Security Officer WS

3000 Montefiore Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY is seeking a security guard to protect patients, staff and visitors during evening shifts. You will guard entrances, respond to emergencies, and oversee property security in a fast-paced hospital environment.

Required is a GED or HS diploma, NYS security guard license, CPR/AED, and at least three years of security or military experience; a NYS Class 4 license is preferred.

Qualifications

• GED or High School diploma.
• Completion of an NYS-approved security guard training program and a current NYS security guard license required.
• CPR/AED Card is required.
• Valid NYS Class 4 Driver License is preferred.
• At least three years of security or military experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Guards and secures designated entrances/exits to ensure those only patients, associates, and authorized visitors enter the facility.
• Responds to emergency/unusual situations in the facility, including fires, disturbances, disruptive patients or visitors, and other occurrences when assistance is requested or needed by the staff according to Montefiore procedures & policies.
• Checks authorizations to remove medical center property from the facility.
• Safeguards facility, patient, and associate property according to Montefiore procedures & policies.
• Exercise constant vigilance in reference to patients, staff, and visitors within the facility.
• Receives complaints and suggestions from staff and communicates these responses to supervisor.
• Performs ancillary support functions including but not limited to morgue operation, vehicular traffic control, off-hours receipt of packages, information desk duties, and transporting people or packages between Montefiore facilities.
• Performs all related duties as assigned by a security supervisor.

Skills

Attention to detail

Emergency response

Vigilance

Education

GED or High School diploma

Job description

City/State: Bronx, New York. Grant Funded: No. Department: SEC - Security. MWS Bargaining Unit: SSOBA. Work Shift: Evening. Work Days: EVENINGS VARY. Scheduled Hours: 3:45 PM-12 AM. Scheduled Daily Hours: 7.5 HOURS. Hourly Rate: $29.87. For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.

Job Summary: Provides security and related assignments to ensure the safety of the Medical Center's patients, visitors and associates, prevents destructive acts to the Medical Center's property, performs related duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Guards and secures designated entrances/exits to ensure those only patients, associates, and authorized visitors enter the facility.
• Responds to emergency/unusual situations in the facility, including fires, disturbances, disruptive patients or visitors, and other occurrences when assistance is requested or needed by the staff according to Montefiore procedures & policies.
• Checks authorizations to remove medical center property from the facility.
• Safeguards facility, patient, and associate property according to Montefiore procedures & policies.
• Exercise constant vigilance in reference to patients, staff, and visitors within the facility.
• Receives complaints and suggestions from staff and communicates these responses to supervisor.
• Performs ancillary support functions including but not limited to morgue operation, vehicular traffic control, off-hours receipt of packages, information desk duties, and transporting people or packages between Montefiore facilities.
• Performs all related duties as assigned by a security supervisor.

Requirements:

• GED or High School diploma.
• Completion of an NYS-approved security guard training program and a current NYS security guard license required.
• CPR/AED Card is required.
• Valid NYS Class 4 Driver License is preferred.
• At least three years of security or military experience is preferred.

Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Since its inception in 1884, Montefiore’s mission has been to heal, to teach, to discover and advance the health of the communities we serve.

Montefiore's state-of-the-art facilities include the internationally-recognized Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and our Notable Centers of Excellence - Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation.

Combined with a growing number of locations for primary and specialty care throughout the Bronx and Westchester County, Montefiore is the ideal organization to apply and hone your expertise.

An assortment of insurance products and discount programs through Voluntary Benefits.

Check out our comprehensive benefits available to you when you join our outstanding team!

To heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve.

To be a premier academic medical center that transforms health and enriches lives.

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