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The Public Safety Officer Senior provides a visual security presence to ensure a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, physicians and staff. Screens anyone entering the hospital, monitors all activity of guests as they go in and out of the hospital, attempt to prevent any mishaps and disturbances within the facility. Investigates any complaint of lost or stolen items from staff or patient.

Your every day

Provides routine security patrols of campus, both internal and external:

Patrols assigned area on a constant basis to maintain safety, security, crowd control and order.Responds to domestic/patient/employee/visitor disturbances, processes lost and found and deescalates situations involving combative/aggressive personnel.May work jointly with Local Law enforcement to detain persons who commit domestic violence, auto burglary, theft, drug violations and other arrestable offenses.Performs special/covert operations to prevent car theft, car burglaries, etc.Assists victims with restraining orders.Attends scenario-based annual training for Active Shooter, weapons qualification, CPI and other mandatory departmental requirements.

Reports and controls unauthorized or suspicious persons, unsafe conditions or other irregularities:

Identifies, badges and restricts access for identified offenders who visit the campus.Enforces parking, train traffic and semi-truck redirection.Responds to codes and other calls for assistance immediately unless involved in or responding to an emergency situation.Sets out barricades for blocking spaces for maintenance, construction, VIP and other events.

Assistance to staff/patient:

Assists behavioral health, ED and care center staff with restraining aggressive and combative patients/personnel.Utilizes a medical detector to search patient for weapons/contraband.Provides transport services for inclement weather shuttle, behavioral health patients, care center patients, rapid response medical team, staff, etc.

Equipment operation:

Operates security screening equipment, accesses control systems, video security and intrusion detection systems, and maintains control of patient valuables given to security.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.
 

Required: High School Diploma/GED or equivalent AND 2 years of directly related Security experience.Preferred: Police Academy Graduate.3 years of directly related Security experience will be considered in lieu of education.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

As required by jurisdiction:

Must have knowledge of local, state and federal laws that may include organized training from a Law Enforcement Academy Topics. Professionalism, ethics, laws and criminal codes, crisis intervention, universal precautions, firearms defensive tactics and handcuffing.Training from a police academy.Must be skilled with firearms, handcuffs, and restraining.Ability to supervise and instruct other officers on the proper use of firearms, handcuffs, and restraining.Must have the ability to walk and stand for long periods of time.Interact with others who may be criminal, violent, disruptive, combative, disoriented, etc.

Licenses and Certifications:

Required: Valid Louisiana Driver's LicenseRequired: Non-Violent Crisis Prevention - Crisis Prevention Institute [Required within orientation period.]Required: Annual Firearm Training - LCMC HealthRequired: Annual Baton Training - LCMC HealthPreferred: P.O.S.T. Certification - Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE) [Required if officer has outside law enforcement powers.]Preferred: Defensive Driving Certification - Defensive Driving Certification IssuerPreferred: Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator - International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS)

WORK SHIFT:

Nights (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. 

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little “come on in” attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health’s culture of everyday extraordinary

About West Jefferson Medical Center

West Jefferson Medical Center, a cornerstone of LCMC Health’s incredible community of care, is regionally recognized and nationally accredited.  For over 60 years, we’ve been the hospital-of-choice on the west bank of Jefferson Parish for health, wellness, and family-centered care. Learn more about West Jefferson Medical Center and our Leapfrog “Grade A” Hospital Safety distinction

Your extras

Deliver healthcare with heart. Give people a reason to smile. Put a little love in your work. Be honest and real, but with compassion.  Bring some lagniappe into everything you do. Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care. See opportunities, not problems – it’s all about perspective. Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other. Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here. 

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.  LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

 

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