Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic health-care system at UChicago Medicine as a Public Safety Coordinator in the Security Department.

The Public Safety Coordinator (PSC) provides unarmed uniformed safety, security and customer centered services to all patients, visitors, and staff of the Medical Center.

Primary responsibilities include; greeting visitors and managing the issuance/collection of visitor badges at main entry points, validating visitor identification, providing directions and assistance, conducting foot patrols of buildings and grounds to deter crime, prevent loss and promote a safe environment, assisting Public Safety Officers (PSO) in response to security related incidents and emergencies, documenting incidents and events, performing special security detail, and maintaining compliance with security policies and procedures.

Essential Job Functions:

• Greet & Verify:
  • Greet incoming patients and visitors to the medical center and verify reason for visit.
  • Validate proper identification of incoming patients, visitors and staff. 
  • Provide accurate directions to patients and visitors to insure they reach their destination within the medical center. 
• Security Credentialing:
  • Enter visitor information into the visitor management system and issue visitor badges to individuals that have been properly validated.
  • Prohibit access to individuals that have been restricted due to security related events or patient request.
  • Collect and scan out visitor badges when visitors are exiting the medical center to maintain an accurate visitation log/count. 
• Patrol:
  • Conduct foot patrols in assigned areas, double tap required tour access points and report identified safety and security related risk/issues.
  • Verify areas are properly locked and secured when performing patrols.
• Security Response Requests:
  • Provide immediate response to unplanned life safety or security related emergencies and drills/exercises.
  • Respond to service calls in a timely manner
  • Provide security escort services when requested.
  • Assist PSO’s by provided information needed to complete accurate and detailed reports for security related incidents.
  • Assist with investigations of all criminal and/or suspicious occurrences in the medical center.
  • Attend court or other legal proceedings to provide details of specific incidents as required.
  • Perform other duties assigned

Education:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice or related field preferred 

Experience:

• 1-2 years of job related experience in public safety and/or security role(s).

Licensures/Certificates:

• Valid Driver’s License preferred.
• Illinois Permanent Employee Registration Card (PERC) required.
• Certificate Completion of the following Training/Certifications provided by UCM within the first 180 days of employment:
• Illinois 20-Hour Unarmed Security Officer Certificate
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Verbal Intervention Training/Certification
• International Association of Health Safety and Security (IAHSS) Basic Certification

Excellence/Related Job Duties:

Ability To:

• Communicate written and orally
• Exercise absolute discretion regarding confidential matters
• Follow written and/or verbal instructions
• Handle sensitive matters with tact and discretion
• Handle stressful situations
• Maintain a high level of alertness
• Perform multiple tasks simultaneously
• React effectively, quickly, calmly, and rationally during conflicts and emergencies
• Work with frequent interruptions
• Work with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (1.00) ; 8-hour shifts
• Shift:  Nights - Hyde Park location 
• Unit/Department: Security Department
• CBA Code: Non-Union

Why Join Us

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities.

UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Must comply with UChicago Medicine’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits.  The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine.