Security Officer
Lehigh Valley Health Network
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Bethlehem • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United States
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Junior
About the role
- Protects and provides a safe environment for the hospitals, parking facilities, satellite facilities, employees, patients, and visitors.
- Assists in controlling access to the facility by periodically patrolling buildings, grounds, and work sites.
- Acts as a first responder to all emergency incidents, as needed.
- Helps mitigate threats to the safety and security of all staff, patients, visitors, and their property within the facility, as well as LVHN property.
- Intervenes when suspicious or abnormal behavior is observed or reported, and stops, questions, and detains persons when reasonable suspicion exists.
- Conducts both internal and external patrols of the hospital, satellite clinic, parking lots and grounds, and reports on security and safety hazards.
- Maintains and operates vehicles and shuttles in a safe manner.
- Ensures proper working condition and cleanliness of all vehicles.
- Conducts initial inquiries for both administrative and potential criminal complaints and reports findings.
- Responds to all coded alarms and performs security escorts when requested.
- Assists with evacuations in emergency situations requiring strength, stamina and flexibility.
- Maintains a high level of visibility to serve as a deterrent to undesirable activity and to be readily available to provide assistance to anyone in need.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED
- 1 year Security, Law Enforcement, Corrections or Military experience, or graduation from a Law Enforcement academy.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.
- Knowledge of LVHN Emergency codes and response protocols.
- Ability to troubleshoot access control and alarm systems.
- Ability to demonstrate proper use of security equipment.
- DL - Driver's License_PA - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
- BLS - Basic Life Support AHA - American Heart Association Within 90 Days
- CHSO - Certified Healthcare Security Officer Basic Level - International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety Within 90 Days
- BCCM - Basic Comprehensive Crisis Management - Business Continuity Management Institute Within 90 Days
- Associate’s Degree (Preferred)
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
security equipment usageaccess control systemsalarm systems troubleshootingpatrollingemergency responsereport writingevacuation proceduresfirst responder skillsvehicle operationsafety hazard identification
Soft skills
sound judgmentcritical decision makingintervention skillscommunicationvisibilityassistance provisionflexibilitystaminaobservationdeterrent presence
Certifications
Driver's License_PABasic Life Support (BLS)Certified Healthcare Security Officer (CHSO)Basic Comprehensive Crisis Management (BCCM)