ED Specialist WA

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On a typical day as a Healthcare Security Officer, you can expect:

• A fast-paced, exciting, and challenging environment;
• A collaborative and rewarding team atmosphere;
• Hospital patients, staff, and visitors who count on your compassion and knowledge;
• To remain active, engaged, and moving;
• Ever-changing conditions that can move from quiet calm to extreme urgency in an instant;
• To learn new professional and interpersonal skills;
• To make a positive impact on someone's health and well-being every day!
• On a typical day as a Healthcare Security Officer, you can expect:
• A fast-paced, exciting, and challenging environment;
• A collaborative and rewarding team atmosphere;
• Hospital patients, staff and visitors who count on your compassion and knowledge;
• To remain active, engaged, and moving;
• Ever-changing conditions that can move from quiet calm to extreme urgency in an instant;
• To learn new professional and interpersonal skills;
• To make a positive impact on someone's health and wellbeing every day!

Core Competencies:

• Security Basics: Ability to learn, retain and perform basic healthcare security functions;
• Risk Management: Ability to identify, educate, manage, and report security risks impacting service delivery;
• Communication: Ability to listen, share, modify information and effectively communicate amongst different stakeholder groups and in varying departments;
• Service Delivery: Ability to consistently demonstrate professional behavior that is responsive to the needs of the client;
• Leadership: Ability to motivate, inspire, and influence others.

Core responsibilities include:

• Observing and remaining vigilant for signs of crime, disorder, hazard, and unusual activity
• Patrolling on foot, bicycle, or via a vehicle to check for unsafe conditions, blocked entryways, security violations, mechanical problems, and unauthorized individuals
• Verbally and physically de-escalating individuals, as needed
• Inspecting all security devices and fire control equipment
• Screening members, visitors, and client employees to expedite their admittance to the facility
• Responding to incidents of fire, medical emergency, bomb threat, flooding, water discharge, elevator emergency, hazardous materials, or inclement weather with calm urgency
• Preparing logs and investigative reports, as required, by writing, typing, or entering accurate information that can be easily interpreted by fellow officers and supervisors
• Reading and interpreting police reports, local and state law, and procedure manuals
• Accurately entering information and maintaining the Lost and Found department log while adhering to the stated restrictions as they appear in the departmental manual
• Ensuring that all property removal is conducted within appropriate policy requirements and in accord with client standards
• Successfully pass the client's pre-employment screening process (Drug Test, Health Screen, Criminal Background Check)
• Ability to properly wear an N95 mask and adhere to social distancing guidelines while onsite
• Complete healthcare competency assessment and training on defusing assaultive behavior
• Willing to ride a bicycle.
  
  Work Location: In person

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications at Entry:

• Be 18 years of age and possess a high school diploma or GED
• Have a reliable and functional means of communication (i.e., cell phone)
• The legal right to work in the United States
• Possess a valid government-issued driver's license
• Active state-issued guard card
• Must have a min of 2yrs healthcare security experience.
  
  

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

License/Certification:

• guard card (Preferred)