Location: Royersford,PA, USA
The Security Guard maintains an environment that allows residents, families, visitors, and facility staff to interact in safe, secure, and clean surroundings. The position serves and supports all facility activities through the patrol of facility buildings, roads, and grounds.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supports the facility through physical security, asset protection, access control, crime prevention, compliance enforcement, incident documentation & investigation, and resident & staff education.
Maintains operations, policies, and procedures that minimize the risk of: death or bodily injury; damage to or loss of property and facility assets; compromise of confidential information; damage to or loss of facility reputation or certification.
Implements and adheres to policies concerning staff identification, resident visitation, contractor identification and access, searches, resident property storage, preservation of evidence, use of force, incident reporting, and emergency planning.
Attends in-service education as assigned. Applies information to job tasks.
ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
Education: High school diploma or equivalent preferred. Sufficient education to demonstrate functional literacy.
Work Experience: One year experience as a security guard in a health care setting.
Specialized Knowledge & Skills:
Carries out all duties in accord with the facility mission and philosophy.
Demonstrates knowledge of and respect for the rights, dignity and individuality of each resident in all interactions.
Appreciates the importance of maintaining confidentiality of resident and facility information.
Demonstrates honesty and integrity at all times in the care and use of resident and facility property.
Able to understand and to follow written and verbal directions including menus, substitution lists and labels. Able to effectively communicate with staff members and residents through verbal and/or written means.
Knowledge of emergency and disaster procedures of facility. Able to locate nearest exit, to understand and respond to written or oral instruction in case of emergency.
Sufficient mobility, and strength to move freely through the building, to assure resident safety at all times and to assist transfer or otherwise move residents of facility out of danger in case of emergency.
Demonstrates respect for co-workers and responds to needs of residents by complying with facility policies on attendance and punctuality and dress code. Able to arrive and to begin work on time and to report for duty as scheduled on all shifts, weekends and holidays.
Working knowledge and ability to comply with facility policies and procedures for workplace safety including infection control procedures, application of universal precautions for blood borne pathogens, use of personal protective equipment and handling of hazardous materials.
PHYSICAL,PSYCHOLOGICAL AND ERGONOMIC REQUIREMENTS:
Successful performance of essential functions can best be achieved through consistent application of current knowledge, use of good judgment, common sense, ability to establish and carry out priorities, effective use of interpersonal skills and ongoing communication with residents, staff, families, interdisciplinary team members, and government officials, including state surveyors and ombudsmen.