Security Office Per Diem

Security Officer

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Contributes to the Hospital's mission to care, heal and to excel in service to our community by providing a safe environment for staff, patients, visitors and property. This staff position will have an impact on employee and patient satisfaction by professionally providing security services in collaboration with all hospital departments to enhance the hospital environment and improve the patient experience.

Qualifications

Education/Experience:

Required:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• At least one year of security experience or one year successful completion toward a degree in Criminal Justice or Certified Healthcare Security Officer.

Licenses, Registrations, Certifications:

Required:

• Current Class D Driver's License
• Crisis Prevention Intervention Certificate (Employees must be certified within 1 year of hire date. Employees must receive yearly re-certification).

Life Support Certification Required: BLS or Heart Saver

Population Specific Requirements: Children, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric

Other Job Requirements:

On-call: N/A

Schedule requirements: Holiday coverage is required based on regular shift.

Travel requirements: May be required to travel expediently to off-site locations.

Reporting Relationships:

• Reports to the Manager of Security, Transportation and Parking.
• Not responsible for supervising the work of others.

Job Functions

Consistent with the WE CARE principles and inherent in a hospital environment, employees must be flexible in meeting patients' and the Hospital's needs. While the list below describes the primary functions of this job, all employees at Winchester Hospital need to recognize that an essential element of their job is the ability to respond to unanticipated and/or changing situations. This may result in assuming responsibilities or tasks, which are not on this list.

As part of the Security team, this position:

• Performs one to one and close observation of patients in a safe and professional manner in collaboration with Patient Care Services.
• Conducts interior and exterior patrols to inspect the grounds for criminal activity, and health and safety hazards.
• Provides one to one patient observation for at risk patients throughout the organization to keep the patient and others safe.
• Records and reports security and safety related incidents.
• Provides safety escorts upon request.
• Enforces parking regulations and assists with traffic control.
• Investigates lost or stolen items.
• Investigates alarms and emergency calls immediately.
• Reacts to emergency codes expediently to follow through on the situation until parties are safe or the situation is resolved.
• Responds to customer service requests in a timely manner with an emphasis on improving the patient experience.
• Supports shuttle services in daily duties, inclement weather and emergency situations by driving employees as needed.
• Transports bodies and body parts to the morgue, filing essential documentation timely and accurately.

Pay Range: $20.00 - $24.87

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

Beth Israel Lahey Health Vaccination Policy

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

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