Security Guards - Hospital - Jamaica Hospital : Job Details

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center a member of the Medisys Health Network is a 404 bed fully accredited community-based teaching hospital and Level I Trauma and Stroke Center. We provide general medical, pediatric, and psychiatric emergency services, ambulatory care on and off-campus, ambulatory surgery, and a broad spectrum of diagnostic and treatment services. We are currently seeking experienced licensed Security Officers for full-time day, evening, and night, shift opportunities. Under the direction of the Security Director, selected Security Officers will perform a variety of security and safety-related functions while involved in the safeguard of employees, patients, visitors, and property as outlined in the JHMC policy manual. RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for maintaining a safe environment for hospital patients, staff, and visitors
• Actively monitoring and surveilling persons entering hospital facilities and controlling access to sensitive areas.
• Assisting management in enforcing safety regulations.
• Maintaining visit front desk sign-in roster.
• Documenting and maintaining incident log reports
• Utilizing verbal techniques to deescalate crisis situations.
• Conducting building and grounds surveillance activities to detect and report safety violations.
• Enforcing access control policy.

Requirements

• Must have a high school diploma.
• Must have 8 and 16 hr. certifications, fireguard certification within 6 months of hire. Excellent communication and people skills are required.
• Must be flexible to work any shift

SALARY: $25.00/hr.