Security Officer

                    

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

                        

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Job Title

Security Officer

                        

Location

Akron

                    

Facility

Akron General Medical Center

                     

Department

Protective Operations-Operations

                      

Job Code

K17000

                     

Shift

Variable

                       

Schedule

12:00am-12:00am

                       

Job Summary

The Security Officer is responsible for protecting patients, visitors, employees, and hospital property by conducting regular patrols and enforcing facility policies.

                         

Job Details

Responsibilities:

• Performs proactive monitoring of and timely responses to potential/actual security threats.

• Deters vandalism, theft, and property abuse through routine patrols of all hospital property to include inside areas as well as all parking lots and desks.

• Protects patients, visitors, and employees by providing escorts and eliminating safety hazards.

• Enforces Cleveland Clinic facility policies (e.g., parking regulations, visitation policies, drug enforcement, tobacco free/smoking policy).

• Maintains knowledge/follows policies and procedures regarding alarms and emergency/disaster preparedness plans.

• Facilitates planned drills and simulations.

• Provides information and assistance to staff and visitors to promote their safety on the premises.

• Emergency Department metal detector searches will be conducted by all Cleveland Clinic Security Officers, using a magnetometer and/or hand-held scanning devices.

• All patients and visitors entering the Emergency Department will be searched, all bags, backpacks, briefcases, knapsacks, purses, or parcels will be placed on a table and searched.  The Security Officer will wand all new admissions to the Emergency Department, inclusive of the belongings and/or the patient as appropriate.  When completed, the activity must be called in to the Dispatch via radio to be logged.

• Other duties as assigned.

 

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required.

 

Certifications:

• Completion of OPOTC (Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission) approved Private Security Academy is preferred.

• Must possess a valid Ohio driver’s license (VDL) and maintain eligibility of insurability to operate the organizations’ vehicles.

• Must obtain the provided training and certification for the X-2 Taser Training certification with the first year of hire and annually thereafter.

 

Complexity of Work:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

 

Work Experience:

• Minimum of one-year prior related experience in the field of criminal justice; private, public, or military security, and/or related law enforcement fields.

• Completion of Ohio Peace Officer Training (police) Academy and certification may be substituted for the above experience.

 

Physical Requirements:

• Typical physical demands require full body motion, physical strength and stamina sufficient to chase, apprehend and subdue criminal suspects, and respond to crisis interventions and medical emergencies.

• Requires extensive walking and standing for prolonged periods of time.

• Must have good eye/hand coordination and able to pass annual eye (with appropriate corrections) and hearing tests.

 

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Must have good eye/hand coordination and able to pass annual eye (with appropriate corrections) and hearing tests.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followe