Security Technician

Location Address:

1100 Central Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87106-4930

Compensation Pay Range:

Minimum Offer $17.46 Maximum Offer $28.78 Now Hiring: Security Technician

Summary:

Be part of a team that helps make PHS a safe and welcoming place for everyone. In this role, you'll help protect and support our patients, employees, visitors, and community by maintaining a secure environment throughout our facilities. You'll use security equipment and systems, stay alert to potential safety concerns, and take a proactive approach to identifying and addressing risks. If you're dependable, observant, and enjoy helping others, this is a great opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day. Type of Opportunity: Full time Job Exempt: No Job is based: Presbyterian Hospital Work Shift: Varied Days and Hours (United States of America)

Responsibilities:

* Completes all required training within prescribed time limits.

* Conducts routine and ad hoc patrols of hospital buildings and premises to prevent fire, theft, vandalism, and unauthorized visitors.

* Conducts hazard surveillance for safety, security, and infection control issues.

* Completes an activity log for each shift worked, detailing activities and accounting for the complete shift or duty hours.

* Checks equipment, including the patrol vehicle, daily and documents findings on the appropriate checklist.

* Serves as an organizational member of the PHS ADS Hazardous Material/Decontamination Team as required.

* Responds to workplace violence reports and notifies the appropriate Security Division supervisor as needed.

* Conducts investigations, maintains records, and prepares incident reports and other security-related documentation as required.

* Maintains and enforces established departmental and organizational policies and procedures.

* Prepares written documentation as required by the profession, department, and organization.

* Interacts with and professionally manages issues involving employees, physicians, visitors, contractors, vendors, and others who come in contact with PHS.

* Collaborates with local, state, and federal agencies as required and approved by PHS.

* Keeps supervisor informed of activities and location during the shift.

* Responds to requests for key service, vehicle assistance, and escorts in a timely manner.

* Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and scheduled training.

* Secures patient valuables and lost-and-found items and maintains appropriate logs of items received.

* Controls parking and traffic flow, enforces parking policies, and issues citations as required.

* Monitors visitor conduct on hospital premises and approaches potentially unauthorized individuals for questioning as needed.

* Gathers necessary information over the radio, by phone, or in person in a timely, efficient, and professional manner.

* Provides appropriate response times to requests for service.

* Reports to work on time, properly uniformed, and with all required equipment checked and functional.

* Gathers necessary information at the start of each shift to remain up to date on current events and adequately perform assigned duties.

* Maintains a high level of confidentiality and reports any confidentiality breaches to the appropriate authorities immediately or as soon as possible.

* Reports possible complaints to a supervisor or director as soon as possible and completes appropriate documentation.

* Reports misconduct involving PHS employees, visitors, physicians, or others to a supervisor, director, or appropriate authority within prescribed time limits.

* Maintains security equipment, uniforms, and vehicles as required and promptly reports any issues or misuse to a supervisor or director.

* Follows the appropriate chain of responsibility.

* Keeps supervisor or director informed of any changes in personal information related to work.

* Attends all mandatory meetings, classes, and required training.

* Performs heavy lifting of 50 pounds or more for more than 33% of the shift in situations where self-defense is deemed necessary.

* May assist with lifting patients, visitors, and/or staff.

* May assist with lifting deceased persons.

* Must be capable of defending self and others during violent incidents.

* Assists medical staff with the restraint of violent, agitated, and/or hostile individuals.

* Must be capable of prolonged periods of standing and conducting foot patrols.

Qualifications:

Previous security experience is strongly preferred, with one year of security experience being ideal; however, candidates with less than one year of experience may still be considered. Candidates should have strong verbal and written communication skills and be comfortable completing required reports and documentation. Team members must successfully complete all Security Technician training requirements and become familiar with hospital locations and operations within six months of hire.

This position requires the ability to operate a company-owned vehicle. Candidates must have a current New Mexico driver's license and meet Presbyterian Healthcare Services' requirements for insurability.

UPDATED 12.28.2023

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

Wellness
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Why work at Presbyterian?
As an organization, we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers' markets to partnering with local communities, Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

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