Security Officer

St Mary Corwin Hospital; Pueblo (CO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Mary-Corwin is seeking a Security Officer to help create a safe hospital environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

You will unlock/lock doors, assist in the Emergency Department, monitor for fire/safety hazards, control access, and respond to emergency codes according to established procedures. The role requires observational skills, a professional demeanor, and the ability to respond effectively to emergencies.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 6 months experience as a security officer in a healthcare setting or law enforcement or military service; or 1 year experience as a security officer.

Responsibilities

• Protect staff, patients and visitors by responding to calls for assistance promptly and prudently.
• Patrol the facility/grounds by foot or vehicle; monitor security alarms; dispatch officers to location as needed.
• Report unsafe acts/conditions; document incidents with clear, timely reports.
• Safeguard employees and visitors using appropriate measures.
• Use emergency and radio codes to dispatch security officers to the right location.
• Assist in incident investigations and document HIPAA breaches when witnessed.
• Ensure activities are logged and incident reports are accurate and legible.
• Adhere to patient/visitor identification policies and facility rules.

Skills

Observational skills

Professional demeanor

Emergency response

Education

High School Diploma/G.E.D.

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Security Officer, you will perform essential security duties under general supervision, helping to provide a safe and secure hospital environment for patients, employees, and visitors.

Every day you will lock/unlock doors, assist in the Emergency Department, remain alert for fire/safety hazards, control access to the facility, respond to all emergency codes, and help enforce hospital policies in accordance with established procedures.

To be successful in this role, you will possess strong observational skills, a professional demeanor, and the ability to respond effectively to emergency situations. Your commitment to maintaining a secure environment and adhering to hospital policies is essential.

• 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 and ability to implement the measures necessary to safeguard an organization’s employees and visitors.
• Reports HIPAA breaches if witnessed; investigates security breaches, conducts investigations, and writes incident reports.
• Ensures that all activities are logged and that incident reports are accurately completed, clear, concise, legible, and submitted in a timely manner.
• Reports all unsafe conditions or work hazards; aware of environment; uses common sense; adheres to patient/visitor identification policies.
• Employ required tools, techniques, and technologies to minimize losses due to breaches of physical premises security.
• Use appropriate emergency and radio codes in dispatching security officers while knowing hospital campus to ensure that dispatches are to the right location.
• Participates appropriately in disaster drills; understands their role in emergency situations.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.
• Six (6) months experience as security officer in a healthcare setting or Law enforcement or military service; or One (1) year experience as a security officer.
• SECURITY:CA (Guard Card); BLS-CPR within 90 days

Preferred

• International Association of Healthcare Security Services (IAHSS) Basic course within 90 days of employment.
• If at any time facility obtains a company vehicle/golf cart and requires the position to operate a motor vehicle; guard will require AUTO:CA and DRVDMV within 30 days.

Where You'll Work

For more than 135 years, St. Mary-Corwin has cared for the people of Pueblo and the surrounding southern Colorado communities. Driven by a commitment to Pueblo and our healing ministry, St. Mary- Corwin is focused on its core areas of clinical strength: cancer care and orthopedic services. This concentration enables St. Mary-Corwin to serve the southern Colorado region with high quality, high value care for generations to come. Residents of Pueblo enjoy a moderate cost of living within this modern, mid-sized community while experiencing everything great about life in Colorado, including world- class nearby outdoor recreation, thriving local arts and culture, numerous parks, festivals and much more.