Security Officer

St Joseph Hospital & Medical Center; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 24,796 - 35,817; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health seeks a Security Officer at a hospital setting in Phoenix, AZ. You will protect staff, patients, and visitors by patrolling the premises, managing visitors, and reporting incidents promptly.

You will enforce regulations and respond quickly to security emergencies while upholding core values and quality improvement goals. Required: High School Diploma or GED, 6 months to 1 year hospital security experience or related service, and BLS within 90 days.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Six months to one year of security officer experience in healthcare preferred; or prior law enforcement or military service.
• American Heart Association–issued Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of hire.

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 alarms; dispatch officers as needed.
• Know emergency procedures, report HIPAA breaches, investigate security breaches, and write incident reports.
• Log all activities in a daily log and complete clear, concise reports using appropriate codes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Observational skills

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

BLS certification

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Security Officer, you will help the healthcare enterprise remain a safe place. You will maintain a safe and secure environment for medical staff, employees, patients, and visitors by patrolling the premises, managing visitors, and observing and reporting activities and incidents at an assigned site. Our officer will preserve order, enforce regulations when assistance is requested by medical staff and employees, and respond rapidly to security emergencies within the hospital or other healthcare settings. It is expected that the security officer will demonstrate behavior consistent with CommonSpirit Health core values and humankindness. The security officer shall support CommonSpirit Health's strategic plan and the goals and direction of quality improvement and process improvement activities.

• Protect staff, patients, and visitors by responding to calls for assistance in a timely and prudent manner to incidents such as violent or unruly patients, visitors, crimes committed or in progress, opening doors, and responding to emergency codes.
• 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.
• Have knowledge of emergency procedures, equipment, supplies, report HIPPA breaches if witnessed, investigate security breaches, conduct follow‑up investigations, and write incident reports.
• Log all activities in a daily log to accurately record events and complete clear, concise, and legible reports in a timely manner, using appropriate emergency and radio codes in dispatching security officers while knowing the hospital campus to ensure that dispatches are to the right location.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Six (6) months experience as a security officer in a hospital or healthcare setting, prior law enforcement or military service; or one (1) year experience as a security officer.
• American Heart Association‑issued Basic Life Support (BLS) card within 90 days of hire.

Preferred

• Arizona State Driver's License with satisfactory DMV report.
• International Association of Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) Basic Training for Healthcare Security Officer.
• Basic Health Care Security Officer (BSO).