Security Officer (Per Diem)

Security Officer

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives. Job Summary : Under general supervision of the Lead Security Officer or the Director of Security and Safety, the Security Officer performs a variety of duties involving safety, security, emergency management, and related activities. Patrols buildings and grounds, monitors parking and traffic, responds to and investigates security incidents, and assists and interacts with patients, visitors and staff as appropriate. Greets and assists visitors, patients and others. Follows through with questions, requests, and concerns in a timely fashion. Helps the patients, employees and visitors obtain information they need.

Essential Responsibilities :

• Conducts preventative security and safety patrols throughout buildings and grounds.
• Participates in follow-up investigations.
• Provides security for the hospital's patients, visitors, staff and employees and safeguards the property by immediately responding to requests and emergency codes.
• Maintains alertness for unusual or abnormal conditions or suspicious activities.
• Observes unauthorized persons and takes appropriate action, notifies supervisor or police.
• Locks and unlocks doors following established procedures.
• Enforces parking for patients, staff and visitors according to parking policies.
• Investigaes reports of leaks, broken windows or facility damage, etc. and informs Facilities Dept.
• Reports potential fire or safety hazards.
• Performs and participates in security, safety, and facilities inspections, fire watches, and alarm checks.

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Physical Nature of the Job : Heavy work : Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and / or 50 pounds of force frequently. Work is physically demanding and requires extended periods of standing and / or moving.

Pay Range : $20.00 - $24.38 The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled