Job Description

Your experience matters

Harris Regional Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As the Security Officer, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

The Harris Regional Hospital Security Department is committed to maintaining a safe, secure, and welcoming environment for patients, visitors, staff, and vendors. Our team provides 24/7 security services by monitoring hospital facilities, responding to emergencies, conducting routine patrols, and assisting with safety protocols. We work closely with hospital departments, local law enforcement, and emergency responders to protect people and property while ensuring a professional, respectful, and responsive presence throughout the facility.

How you’ll contribute

A Security Officer who excels in this role:

• Observes and reports activities and incidents for all Haywood Regional Medical Center properties.
• Providing for the security and safety property and personnel at Haywood Regional Medical Center.
• Makes periodic tours and documents checking for irregularities, perform fire watch when required.
• Preserves order and may act to enforce regulations and directives pertaining to personnel, patients, visitors, and premises.
• Frequent valuables collection & returns of patient’s person property. This is a high liability process.
• Receiving, releasing, assisting employees, EMS and Medical Examiners with deceased bodies.
• Being utilized as a sitter during shift as needed and determined by the on-duty Nursing Supervisor and or Administrator on call. Sitters applies to all patient care areas within Haywood Regional Hospital and aims to detect and ultimately ensure patient safety for those who are identified as at risk for suicide or self-harm.
• Providing relief for the Telecommunicators to include breaks and meal breaks
• Monitoring ED Lobby from the Security Desk, monitoring Main Lobby from the Volunteer Desk

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage — with medical plans starting at just $10 per pay period — tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
• Free travel and entertainment discount program to ensure you enjoy your time away from work.

What we’re looking for

• Much walking is required during normal duty shift. Position requires mobility, bending, occasional lifting (5-50lbs), stooping, standing and sitting. Seeing, hearing, speaking and writing clearly in order to communicate with employees and clients, as well as to ability to observe and report incidents. Potential for exposure to inclement weather, unpleasant odors or sights. Must be physically fit and alert. Eye-hand coordination and finger dexterity is required. Moderate to high stress level.
• May require physical exertion during stressful encounters with challenging individuals. May have to restrain individuals or deal with resistance on a daily basis.
• MUST be able to remain calm, continue to function effectively, and develop priorities during stressful situations.
• MUST maintaining composure in dealing with authorities, executives, clients, staff and the public, often under conditions of urgency and in pressure situation.
• May be exposed to stressful situations, such as challenging individuals who are in or approaching an unauthorized area.
• Assist in light snow removal and ice melt spreading to help ensure the safety of all staff, patients, and visitors.
• Assist in lifting or moving patients as requested.

Schedule: PRN

More about Harris Regional Hospital

Harris Regional Hospital is an 86-bed acute care facility located in Sylva, NC. With a long-standing reputation for excellent care, this fully-accredited hospital has been providing care to western North Carolina residents since 1925. Harris offers five major service lines, including orthopedics, cardiology, general surgery, women’s care, and emergency medicine, as well as sports medicine, physical therapy, imaging and laboratory services, and many other areas of subspecialty care.

EEOC Statement

“Harris Regional Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Harris Regional Hospital is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers and are looking for diversity in candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran