Department/Unit:
Security
Work Shift:
Evening (United States of America)
Salary Range:
$46,220.72 - $64,709.01Security Officers are responsible for ensuring the safety of patients, visitors, and staff at Albany Medical Center by monitoring hospital grounds and buildings to prevent theft and other criminal activity. Our Security Officers screen patients and visitors, patrol corridors, investigate suspicious activity, respond to emergencies, provide general information to our visitors, and promote good community relations. An Albany Medical Center Security Officer is responsible for maintaining the peace in the hospital and working closely with local, state, and federal law enforcement to ensure the safety of the Albany Medical Center community.
Minimum Requirements
- A high school diploma or equivalent
- New York State Security Guard License
- A valid New York State driver’s license
- Strong communication and customer service skills
- Ability to interact with diverse clientele, work under
pressure, and make quick decisions in emergency situations
- Empathy and good judgment
Experience:
Experience in a hospital environment is desirable
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:
-Exercise initiative, take responsibility and handle difficult situations
-Ability to carry a great deal of responsibility in handling difficult situations alone
-Must possess good judgement, emotional control, objectivity and sound decision-making skills
-Effective computer knowledge and skills, as well as report writing skills.
-Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position without or with reasonable accommodation.
Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!
Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Albany Medical Center, northeastern New York’s only academic medical center, is one of the Capital Region’s largest private employers with more than 9,000 employees. Albany Medical Center provides the highest level of patient care across disciplines, while receiving regional, national, and international recognition for high standards in patient care, education, and biomedical research.
The 766-bed Albany Medical Center offers access to the latest medical services and technological innovations and includes one of the busiest emergency rooms and trauma centers in New York, a children’s hospital and dedicated pediatric emergency room, intensive care units for adults and children, and organ transplant services. Albany Medical College graduates more than 200 medical doctors each year, as well as PAs, CRNAs, biomedical scientists, and bioethicists. Albany Medical College operates a biomedical research enterprise and the region’s largest physician practice with more than 500 doctors.
Albany Medical Center, along with Albany Medical College, is a partner in the Albany Med Health System, the largest and only regionally governed, not-for-profit health system serving northeastern New York and western New England.
