Security Officer

Security Officer

The Security Officer is responsible for protecting patients, visitors, employees, and hospital property by conducting regular patrols and enforcing facility policies.

Responsibilities :

• Performs proactive monitoring of and timely responses to potential / actual security threats.
• Deters vandalism, theft, and property abuse through routine patrols of all hospital property to include inside areas as well as all parking lots and decks.
• Protects patients, visitors, and employees by providing escorts and eliminating safety hazards.
• Enforces Cleveland Clinic facility policies (e.g., parking regulations, visitation policies, drug enforcement, tobacco free / smoking policy).
• Maintains knowledge / follows policies and procedures regarding alarms and emergency / disaster preparedness plans.
• Facilitates planned drills and simulations.
• Completes mandatory education and training in order to maintain organization and department-specific competencies and requirement to include de-escalation training provided by department within the first 6 months of hire, taser training and certification within the first year and as required after.
• Provides information and assistance to staff and visitors to promote their safety on the premises.
• Emergency Department metal detector searches will be conducted by all Cleveland Clinic Security Officers, using a magnetometer and / or hand-held scanning devices. All patients and visitors entering the Emergency Department will be searched, all bags, backpacks, briefcases, knapsacks, purses, or parcels will be placed on a table and searched. The Security Officer will wand all new admissions to the Emergency Department, inclusive of the belongings and / or the patient as appropriate. When completed this activity must be called in to the Dispatch via radio to be logged.
• Other duties as assigned.

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The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer : Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities.