Security Officer-OverNight Shift 32HRWKLY

MedStar Health; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization in Irvine as a Security Officer. This position involves ensuring the safety of patients and staff, monitoring premises, and responding to emergencies. Ideal candidates will possess a strong background in security with specific hospital experience preferred, and will ensure a secure environment while maintaining excellent communication and judgement skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of security experience required.
• Hospital security experience preferred.
• Must have proper certifications, including CPR.

Responsibilities

• Patrols buildings and premises to prevent fire, theft, and vandalism.
• Responds to emergency conditions to protect life and property.
• Monitors visitors and escalates unusual incidents.

Skills

Judgment

Tactfulness

Agility

Education

High School or equivalent

Tools

Two-way radio communications

Job description

Join the transformative team atCity of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope's growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

With the opening of the hospital, the full continuum of advanced cancer care-from prevention through survivorship-will be available in Orange County for the first time, eliminating the need to travel for lifesaving treatment. Seamlessly connected to our outpatient cancer center, the new clinical research hospital will feature 73 inpatient beds, advanced surgical suites, groundbreaking clinical trials, and holistic services such as rehabilitative therapy and spiritual care. This isn't standard cancer care. This is lifesaving cancer care. This is Hope.

Provides security for patients, employees, and visitors; protects buildings, assets, and premises as assigned. Works under the supervision of the Security Supervisor on shift but during the assignment works independently, exercising initiative on matters not prescribed within established policies and procedures.

• Over Night Shift: 11:00PM-7:00AM (Friday-MondayOff Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)

As a successful candidate, you will:

Ability to deal tactfully and courteously with the public and staff in answering their inquiries. Should have sufficient strength and agility to deter and apprehend intruders. Should be alert and have good judgement in detecting and reporting unusual situations which indicate a danger to life and property.

Secure premises:

*Patrols City of Hope buildings and premises to prevent fire, theft, vandalism, and intruders via, assigned vehicle, foot and/or bike patrol

*Secures and/or unlocks offices and facilities.

*Secures lost and found articles; maintains logs of items received

*Secures and escorts medical staff with patients that have deceased providing protection for the body

Parking lot monitoring, traffic patrol and transportation:

*Controls parking and traffic flow; enforces parking regulations.

*Assists with moving or transporting barriers

Emergency Response and Business Continuity Management:

*Responds to emergency (fire, oppression, etc.) conditions to contain and control for the protection of life and property.

*Participates in business continuity management recovery team and attends annual exercise(s).

Reports, Monitoring and Investigations:

*Monitoring of visitors on City of Hope premises; confronts unauthorized persons for questioning as needed.

*Notify, escalate and document unusual or suspicious incidents to Security Leadership. Reports safety and/or fire hazards or security violations.

*Escorts personnel to parking lots and City of Hope buildings.

*Participates in investigations; maintains records and prepares incident reports and other documents pertinent to security activities.

*Utilizes two-way radio communications

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

• High School or equivalent

Minimum Experience:

• 2 years of security experience required.
• Hospital security experience preferred

Required Courses/Training:

• AB5O8/management of aggressive behavior within 3 months of hire

Req. Certification/Licensure:

• Current CA Driver's license
• Guard Registration card
• Pepper spray permit
• American Heart Association CPR within 3 months of hire

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

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