SECURITY GUARD - FLEX/PRN

<strong>Responsibilities<br><br></strong><strong>OB SUMMARY: <br><br></strong><ul><li>Assures safe and secure environment. </li><li>Guards, patrols, or monitors premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules.</li><li>Patrols premises to prevent and detect signs of intrusion and ensure security of doors, windows, and gates.</li><li>Answers alarms and investigate disturbances.</li><li>Monitors and authorizes entrance and departure of employees, visitors, and other persons to guard against theft and maintains security of premises.</li><li>Writes reports of daily activities and irregularities, such as equipment or property damage, theft, presence of unauthorized persons, or unusual occurrences.</li><li>Calls police or fire departments in cases of emergency, such as fire or presence of unauthorized persons.</li><li>Circulates among visitors, patrons, and employees to preserve order and protect property.</li><li>Warns persons of rule infractions or violations, and apprehends or evicts violators from premises, using force when necessary.</li><li>Operates detecting devices to screen individuals and prevents passage of prohibited articles into restricted areas.<br><br></li></ul><strong>Performs duties while maintaining good service excellence and service recovery skills at all times.<br><br></strong><strong>Qualifications<br><br></strong><strong>JOB SPECIFICATIONS: </strong>To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required.<br><br><strong>Education: </strong>High School Diploma. Some College or Higher Education preferred.<br><br><strong>Experience: </strong>Minimum 1 year experience in security, psychiatric or acute care hospital experience a plus.<br><br><strong>Licensure/Certification: </strong>PERC card preferred, CPI a plus<br><br><strong>Knowledge: </strong>Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to interact effectively and politely with hospital staff, visitors, doctors, etc.Â<br><br><strong>Supervision Received: </strong>Director of Security<br><br><strong>Working Conditions: </strong>Work hazards associated with potential misconduct in surrounding areas of the Hospital. Exposure to agitated employees or guests who may exhibit violent/aggressive behavior. General hospital environment.<br><br><strong>Physical Requirements: </strong>Ability to communicate verbally, telephonically and in writing. Physical agility to make Hospital perimeter rounds.<br><br>The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.<br><br><strong>Job Classification: </strong>Non-Exempt<br><br>This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee.Â<br><br><strong>EEO Statement<br><br></strong>All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.<br><br>We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.<br><br><strong>Notice<br><br></strong>At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. 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