Armed Security Officer

Public Safety Career Opportunity

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Work 12 hour shifts - Nights - 6:00 pm-6:30 am

Every other weekend required - Saturday and Sunday

Performing public safety and security duties inside and outside the hospital

May work at both campus locations Memorial Hospital in Belleville, IL and/or Memorial Hospital in Shiloh, IL

Must have a current FOID card to be eligible

Must be able to attend September Academy at St. Louis Children's Hospital - 6:30 am - 3:00 pm

Why Join Us?

Generous Benefits Package with PTO and Tuition Assistance beginning on day 1

Retirement plan includes 401K with a match

Work with a highly skilled, compassionate, and caring team

Shift Differential pay for evenings, midnights and weekends

Paid professional academy style training

Opportunities for advancement

Military experience welcomed

Overview

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children's at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet®-recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Memorial Hospital Shiloh, a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.

The Security Department's goal is to maintain a safe work environment for all staff, visitors, patients and physicians. Security is responsible for safety at the hospital, care center, medical office buildings and the parking lots.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The Armed Security Officer provides continuous patrols of the medical center, while being attentive and alert to the safety and welfare of visitors, patients, volunteers, staff, employees and hospital property.

Responsibilities

Individuals must be 21 years or older to work in this position.

Responds to emergency situations according to approved, established Security Department protocol.

Ensures equipment issued and used during the execution of duties is properly maintained.

Provides continuous security patrols of all areas of the medical center.

Mitigates crisis situations such as code responses, responding to disturbances, fires and disaster drills and situations.

Ensures proper documentation is completed on all patrol vehicles. Responsible for documenting incident reports.

Minimum Requirements

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Experience

<2 years

Supervisor Experience

No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

Applicable govt regulations

Valid Driver's License

Preferred Requirements

Education

Associate's Degree - Criminal Justice/related

Licenses & Certifications

ASP Baton Certification

CPR/AED

IAHSS

Nonviolent Crisis Intervention

PPCT

PD - PSUL

Benefits and Legal Statement

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At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer