Security Officer

UPMC; Seneca (PA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

UPMC Northwest Hospital in Seneca, PA is hiring a Full-Time Security Officer to join our team. In this important role, you’ll help provide a safe, secure, and welcoming environment for our patients, visitors, and staff.

As a Security Officer, you’ll maintain a visible security presence, respond to incidents, monitor alarms, and provide professional service to everyone who enters our facility. PA Act 235 certification and security or law enforcement background are encouraged.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• PA Act 235 certification encouraged; background in security or law enforcement preferred.
• Ability to interact with diverse individuals and diffuse potential combative situations.

Responsibilities

• Staff fixed posts to monitor ingress/egress.
• Provide customer service to patients, families, visitors and staff.
• Inspect incoming and outgoing parcels to prevent theft.
• Respond to incidents and unusual situations.
• Maintain required certifications and licensing.
• Assist with traffic control and vehicle assists.
• Patrol hospital, buildings, grounds and associated areas.
• Complete all mandatory training programs per departmental guidelines.
• Report and document incidents, hazards and suspicious activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Customer service

Physical fitness

Observant

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Make a difference by helping keep our hospital community safe.

UPMC Northwest Hospital in Seneca, PA is hiring a Full-Time Security Officer to join our team! In this important role, you’ll help provide a safe, secure, and welcoming environment for our patients, visitors, and staff.

As a Security Officer, you’ll maintain a visible security presence throughout the hospital and surrounding properties, respond to incidents and unusual situations, monitor security and safety systems, and provide helpful, professional service to everyone who enters our facility.

Schedule

All shifts, including weekends and holidays.

Plus, eligible hires can receive a $1,500 sign-on bonus with a two-year work commitment!

Put your experience to work with UPMC! Candidates with PA Act 235 certification and a background in security and/or law enforcement are encouraged to apply.

If you’re dependable, observant, and enjoy helping others, this could be a great opportunity to build a rewarding career while making an impact every day.

Responsibilities

• Staff fixed posts to monitor ingress and egress to secured areas
• Provides customer service to patients, families, visitors and staff to maintain a safe and secure environment.
• Inspect incoming and outgoing parcels as necessary to prevent theft
• Responds to and resolves problems, disputes and unusual circumstances as necessary.
• Maintain required certifications and licensing
• Assist with traffic control and vehicle assists
• Transport deceased to morgue/release bodies from morgue
• Monitor security, fire, and environmental alarms, respond to alarms and assist when needed.
• Establish a uniformed security presence by patrolling UPMC hospitals, buildings, grounds and associated areas to deter criminal activity, document activities, and contact UPMC Police Officers or other appropriate law enforcement when necessary.
• Operate UPMC vehicles in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code
• Conduct patient escorts and stand-by details
• Complete all mandatory training programs per departmental guidelines
• Report and document incidents, suspicious activities and hazards
• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• High level of integrity required for handling sensitive/confidential UPMC information.
• Must possess strong interpersonal skills, especially the ability to effectively interact, communicate, and diffuse potential combative situations with persons from all walks of life.
• Psychological fitness required to deal with stress and potentially dangerous conflict situations.
• Physical fitness requirements to deal with typical physical demands that require full body motion and physical strength and stamina sufficient to respond to crisis interventions and medical emergencies.
• Be able to effectively communicate both orally and in written format.
• Good interpersonal skills; able to deal with stress and potentially dangerous conflict situations.
• All applicants will be subject to a thorough background and criminal record check.
• Must be available for all shifts.
• Officers are required to wear a bullet proof vest.
• Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement should consult the applicable collective bargaining for specific requirements.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

Act 235 with Firearms or Act 235 without Firearms – all officers hired without a valid Act 235 must register for a Pennsylvania State Police MPOTEC (Municipal Police Officer Training and Education Commission) Training and Certification System (TACS) portal upon hire and schedule a fingerprinting appointment through the link provided by MPOTEC within their first 6 months of hire and have the Act 235 certification process completed within 9 months of hire.

Must meet audio and visual standards outlined in Act 235 at time of hire.

Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation – certification required within 30 days of hire.

Valid Driver's License.

Successfully pass UPMC Physical Fitness Standard prior to hire.

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Driver's License
• UPMC Physical Fitness Standard
• Act 235 with Firearms with renewal
• Act 235 without Firearms with renewal
• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
• OAPSA

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran