What are the responsibilities and job description for the Security Officer position at BHS Baptist Healthcare System?
Summary Security Officer PRN, Second Shift BHCOR Security I Corbin, KY Security is responsible for providing the physical protection of Baptist Health assets, including people, property, reputation, and information. Receiving general direction from the Security Director, Coordinator, or designee, enforces Hospital regulations, provides a safe and secure environment for hospital patients, visitors and employees. The Security Officer will enforce hospital policies and security regulations through active monitoring and patrolling of Baptist property by continuously watching and reporting of potential safety hazards and unusual occurrences. As determined by supervisory personnel, the Security officer investigates complaints or potential criminal conduct; assists in restraining patients as necessary; provides protective services. Job Description: Security Officer-PRN Assist care team with managing patient/visitor behaviors. Correct conditions that may create security or safety problems. Respond immediately to calls for assistance; request backup when needed. Provide escorts for staff and flight crews; perform helipad duties. Open and secure doors/buildings as scheduled. Maintain professional conduct and radio communication at all times. Complete duty logs and follow all directives and policies. Conduct scheduled patrols, area checks, and vehicle/parking enforcement. Enter required data into the hospital system. Correct safety/security deficiencies and respond to emergencies per policy. Assist employees, visitors, and patients during crises. Perform other assigned duties. Search for missing property and follow all leads. Document all information clearly and accurately. Pass information to relieving officers. Report offenses to the appropriate authority. Learn and operate all security systems. Keep monitoring area free of visitors and personal materials. Monitor all floors using CCTV. Keep cameras on assigned sequences unless observing an incident. Remain in office unless performing an approved task. Follow dress code and use required safety equipment. Attend required safety and job-related training. Follow safety and infection control policies. Participate in fire and emergency preparedness drills as required. Requirements High school diploma or equivalent Basic Life Support is required. New employees requiring CPR-Basic Life Support (BLS)-American Heart Association should receive (CPR) training within the first week of orientation Taser Training Basic International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS) Aegis Training Taser Training Basic International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS) Benefits: PRN (As Needed) Preventive Plan Retirement Plans Flimp Decisions - Flimp Decisions will help you pick the best value plan option given your expected medical needs. The proprietary algorithm provides a personalized financial analysis and recommendation, considering both premium and expected out-of-pocket cost (copays, etc.), as well as other important plan features. Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.