Police Officer

Police Officer

Exceptional care is a team effort. Even if you've never considered healthcare as a next step, you'll find there are many paths to creating a career at Cleveland Clinic centered on what matters most to you. The Cleveland Clinic Police Department is looking to hire Police Officers to support patients, visitors, and Caregivers 24/7 by providing a safe and secure environment. Duties include responding to calls for service and emergency response, proactive patrol, engaging with those seeking assistance with directions, filing police reports, de-escalating situations and community policing with our internal and external communities. The ideal future caregiver has a passion for service, patience, compassion and empathy. Our police officers work well independently and as a team and are comfortable wearing many hats in a fast-paced, ever-changing, and diverse environment. Other qualities and skills include strong decision-making, technical skills relating to the job and adaptability. Our police department is a large department where officers are provided with ongoing training opportunities, multiple options for work location and shift assignments, and opportunities for growth and career development. Whether an officer is looking for a specialty assignment (training unit, detective bureau, community outreach) or to move up through the ranks (Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Commander, Deputy Chief, Chief of Police), growth opportunities happen frequently in our police department. Cleveland Clinic provides what matters most: career growth, delivering world-class care to our patients, continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offers many long-term career paths. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand-in-hand.

Responsibilities:

• Performs proactive monitoring of and timely responses to potential/actual security threats.
• Patrols on foot and in motor vehicles Cleveland Clinic properties, satellite areas and adjacent city streets.
• Investigates and manages all security incidents and hazards on and off the premise.
• Exercises statutory and policy authority in making arrests and apprehensions, up to and including use of deadly force.
• Maintains firearm qualification standards as set forth by the department.
• Conducts preliminary and follow-up investigations of police and security-related incidents. Interviews witnesses, gathers facts and documents all investigative activities and incidents.
• Testifies in court and hearings when involved in arrest situations and/or when involved in an assist role.
• Responds to all emergency situations throughout the hospital.
• Provides emergency equipment for first response of outlying properties and facilities. May administer initial first aid as appropriate, request triple team as required, and/or EMS based on location and severity of the situation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA).

Certifications:

• Must possess a valid Ohio driver's license (VDL) and maintain eligibility of insurability to operate the organization's vehicles for emergency purposes.

Complexity of Work:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Requires strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to successfully complete training as required by the department.

Work Experience:

• Prior Police and/or Law Enforcement experience is preferred but not required.
• United States military training and experience for Military Police (31B, 5811), Security Forces (3P0X1) or Master-at-Arms (MA) will be recognized as prior police experience.

Physical Requirements:

• Spontaneous running of 300 meters, approximately two minutes of continuous physical conflict on an occasional basis.
• Dragging loads of approximately 200 lbs.
• Driving a vehicle for up to 60 continuous minutes.
• Must be able to perform duties while wearing a gun belt and protective vest.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.