Security Officer | Speciality Hospital

Security Officer

Location : Avera Specialty Hospital-Sioux Falls

Worker Type : Regular

Work Shift : Night Shift (United States of America)

Pay Range : $19.25 - $24.00

Position Highlights

Wednesday Nights, 6 : 00pm-6 : 00am 24 hours 2 weeks

You Belong at Avera

Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

A Brief Overview

Responsible to provide security for patients, employees, and visitors; protects hospital buildings, assesses, and premises as assigned. Also provides traffic control and maintains parking lots and structures.

What You Will Do

• Patrol hospital buildings and premises to prevent fire, theft, vandalism, and intruders.
• Monitor conduct of visitors on hospital premises. Confront unauthorized persons for questioning as needed.
• Report safety and / or fire hazards or security violations.
• Respond to inquiries for advice or assistance from hospital personnel, students, and visitors. Provide restraints for psychiatric patients as needed. Escort personnel to parking lots and hospital buildings as requested.
• Participate in investigations; Maintain records and prepare incident reports and other documents pertinent to security activities.
• Secure and / or unlock offices and facilities as required. May secure patient valuables or lost and found articles. Maintains log of items received.
• Control parking and traffic flow. Enforce parking regulations.
• Respond to all emergency codes and security requests (i.e. Staff Assist, Security Alert, Fire alarms). Respond to CARE Flight operations as needed.
• Mentors security interns in the role of security. Serves as a liaison to local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.

Essential Qualifications

The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

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Expectations and Standards