What are the responsibilities and job description for the Communications Officer position at Lexington Medical Center?
LCHSD Police Dept.
Full Time
Day Shift
6AM - 6PM
Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina and the first hospital in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.
The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers and employs more than 8,700 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina’s first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and nearly 80 physician practices. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year.
Job Summary
The Communications Officer receives and documents calls for service throughout the organization and dispatches the appropriate officers, as well as monitors alarms, cameras and access doors.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
Minimum Years of Experience: 1 Year of communication, law enforcement/public safety or related experience such as military service
Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional): None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: National Crime Information Center (NCIC) certified or has the ability to become NCIC certified;
Must have and maintain a valid South Carolina’s driver’s license and acceptable Motor Vehicle record and background screening as outlined in the Vehicle Safety policy (Subject to annual Motor Vehicle Record review and satisfactory results).
Required Training: Experience with Windows Operating System (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
Essential Functions
- Dispatches appropriate personnel to organization calls for service.
- Monitors all organizational cameras, access control doors and alarms (infant abduction, fire, burglar, Lab, Engineering, etc).
- Documents all calls for service completely and accurately.
- Maintains accurate tracking information (patient assist, vehicle service, response time, etc).
- Handles requests for video review.
- Reports equipment malfunctions to the appropriate personnel/vendor.
- Assumes select access control duties after hours such as basic troubleshooting and printing badges.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Prepares written reports of investigation based on his or her actions.
- Accesses the NCIC and South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) database for investigative purposes.
- Ensures operation compliance with Federal, State, County, Organization, and Department standards.
- Ensures accurate and timely dissemination of information to supervision.
- Ensures timely resolution to requests.
- Any other request assigned by management.
- The above is not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Performs all other duties as assigned.
We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:
- Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
- Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
- Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
- Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
- Adoption assistance
- LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student loan forgiveness
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of LMC to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. LMC strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. LMC endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.
