Security Officer

Providence Swedish Medical Center; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Providence Swedish Medical Center as a Security Officer or Senior Security Officer, where you'll play a critical role in creating a safe environment for patients and staff. With a commitment to community health and strong customer service skills, you'll be crucial in safe patient handling and security incident response.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Hiring bonus for eligible external hires

Qualifications

• Successful completion of TASER training within 6 months is required for Security Officer.
• Healthcare security experience preferred for both positions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct random patrols and respond to security incidents at the medical center.
• Provide customer service to patients and visitors while maintaining safety.

Skills

Customer service

Patrolling

Emergency response

Job description

Description

$1,000 Hiring Bonus for eligible external hires that meet the required qualifications and conditions for payment

This is a combined posting for an Security Officer and Senior Security Officer. The requirements of each role are listed below under each associated title. Consideration for each role will be based on qualifications. If you have the qualifications of any one of these three positions, we you encourage you to apply.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Swedish Ballard and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

The Security Officer provides a safe and secure environment for the patients, visitors, staff and property of Swedish Medical Center. Due to the continuous public contact of the position the highest level of customer service skills is essential. Security Officers conduct random patrols of Swedish Medical Center property, respond to and investigate security incidents, report safety hazards, and appropriately document actions and observations made during the shift. Security Officers respond to alarms and codes by providing traffic control and assisting with safe patient handling. Security Officers conduct routine safety walks of the facilities and submits remedial requests for any concerns they identify. Security Officers routinely engage in stressful situations and at times may be required to use physical force to maintain the safety of the patient care environment, and also may be required to run, climb stairs, carry people, or perform other physical acts in response to emergent situations. Security Officers will provide advice to clinical staff regarding matters of patient release and restraint. Security Officers also engage in a wide range of customer service activities involving direct contact with patients and visitors, providing directions and helping people find their way. Security Officers regularly use computers to write reports and logs and to monitor security cameras and access control systems. Will be required to work on multiple campuses based on staffing needs or the needs of the department.

The Senior Security Officer provides a safe and secure environment for the patients, visitors, staff and property of Swedish Medical Center. Due to the continuous public contact of the position, the highest level of customer service skills is essential. Security Officers conduct random patrols of Swedish Medical Center/Swedish Edmond property, respond to and investigate security incidents, report safety hazards, and appropriately document actions and observations made during the shift. Security Officers respond to alarms and codes by providing traffic control and assisting with safe patient handling. Security Officers conduct routine safety walks of the facilities and submits remedial requests for any concerns they identify.

Security Officer:

Required Qualifications:

• Customer service experience and/or training

• Within 6 months (180 days) of hire: Successful completion of TASER training and certification (with annual re-certification)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Healthcare security experience

• 1 year related civilian or military security/law enforcement experience

Security Officer: Salary Range: Puget Sound (Seattle, WA) Min:$22.05, Max: $33.74

Senior Security Officer:

• Successful completion of TASER/AXON Training and Certification within 90 days of hire

• Successful completion of AVADE/HDTS (Healthcare Defensive Tactics System) Training and Certification within 90 days of hire

• 3 years of related civilian or military security/law enforcement experience including at least two years in healthcare security

• Customer service experience and Hospital Incident Command System training

Preferred Qualifications:

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ICS 100.HCB; ICS 200.HCA; and 700.A certification upon request

• Provider Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association upon hire

Senior Security Officer: Salary Range: Puget Sound (Seattle, WA) Min: $24.82, Max: $37.98

Why Join Providence Swedish?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission of improving the health and wellbeing of each patient we serve.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

About the Team

Providence Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Puget Sound area. It is comprised of eight hospital campuses (Ballard, Edmonds, Everett, Centralia, Cherry Hill (Seattle), First Hill (Seattle), Issaquah and Olympia); emergency rooms and specialty centers in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Providence Swedish Medical Group, a network of 190+ primary care and specialty care locations throughout the Puget Sound. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we’re dedicated to improving the wellbeing of rural and urban communities by expanding access to quality health care for all.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Requsition ID: 370153
Company: Swedish Jobs
Job Category: Facilities Security/Safety
Job Function: Facilities
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Shift: Multiple shifts available
Career Track: Technical/Skilled Support
Department: 3902 SBA SECURITY
Address: WA Seattle 5300 Tallman Ave NW
Work Location: Swedish Ballard 5300 Tallman-Seattle
Workplace Type: On-site
Pay Range: $See Posting - $See Posting
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.