Security Officer

Position Title: Security Officer Department: Security

Purpose:

Provide a physical presence for the purpose of prevention and/or detection of adverse conditions which would place the safety and security of the hospital environment at risk while protecting welfare of patients, visitors, staff, and facility assets.

Report To:

Manager, Security/Switchboard

Supervisory Responsibility:

No Supervision:

The job does not require the provision of guidance or supervision to others. There is no formal responsibility for directing others.

Materials Responsibility:

Moderate: Work requires moderate responsibility for material resources.

Examples of resources could include operating budgets for a work unit or department, specialized equipment, costly or unusual materials or supplies, large amounts of cash or other material assets. The employee has a moderate amount of control over these resources. The cost of errors might result in moderate damage, waste or financial loss. The difficulty, variety and depth of problems associated with these material resources is moderately complex.

Key Relationship:

Co-workers/Health System Employees, General Public/Visitors/Volunteers, Physicians/Medical Office Staff, Patients, Families, and Significant Others, Vendors/Clients, Local Governments, Outside Agencies/Other Health Care Providers # POSITION SPECIFICATION # Education: High school graduation or equivalent

Field Of Study:

N/A # Special Training: Basic Life Support and CPI within 60 days

Training Preferred:

Law enforcement or criminal justice course work # Licensure/Registration: Valid Driver#s License

Experience:

No experience required.

Interpersonal Skills:

Interaction is with a variety of people inside or outside the organization.

Communications are often difficult or stressful in nature.

Contact with others involves complex, detailed and often sensitive topics. The job requires a high degree of interpersonal skills to deal with a range of complicated problem situations. Interactions involve gaining the agreement of others.

Working Conditions:

There is exposure to moderately adverse and undesirable environmental conditions.

There are some health and safety risks.

Position may require safety equipment and precautions. The amount of time the employee may experience these moderate conditions is limited to 70% or less of the work day.

Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens:

Yes

Miscellaneous:

Position Title: Security Officer

Department: Security

Purpose: Provide a physical presence for the purpose of prevention and/or detection of adverse conditions which would place the safety and security of the hospital environment at risk while protecting welfare of patients, visitors, staff, and facility assets.

Report To: Manager, Security/Switchboard

Supervisory Responsibility: No Supervision:

The job does not require the provision of guidance or supervision to others. There is no formal responsibility for directing others.

Materials Responsibility: Moderate: Work requires moderate responsibility for material resources.

Examples of resources could include operating budgets for a work unit or department, specialized equipment, costly or unusual materials or supplies, large amounts of cash or other material assets. The employee has a moderate amount of control over these resources. The cost of errors might result in moderate damage, waste or financial loss. The difficulty, variety and depth of problems associated with these material resources is moderately complex.

Key Relationship: Co-workers/Health System Employees, General Public/Visitors/Volunteers, Physicians/Medical Office Staff, Patients, Families, and Significant Others, Vendors/Clients, Local Governments, Outside Agencies/Other Health Care Providers

POSITION SPECIFICATION

Education: High school graduation or equivalent

Field Of Study: N/A

Special Training: Basic Life Support and CPI within 60 days

Training Preferred: Law enforcement or criminal justice course work

Licensure/Registration: Valid Driver's License

Experience: No experience required.

Interpersonal Skills: Interaction is with a variety of people inside or outside the organization.

Communications are often difficult or stressful in nature.

Contact with others involves complex, detailed and often sensitive topics. The job requires a high degree of interpersonal skills to deal with a range of complicated problem situations. Interactions involve gaining the agreement of others.

Working Conditions: There is exposure to moderately adverse and undesirable environmental conditions.

There are some health and safety risks.

Position may require safety equipment and precautions. The amount of time the employee may experience these moderate conditions is limited to 70% or less of the work day.

Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens: Yes

Miscellaneous: