Memorial Health System is hiring: Security Officer in Taylorville

Overview

Maintains a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, employees, and physicians. Provides a visible presence while patrolling and inspecting the property. Intervenes in difficult and sometimes physical situations to ensure the safety of patients, visitors, employees, and physicians.

Position Type: PRN (NO SET SCHEDULE)

Hours: Variable

Weekends: As Needed

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma, or the equivalency, is required.
• Licensure/Certification/Registry:
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification within 30 days of job placement is required.
  • Must possess valid Illinois driver’s license and must be deemed as an acceptable driver in accordance with the MHS Fleet Safety Policy. Five-year MVR will be required. Must be able to operate an automatic shift vehicle.
• Experience: Minimum 1 year experience in security, military or law enforcement is strongly preferred.
• Other Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
  • Skill in effectively communicating, verbally and in writing, with a diverse range of people including the proper handling of emotional situations and needs is required.
  • Skill in using customer service and active listening techniques is required.
  • Skill in applying de-escalation techniques is required.
  • Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality is required.
  • Ability to assess and evaluate situations quickly and effectively is required.
  • Ability to physically perform sustained foot patrols, prolonged standing, prolonged sitting, lifting patients, and restraining patients or prisoners as necessary is required.
  • Ability to operate computer systems including Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook) is required.

Responsibilities

• Patrols buildings and grounds including fixed posts, walking patrols, or mobile patrols using company vehicle to travel around and between Memorial locations.
• Provides a visible deterrence to crime, prohibited activities, or suspicious activities.
• Intercedes in disputes between individuals by using verbal de-escalation techniques and skills to diffuse potentially violent patient, employee, or visitor situations.
• Physically manages combative, violent persons who criminally endanger staff, physicians, patients, or visitors.
• Participates in property control procedures (accepts, records, stores, returns, or releases to authorized persons) for patient valuables, accounting details, and morgue details.
• Responds to emergency situations, emergency codes, and alarms.
• Detains unauthorized individuals as defined by policy or state law, and releases them to the proper authorities.
• Assists air medical teams and transports airlifted patients between helipad and hospital.
• Controls parking and traffic flow and enforces parking regulations.
• Provides visitor and employee escorts as appropriate.
• Reports any conditions that might constitute a security or safety hazard.
• Provides access control to restricted spaces by locking and unlocking doors.
• Investigates and reports on any suspicious activity or persons.
• Obtains written or oral statements related to incidents on MHS property.
• Prepares incident reports.
• Assists local law enforcement agencies during investigations or emergencies.