Security Supervisor

Catholic Health Services; Plainedge (NY); On-site; USD 43,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay & benefits

Tuition assistance

Defined pension plan

Growth-friendly culture

Job summary

St. Joseph Hospital, part of Catholic Health, seeks a Security Supervisor to lead daily security operations and ensure a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

The role covers patrols, incident reporting, access control, alarm and CCTV monitoring, and coordinating with external agencies. NYS security license and healthcare security experience are preferred; College preferred.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required.
• Healthcare security experience or active/retired law enforcement or military experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides operational leadership for daily security operations.
• Inspects officers for proper uniform and post locations; ensures procedures are followed.
• Writes and submits security incident reports.
• Maintains security presence on hospital grounds and campus.
• Patrols building and property; reports fire safety issues and monitors security systems.
• Investigates security/safety incidents.
• Responds to hospital codes and emergencies.
• Manages access control systems and badge production.
• Monitors CCTV, alarms, and panic systems; ensures proper function.
• Coordinates with external agencies as necessary.
• Trains security staff and maintains officer duty schedules.
• Ensures proper decedent release procedures and Morgue Logbook updates.
• Assigns post responsibilities for security officers and contractors.
• Performs routine patrols and deters suspicious activity.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Leadership

Security operations

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

College preferred

Job description

Overview

Security Supervisor

Location: St. Joseph Hospital – A Member of Catholic Health

Join St. Joseph Hospital, a proud member of Catholic Health, and help ensure a safe, secure, and welcoming environment for all who enter our doors. Located in Bethpage, NY, St. Joseph is a 203-bed, community-focused hospital.

In the absence of the Director, Security Supervisors serve as the highest security authority within the hospital on security operations & protocols.

Job Details

Job Responsibilities

• Provides operational leadership for daily security operations.
• Conducting periodic inspections of officers to ensure they are in proper uniform, post locations are clean and orderly, and officers are carrying out post and patrol procedures
• Writes and submits security incidents reports.
• Provides internal & external security presence through the hospital and the associated areas on campus.
• Patrol the building and property of the hospital at various times during a shift. Patrol includes the reporting of fire safety issues, inspections of security electronic systems and challenging unauthorized persons.
• Investigates security/safety incidents.
• Responds to hospital codes (emergency, and clinical codes).
• Maintains adherence to organizational policies & procedures.
• Provide employee and visitor escorts, restrain patients or unauthorized persons, and converse with hospital employees on security issues.
• Supervises and Trains Security staff in security operations and protocols.
• Maintains and update officer duty schedules as required to meet operational staffing needs.
• Ensure patient expiration information is properly documented within the Morgue Logbook. Ensures proper decedent release procedures are adhered to.
• Assigns post responsibilities for security officers on shift (to include contract security personnel).
• Coordinates with external agencies as necessary.
• Conducts routine, proactive patrols and visitation of patients & their visitors (per operational requirements)
• Searches for and deters suspicious activity, suspicious persons, vandalism, and/or hazards that compromise organizational safety.
• Responds to all alarms and distress calls and staff safety concerns.
• Manages day to day access control systems and their associated programs to include identification badge production, access control updates, and other ID accessible systems (within security scope).
• Monitors and operates all security alarm and surveillance systems, panic alarms, access control, and CCTV systems to ensure working properly.
• Other duties as assigned by operational requirements.

Job Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent, College preferred.
• NYS Security License
• Valid NYS drivers’ license
• AED or BLS from the American Heart Association is required
• Healthcare Security Experience, Active or retired law enforcement, or Military experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills required.

Why Join Us

• Competitive pay + differentials and benefits
• Tuition assistance
• Defined pension plan
• Growth-friendly culture

Salary Range

USD $31.07 - USD $35.00 /Yr.

Be part of something meaningful. Help us care for our community with compassion and excellence.

The rate listed does not include any differential pay or other forms of compensation that may be applicable to this job and it does not include the value of benefits. At Catholic Health, we believe in a people-first approach. In addition to the estimated base pay provided, employees are eligible for generous benefits packages, generous tuition assistance, a defined benefit pension plan, and a culture that supports professional and educational growth.