Baptist Health System KY & IN

Security Officer II

Baptist Health System KY & IN  •  Lexington, KY (Onsite)  •  4 days ago
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Job Description

The Hospital Security Department ensures a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, and staff. Our team monitors access points, patrols hospital grounds, and responds to emergencies while supporting hospital policies. Working with local law enforcement and hospital leadership, we provide safety, protection, andassistancewith professionalism, compassion, and respect.

Security Officer

Full-Time, Nights

Under the general supervision of the Director of Security, Manager, orSupervisorsecurespremises andpersonnel by patrolling property;monitoringsurveillance equipment; inspecting buildings, equipment, andaccess points;permittingentry.Prevents losses and damage by reporting irregularities, informing violatorsof policy and procedures.Train new and current officers as assigned. KeepsSecuritysupervisor informedof allissues,and potential problems. Assists Supervisor with special and assigned projects such assecurity assessments, events, administrative duties, etc. Ability to perform essential duties with limitedsupervision. Use non-violent crisis intervention when needed to deal with visitors, patients, families, andemployees. Must be able to prioritize calls based on importance and multi-task efficiently.

  • Conducts investigations as needed and completes incident/investigation reports according to department policy and procedures.

  • Confronts suspicious/unauthorized people for questions.

  • Provides affirmative direction tounauthorized individuals or obtains policeassistancedepending on circumstances and departmentpolicy and procedure.

  • Checks cars to ensureappropriate parkingandissuesparking violations asappropriate

  • Checksinterior and exterior lighting and access routes to emergency entrances.

  • Takes corrective action when called for andassistsin security and safety matters. Also ensurescustomer compliance with all department and hospital policies.

  • Complete all reports and logs on shift, reviewing all paperwork for accuracy and completeness prior to sending them to Supervisor, Security

  • Performs duties to include answering phone calls, dispatching calls for services to other securitystaff, coordinating actions of other security staff,monitoringCCTV,monitoringand responding to allalarms, controlling access to lost and found, signing out keys to authorized individuals, and makingsound decisionsregardingthe priority of calls.

Requirements:

  • High school diploma or equivalent GED

  • Valid driver’s license (no violations for 2 years)

  • Ability to achieve Basic Life Support, BLS certification within30 daysof hire

  • Must obtain Taser/CEW, De-Escalation, Handcuffing, Defensive tactics within 6 months

  • Certified Healthcare Securityofficer(CHSO) with International Association of Healthcare Security and Safety certification within one year of employment.

Benefits:

  • Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance

  • Life Insurance

  • Short Term andLong TermDisability 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

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Baptist Health System KY & IN

About Baptist Health System KY & IN

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.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Louisville, 40223
Year Founded
1924
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