Unarmed Security Officer

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### Job Title
Unarmed Security Officer

### Location
Cleveland

### Facility
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

### Department
Police-Main Campus Hospital

### Job Code
K99992

### Shift
Nights

### Schedule
10:00pm-6:30am

Job Summary

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Here, you will receive endless support and appreciation while building a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

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 an Unarmed Security Officer, you will play an essential role in this mission and be a part of our growing organization. You will be responsible for protecting patients, visitors, caregivers, and hospital property by conducting regular patrols and enforcing facility policies.

This role will provide you with various development opportunities while being a part of an elite healthcare organization. You will have the opportunity to consistently interact with

our Police Officers and learn about security from a higher level.

A caregiver in this position works Monday-Friday nights from 10:00PM – 6:30AM, with rotating weekend and holiday requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

- Protect patients, visitors and employees by providing escorts, patrolling grounds, and eliminating safety hazards.

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

- Conduct searches of belongings as required.

- Enforce Cleveland Clinic facility policies e.g. parking regulations, visitation policies, drug enforcement, smoking policy.

- Monitor facility activity on closed circuit television to be alerted to any escalating situations that may require security involvement.

- Intervene in patient, visitor and/or staff confrontations as appropriate.

- Complete appropriate documentation of various incidents.

- Demonstrate understanding of emergency procedures, alarm response, evacuation and internal and external disaster plans.

- Follow health system and department policies and procedures with special attention to attendance and punctuality, confidentiality, dress code and display of ID badge, and safety.

- Complete mandatory education and training in order to maintain organization and department-specific competencies and requirements to include de-escalation training provided by department within the first 6 months of hire and as required thereafter.

- Other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

- High School Diploma or GED

- One year of previous experience in the field of criminal justice

- Must possess a valid Ohio driver’s license (VDL) and maintain eligibility of insurability to operate the organizations’ vehicles

- Strong interpersonal skills.

- Critical thinking and decisive judgment skills

- Can work with minimal supervision

- Can communicate in a courteous and direct manner

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

- OPOTC (Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission) approved Private Security Academy

- Private, Public or Military security (or similar in a related field)

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:

- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

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 drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

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.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster .

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.