Security Officer

Company: Indian Health Service
Location: Flagstaff
Posted on: June 9, 2021

Job Description:

Summary: Sacred Peaks Health Center is an effort by the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (TCRHCC) to provide more local care to 7,000 beneficiaries who live in the Flagstaff community. Sacred Peaks Health Center's mission is to heal, to respect, and to console, while providing quality and compassionate health care. We are committed to promoting healthy lifestyles through: Courteous and Sensitive Service Respect for Community Needs and Values Shared Responsibility for Health Innovation and Responsiveness Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation, a Joint Commission accredited health center, provides services to a 6,000 square mile area and serves as a referral center for the western part of the Navajo and Hopi Reservations. Send an email to tcrhcchr@ for SALARY RANGE POSITION SUMMARY The Security Officer provides security services and maintains customer service to patients, visitors, and staff throughout the Tuba City Regional Healthcare Corporation (TCRHCC), surrounding satellite clinic locations and Kaibeto Creek Independent Living Center. Respond to all alarms, emergency calls and respond appropriately to all incident and life-threatening situations keeping safety as a priority. Required to maintain flexible work schedules in order to accommodate overtime, weekend and/or evening shifts.Duties: 1. Responsible for providing direct observation of patients as directed by the nursing plan of care and under the supervision of the nursing staff and/or nursing department supervisor. Responsible for assisting nursing staff to create, maintain and provide a safe environment. 2. Responsible for maintaining a professional appearance, carrying hospital identification card, hand cuffs, handheld radio, expandable baton, non-lethal chemical spray, safety vest and a flashlight during tour of duty. Exhibit a courteous demeanor when answering the telephone, using the two-way radio, or personally helping individuals in day-to-day encounters 3. Uses appropriate and approved restraining techniques correctly. 4. Adhere to established policies and procedures. Assists in interpreting regulations, requirements and procedures; provides technical assistance to resolve security-related issues. 5. Screens all persons entering or leaving hospital building during pre-designated hours. 6. Conducts regular security patrols of all TCRHCC property, satellite clinic locations and the Kaibeto Creek Independent Living Center so that the facility is adequately locked and/or secured during pre-designated hours. Checks doors and windows of building to ensure they are tightly closed and locked; notes in written log any unlocked doors/windows; submits information to supervisor. Unlocks buildings/doors after checking for identification and compliance with TCRHCC policies. 7. Will not leave the assigned patrol areas without being properly relieved. Provides relief to security staff for lunch, daily breaks, leave, and act as a back-up for the security officers as necessary to ensure proper security staffing. 8. Ensures accurate, legible, and efficient incident reports are completed i.e. daily logs, completed offense reports at shifts end, and clocking in and out in the timekeeping system. 9. Shall respond to all calls for security services throughout TCRHCC property and satellite clinic locations including disruption, altercations; reported theft within building; report of accident, serious injury or death; report of fire, and safety or security hazards. 10. Provides assistance to staff and/or police with emergency room and/or inpatient as the situation warrants; handle situations about the relatives of the patients getting aggressive with nurses and doctors at times. Escorts people/property to desired destination when monies, documents or safety of property or persons is a concern 11. Reviews video surveillance during investigation and when directed 12. Addresses and reports security issues promptly and maintains communication with individuals and/or groups involved. 13. Discusses and immediately reports any problems and issues/concerns with the Lead Security Officer, Assistant Security Manager and Security Manager. 14. Secure lost and found articles. Receive, tag, log, and make secure all lost and found articles. Attempt to contact owners, if known, and make arrangements for return of property. Keep lost and found storage area clean, neat, and secure. Make proper disposition of articles not claimed within holding period as set out in Departmental Policy and Procedures Manual. 15. Participates in the current fire and disaster plan and conducts minor animal control. 16. Ensure proper PPE is worn at all times while on duty including but not limited to, face mask, gloves, gown, isolation gown, NIOSH-approved N95 filtering facepiece respirator or higher, if available), and eye or face shield. 17. Complete all donning and doffing tasks in a safe acceptable method and discard of used PPE accordingly. (see CDC website for most current updates) 18. Complete task training for all routine cleaning and decontamination processes for all surfaces contaminated by a communicable disease to ensure a high level of patient, visitor, employee and external customer satisfaction. 19. Performs other duties as assigned.Qualifications: Education: High School Diploma or GED equivalent Experience: Must have six (6) months of experience with providing security services to a large organization, school or health care facility. (Acceptable experience includes services in the armed services that involved the performance of guard duties on a regular or intermittent basis.) Certification: Must have and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association (AHA), if none must obtain within ninety (90) days of employment hire date. Other Skills and Abilities: A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers. All employment references must address and indicate success in each one of the following areas: Reliable and dependable; reports to work as scheduled without excessive absences. Positive working relationships with others Possession of high ethical standards and no history of complaints and no record of felony or misdemeanor convictions for fraud or dishonesty; criminal background checks are mandatory; no record of complaints regardingWork Type: Permanent, FullAnnouncement #: SEC-21-00007Who May Apply? All Groups of Qualified IndividualsGet Details & Apply: Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving

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