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.

                        

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

                                    

Job Title

Security Officer

                        

Location

Mentor

                    

Facility

Mentor Hospital

                     

Department

Security-Mentor Hospital

                      

Job Code

K99992

                     

Shift

Variable

                       

Schedule

12:00am-12:00am

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Our Mentor Hospital is a state-of-the-art facility offering Lake County residents enhanced access to Cleveland Clinic, one of the nation’s top healthcare systems. With 4 operating rooms, 34 inpatient care rooms, and a helipad, we are making it easier than ever for our Lake County patients to access high-quality care close to home. Join Cleveland Clinic’s newly built Mentor Hospital and become a part of Mentor’s supportive environment where everyone excels and is valued for what they bring to the team.  

 

Our goal of delivering exceptional services and care goes far beyond the clinical setting. We also have a responsibility to keep our patients, visitors, caregivers and staff safe and secure. As a Security Officer, you will play an essential role in this mission and be a part of our growing organization. You will be responsible for protecting patients, visitors, caregivers and hospital property by conducting regular patrols and enforcing facility policies.   

A caregiver in this position works varying shifts.  

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

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

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

• Protect patients, visitors, and caregivers by providing escorts and eliminating safety hazards.  

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

• Maintain knowledge of and follow policies and procedures regarding alarms and emergency/disaster preparedness plans. 

• Facilitate planned drills and simulations. 

• Complete mandatory education and training in order to maintain organization and department-specific competencies and requirement to include de-escalation training provided by department within the first 6 months of hire, taser training and certification within the first year and as required after.  

• Provide information and assistance to caregivers and visitors to promote their safety on the premises. 

• Conduct Emergency Department metal detector searches using a magnetometer and/or hand-held scanning devices. 

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

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• High schoo