Public Safety Officer I Unarmed

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Provides security services with a customer-service approach, focusing on professionalism, fairness, and compassion even     in challenging circumstances and in accordance with policies, procedures, and training. 

Inspires confidence in patients, visitors, and team members by presenting a professional, approachable, and service-    oriented appearance and demeanor. Is alert, observant, and ethical. Complies with and enforces all safety and security     rules and regulations. Maintains Department uniform and equipment in good repair. 

Performs routine 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,     patient valuables management, and thorough contraband searches. Assists team members, patients, and visitors by providing information, directions, and physical help. Ensures traffic control, monitors conduct of visitors on premises and confronts unauthorized persons for questioning. 

Prevents, responds to, and investigates workplace violence. Responds to service calls, such as combative or threatening patients or visitors and team member incidents. 

Serves as a primary resource for de-escalation, utilizing use of force when necessary (e.g. conducted electrical weapon  (CEW), handcuffing.) 

Performs key responsibilities to plan, prevent, practice, and respond to emergencies such as lost or abducted     infants/children, fire, and active threats. 

Responds immediately to emergency and crisis situations; physically intervenes in accordance with training to situations that have a potential for injury. 

Investigates incidents that occur on Advocate Health property and completes timely and accurate reports. Addresses and escalates complaints to the appropriate leader and provides supporting documentation. 

Performs liaison rounding duties to cultivate close partnerships with all departments and units. Delivers security awareness education to team members to leverage their assistance in the overall security of the site. 

Liaisons with federal, state, and local law enforcement and first responder agencies. Coordinates, briefs, and monitors every law enforcement prisoner patient guard to ensure policy compliance and prevent unsafe practices. 

Maintains current Department training standards in radio communications, verbal de-escalation, hemorrhage control (e.g. “STOP the BLEED”), CPR, application of clinical restraints, conducted energy weapon (e.g. TASER), to include training on any/all department-issued equipment and/or requirements identified in training academy and the Annual Training Plan. 

Assists with exterior traffic and crowd control, including parking enforcement, valet parking assist, and vehicular assistance.

Security Officer Healthcare Certification (CHSO) issued by the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) must be obtained on a one-time basis within two years of appointment to this role. Recertification is not     required. 

A valid driver’s license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicle. 

For Illinois teammates must have completed State of Illinois 20-hour Basic Security Officer course 

For Illinois teammates: Firearm Owners Identification Card (FOID) issued by the Illinois State Police.

For Wisconsin teammates: Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) license issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) 

Certified in Conducted Energy Weapon (e.g. TASER) use within 90 days of hire and periodically thereafter. 

High school graduate or GED 

Typically requires 1 years of experience in a security, related public safety, or customer service area that includes experiences in responding to emergent situations and identifying and resolving issues that pose a potential risk to patients, visitors, teammates and/or property.

Must sit, stand, walk, and drive throughout the workday and must lift up to 35 lbs. occasionally.

Must be able to push/pull with 35 lbs. of force. 

Have 20/20 vision in both eyes or correctable to 20/20 with corrective lenses in both eyes. 

May be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive, and radiation hazards. Protective clothing must be worn as necessary. 

Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job. 

Frequent exposure to aggressive behavior and emotionally charged situations. 

Must be able to handle personal stress and possible violence. 

Must be physically fit and able to walk all areas of the facilities and grounds, to restrain those who need restraint and be able to assist clinical teammates with lifting patients of all sizes.

Behavioral Threat Assessment knowledge 

Use of Force Review 

Crime through environmental design awareness 

Ability to present material and facilitate meetings

DISCLAIMER

All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position.  Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.

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Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.