Security Officer
Full-Time, First Shift
BHCOR SecurityI Corbin, KY
Security is responsible for providing the physical protection of Baptist Health assets, including people, property, reputation, and information.
Receiving general direction from the Security Director, Coordinator, or designee, enforces Hospital regulations, provides a safe and secure environment for hospital patients, visitors and employees. The Security Officer will enforce hospital policies and security regulations through active monitoring and patrolling of Baptist property by continuously watching and reporting of potential safety hazards and unusual occurrences. As determined by supervisory personnel, the Security officer investigates complaints or potential criminal conduct; assists in restraining patients as necessary; provides protective services.
Maintains a safe and secure environment through patrols, access control, monitoring, and enforcement of security policies.
Responds to security incidents, emergencies, behavioral concerns, and crisis situations, providing assistance and coordinating additional support when needed.
Assists patients, visitors, staff, and flight crews through escorts, helipad operations, and customer service activities.
Conducts routine security inspections, identifies hazards, and takes corrective action to address safety and security concerns.
Monitors CCTV systems and security equipment to identify, respond to, and document suspicious or unsafe activity.
Investigates incidents, gathers information, documents findings, and reports offenses to appropriate authorities
Maintains accurate records, duty logs, incident reports, and required documentation within hospital systems.
Supports emergency preparedness, life safety initiatives, regulatory compliance, and required training programs.
Collaborates with clinical and operational teams to promote a safe environment and effective hospital operations.
Requirements:
High school diploma or GED required
No prior experience required
Security education preferred
Security, military, and/or law enforcement experience preferred.
Must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS), Aegis, and Taser 7 certifications within 90 days of hire.
Must obtain Basic International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS) certification within 6 months of hire.
Benefits:
Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
Life Insurance
Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
Identity Theft Protection
Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
PTO Sell Back Program
Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
Retirement with Company Match
Work Experience
Education
Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of nine hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 400 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics.
Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky in a joint venture with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana. Baptist Health employs more than 23,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states.
Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence.
Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has nearly 1,500 providers, including more than 750 physicians and more than 740 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.
Learn more at BaptistHealth.com.
