Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family. Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please review the job information below. Part Time - 32 hours per week
GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB: Under general supervision, to apply effective security procedures in protecting Driscoll Children's Hospital on an assigned shift and to perform related duties as required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.• Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times. • Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.• Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.• Know layout of the hospital and newly constructed areas.• Answer telephone, keep written log of calls for assistance, and dispatch security officers by radio or telephone when required. • Monitor Surveillance cameras, record suspicious activity.• Guard Hospital property against fire, theft, vandalism and illegal entry by performing normal duties.• Patrol Hospital buildings, grounds and parking lot for the safety of employees, employee vehicles, visitors and visitor's vehicle when required.• Examine doors, windows and gates to determine that they are secure.• Participate in maintaining equipment and facilities.• Watch for and report irregularities such as fire hazards, leaking water pipes and security doors left unlocked.• Observe departing personnel and visitors to guard against theft or damage to hospital property.• Warn violators of rule infractions, such as loitering, smoking, or carrying forbidden articles. Apprehend or expel persons engaged in suspicious or criminal acts.• Know the alarm systems and how to sound alarms in case of fire.• Know how to contact the police in cases of unauthorized persons or violations of the law. • Know how to use two-way radios.• Permit authorized persons to enter the property.• Register at watch stations to record time of inspection trips.• Respond to calls for service from employee and visitors. Write reports pertaining to property damage, unusual occurrences, criminal activity or malfunctioning equipment, for us e by supervisory staff.• Post and lower flags.• Unlock entrance doors at assigned locations.• Know basic computer skills for entering reports.• Monitor, direct and control vehicle and pedestrian traffic in employee and visitors parking areas in normal and abnormal situations.• Educate hospital employees and visitors on personal safety and property loss prevention.• This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; employees will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and Administration as required.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:High school diploma or general education degree (GED).Security experience preferred.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:- Must possess a current and valid Driver License and able to have a successful Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
- Must successfully complete basic security officer training and met requirements to obtain a license as required by the Texas Commission on Private Security.
- Must successfully complete the 40-hour Basic training course and certification examination issued by the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) within twelve (12) months of employment, as well as CPR, First Aid, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) and additional training as directed by the Security Department