Security Guard / Security / FT / Night / Weekend

Security Guard

Northwest Texas Healthcare System is a 495-bed system serving the city of Amarillo and the surrounding region. We offer the ideal combination of traditional values and the most advanced technologies in healthcare, plus the conveniences of big city living in a friendly, smaller-town atmosphere. From the beauty of Palo Duro Canyon and great recreational facilities to our quality educational system, Amarillo is a great place to live and work. A hospital is only as good as its employees. That's why we're looking for professionals who are dedicated and passionate about their work. We're looking for employees who can add to our culture of exemplary patient care and personal excellence. We're looking for exceptional professionals who share our vision and values.

Position Summary : Under general supervision, the Security Guard position provides security services for the Security and Safety Department. The Security Guard position supports an organizational culture for Service Excellence and practices the Service Excellence Standards to all customer groups. The employee must maintain a Texas Private Security Level II License.

Job Duties :

• Responds to requests by radio, pager, telephone, or other methods of communication.
• Responds to emergency calls for assistance.
• Responds to Panic Alarms within the facility and / or Pavilion.
• Conducts periodic inspection tours based on pre-determined priorities and conditions.
• Monitors CCTV security system, and must become proficient in the use of same, and develop the ability to trouble shoot if required.
• Maintains logs of inspections as required.
• Completes incident reports as required on any Criminal and / or Civil Situations.
• Participates in fire drills and other Life Safety awareness programs and documents as required.
• Participates in and supports a process to improve performance of services.
• Responds to requests from the Pavilion to help with Mental Health Situations.
• Must attend Verbal De-Escalation Training, and deals with Mental Health patients.
• Required to attend and be proficient at Handle With Care Training and deals with Mental Health patients.
• Serves subpoena's as required.
• Appear in Court as needed to provide testimony.
• Provide escorts to Law Enforcement Agencies, TDCJ, and Mental Health as required.
• Assist Child Protective Services as required.
• Register and Log Sex Offenders as necessary.
• Issue and log Criminal Trespass Warnings as they arise.
• Required to do lockups and unlocks of doors daily throughout the facility to include the Pavilion, Wound Care, and J O Wyatt (if assigned).
• Enforce NWTHS Parking Policy to include Written Citations.
• Enforce NWTHS Non-Smoking Policy to include Written Citations.

Benefit Highlights :

About Universal Health Services :

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024. UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications :

Education, Training, Experience, and Licenses / Registrations Required :

Physical and Sensory Requirements :

EEO Statement :

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams :

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.