in the furtherance of any criminal or internal investigation, ensuring that the proper chain of custody is followed and documented.
• Performs similar or related duties as assigned.
• Must be available to work all shifts, weekends, and holidays, filling in when absences occur.

What qualifications you will need:

• High school diploma/GED Required
• 1 year experience in hospital security Preferred
• IAHHS Basic Security Officer Certification Required within 6 months
• Certifications for issued equipment (handcuffs, O.C. spray, taser) Required 30 days
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI) Required 30 days

Benefits

Catholic Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Shape the future of healthcare at Catholic Medical Center

Located in Manchester, NH, Catholic Medical Center is a 330-bed acute care hospital and Level III Trauma Center serving southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts. Home to the nationally recognized New England Heart & Vascular Institute and The Mom’s Place—an innovative birthing center that pioneered couplet care—we’re proud to lead in both advanced medicine and compassionate service.

As part of HCA Healthcare’s statewide network of Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester hospitals, three freestanding ERs, and over 70 care sites, you’ll join nearly 5,000 colleagues across New Hampshire who are committed to excellence, collaboration, and making a difference every day. At Catholic Medical Center, your work has purpose—and your potential has no limits.

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