About this role
WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO
Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides advanced care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.
TMH is the region’s healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region’s only:
- Level II Trauma Center
- Primary Stroke Center
- Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
- Pediatric Intensive Care
- The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle.
Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.
HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT
Your Role:
- Fully trained (armed - non-lethal) security officer position.
- Ensures colleagues,’ patients,’ and visitors’ safety; patrols and surveils all hospital campus areas and responds to emergencies quickly and appropriately.
- Displays an understanding of diversity.
- Demonstrates integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence (I CARE values).
- Enhances and contributes to a safe environment for all colleagues, visitors, and patients.
- Patrols and surveils hospital campus; provides unarmed security.
- Responds to emergencies and drills (e.g., infant/child abductions (“code pinks”), fires (“code reds”), disasters (“code greens”) and violent/security events (“code greys”).
- Investigates thefts, burglaries, automobile collisions, and other violations.
- Delivers medication and emergency shipments.
- Assists staff members with patients.
- Completes required training.
- Performs miscellaneous duties not expressly described herein.
Reports To: Supervisor/Security (JC: 081001).
Supervises : None.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO APPLY
Required Education: High school diploma or equivalent (e.g., certificate of high school equivalency.
Required Experience: Five (5) years of relevant, job-related work experience.
Required Certification/License/Registry:
- Successful completion of the Field Training Officer (FTO) Program (provided by the Supervisor/Security).
- Certified Healthcare Security Officer (CHSO) credential from the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS).
- Blue Card certification from the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI).
- American Red Cross (ARC) first aid certification.
- TASER certification from a certified instructor.
- Handcuff certification from a certified instructor.
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Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.