Security Officer - Days

Sanford Health Security Officer

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We're proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.

Facility : Bagley Medical Center

Location : Bagley, MN

Address : 203 4th St NW, Bagley, MN 56621, USA

Shift : 10 Hours - Day Shifts

Job Schedule : Full time

Weekly Hours : 40.00

Salary Range : $18.50 - $29.00

Department Details

Gain experience dealing with wide variety of people and many different types of situations. Need strong interpersonal and communications skills as we deal with everything from lost kids to aggressive patients. Candidates interested in law enforcement / security careers can get some real world experience. Training opportunities- Taser, MOAB, OC spray, handcuffing.

Job Summary

Enforces policies and procedures with all patients / residents, visitors and staff. Patrols and secures facility buildings and grounds as assigned. Monitors conduct of visitors on premises and confronts unauthorized persons for questioning. Reports safety, fire hazards or security violations. Responds to all requests for assistance from employees, patients / residents and visitors. Assists with any and all situation; i.e., problem-solving with positive outcomes. May escort personnel to and from parking areas as requested. Maintains records and prepares incident reports and other documents pertinent to security activities. Ability to work with all age groups. Must be able to prioritize calls for service in order of urgency based on safety needs. Security officers are expected to work in highly stressful situations in which they are to de-escalate the situation as soon as possible. All security officers are required to maintain awareness of local laws which affect the way individuals conduct themselves on private property. The necessary skills that are required involve the following : communicate effectively with all customers, ability to write professional reports, demonstrate the physical ability to perform basic security officers functions as trained. This position may have access to areas where medications are stored in order to perform their specific job related functions.

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent preferred. College or vocational education is preferred. Prior experience healthcare security, contract security and / or law enforcement is highly preferred. May require a current valid driver's license with Sanford insurability dependent upon region. Basic certification by International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety preferred within one year of hire.

Benefits

Sanford Health offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work / life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance.