Security Officer - Immediate Care at Park DuValle Community Health Centers

As a Healthcare Safety and Security Officer, you will serve and safeguard Park DuValle healthcare facilities while ensuring a safe and comfortable healing environment for patients, visitors, and employees. A Healthcare Safety and Security Officer detects and prevents any suspicious activity, observe and reports incidents, and provides customer service in a friendly and professional manner. The Healthcare Safety and Security Officer responds to emergencies, calls for services, and conducts their behavior and performance in a professional manner. 

Responsibilities:

• Observe and remain vigilant for signs of crime, disorder, hazard, and unusual activity. 
• Patrol on foot, or via a vehicle to check for unsafe conditions, blocked entryways, security violations, mechanical problems, and unauthorized individuals. 
• Sound alarms or calls for police, fire department, or EMS in case of fires, medical emergencies, criminal activities, or presence of unauthorized persons. 
• Respond to incidents of fire, medical emergency, bomb threat, flooding, water discharge, elevator emergency, hazardous materials, or inclement weather with calm urgency. 
• Provide customer service to our facility by carrying out safety and security procedures, site-specific policies and when appropriate, emergency response activities. 
• Respond to incidents and critical situations in a calm, problem solving manner. 
• Conduct regular and random patrols around the business and perimeter. Working environments and conditions may vary by facility location. 
• Orally and physically de-escalating individuals and situations, as needed. 
• Inspect all security devices and fire control equipment. 
• Screen patients, visitors, and employees to expedite their admittance to the facilities. 
• May also include patient escort, patient watch, provide safety escort, assist and/or transport deceased to morgue. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities critical to this role:

• Observe and remain vigilant for signs of crime, disorder, hazard, and unusual activity. 
• Patrol on foot, or via a vehicle to check for unsafe conditions, blocked entryways, security violations, mechanical problems, and unauthorized individuals. 
• Orally and physically de-escalating individuals, as needed. 
• Inspect all security devices and fire control equipment. 
• Screen members, visitors, and client employees to expedite their admittance to the facility. 
• Respond to incidents of fire, medical emergency, bomb threat, flooding, water discharge, elevator emergency, hazardous materials, or inclement weather with calm urgency. 
• May also include patient escort, patient watch, provide safety escort, assist and/or transport deceased to morgue. 

• Be at least 18 years of age. 
• High School diploma or GED required. 
• Licensing requirements are subject to state and/or local laws and regulations and may be required prior to employment 
• A valid driver’s license will be required for driving positions only. 
• Must successfully complete the UofL Health- Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness Training program.