Security Officer

Posted:
12/18/2024, 11:32:24 PM

Location(s):
Bel Air, Maryland, United States ⋅ Maryland, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
IT & Security

                    

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

                        

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Job Title

Security Officer

                        

Location

Uniontown

                    

Facility

Health and Wellness Green

                     

Department

Security-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

                      

Job Code

AK0698

                     

Shift

Evenings

                       

Schedule

3:00pm-11:30pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Akron General’s Green Health and Wellness Center and become part of a top healthcare system in Akron. This patient-friendly facility offers a variety of primary care, emergency care and specialty services, along with Lifestyles, a medically based fitness program and facility. 

  

Our goal of delivering exceptional services and care goes far beyond the clinical setting. We also have a responsibility to keep our patients, visitors, caregivers and staff safe and secure. As a Security Officer, you will play an essential role in this mission and be part of a growing organization. As a Security Officer, you are responsible for protecting patients, visitors, caregivers and hospital property by conducting regular patrols and enforcing facility policies. 

 

A caregiver in this position works a full-time schedule, with the below shifts: 

  • Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday – 3-11:30 p.m. 

  • Tuesday – 11 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. 

  • Off Wednesdays and Thursdays 

  

A caregiver who excels in this role, will: 

  • Perform proactive monitoring of and timely responses to potential/actual security threats. 

  • Deter vandalism, theft, and property abuse through routine patrols of all hospital property to include inside areas as well as all parking lots and desks. 

  • Protect patients, visitors, and employees by providing escorts and eliminating safety hazards. 

  • Enforce Cleveland Clinic facility policies (e.g., parking regulations, visitation policies, drug enforcement, tobacco free/smoking policy). 

  • Maintain knowledge/follow policies and procedures regarding alarms and emergency/disaster preparedness plans. 

  • Facilitate planned drills and simulations. 

  • Provide information and assistance to staff and visitors to promote their safety on the premises. 

  • Conduct Emergency Department metal detector searches, using a magnetometer and/or hand-held scanning devices.
      

Minimum qualifications for the ideal caregiver include: 

  • High school diploma or GED 

  • Must possess a valid Ohio driver’s license and maintain eligibility of insurance to operate the organizations’ vehicles 

  • Must obtain the provided training and certification for the X-2 Taser Training certification within the first year of hire and annually thereafter 

  • Minimum of one year of related experience in the field of criminal justice, private, public, or military security, and/or related law enforcement fields 

  • Completion of Ohio Peace Officer (police) Academy and certification may be substituted for the above experience 

  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal caregiver include: 

  • Completion of OPOTC (Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission) from an approved private security academy 

  

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link to see how we provide what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/ 

Physical Requirements:

  • Typical physical demands require full body motion, physical strength and stamina sufficient to chase, apprehend and subdue criminal suspects, and respond to crisis interventions and medical emergencies.

  • Requires extensive walking and standing for prolonged periods of time.

  • Must have good eye/hand coordination and able to pass annual eye (with appropriate corrections) and hearing tests.

 

Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Must have good eye/hand coordination and able to pass annual eye (with appropriate corrections) and hearing tests.

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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