Position Highlights:

• Position: Public Safety Officer - Offsite
• Location: 977 Woods Drive, Skokie IL
• Full Time
• Hours: Monday-Friday, 6am - 2:30pm
• Required Travel: YES to other local sites & offices

Job Summary:

What you will do:

• Inspire confidence in patients, visitors, and team members by presenting a professional, approachable, and service oriented appearance and demeanor.   
• Has the ability to exercise critical thinking skills and work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical staff to determine best course of actions to preserve patient, visitor and staff safety.
• Be alert, observant, and ethical.  
• Complies with and enforces all safety and security rules and regulations. 
• Maintains department uniform and keep equipment in good repair. 
• Performs routing responsibilities during interior and exterior patrols to ensure safety and security, including but not limited to: inspections to identify vulnerabilities, hazards, and fire conditions, audits of Interim Life Safety Measures, and patient valuables.
• Demonstrate ability in verbal and written communications.
• Ability to use a computer to document work such as (Microsoft Word, Excel, navigating a web page, and database entry).
• Ability to meet and maintain current Department training standards in radio communications, verbal de-escalation, stabilization, CPR, application of clinical restraints, etc. 
• Ability to collaborate with clinical and non-clinical personnel to evaluate the appropriate course of action.

What you will need:

Education:  High School Diploma or GED

Experience: Preferred experience of 3-5 years of experience in security, related public safety, law enforcement, prior military service, or customer service equivalent, where primary responsibility includes responding to emergent situations and identifying and resolving issues that pose potential risk to patients/customers, visitors, staff, and/or property is strongly preferred 

Certification:  Valid Driver’s License Required