Security Officer

Description

Security Officer

Basic Purpose: To perform all duties required of a Security Officer pertaining to the safety and security of all patients, visitors, and hospital staff.

Qualifications:

Education: GED or  High School Diploma

Licensure: N/A

Experience: 3-6 months related experience and/or training or equivalent combination of education and experience.  Law enforcement/military experience preferred. 

Special Skills: A condition of employment, all guards must be a Mississippi State Certified with their hospital approved weapon annually.

Language/Communication/Organizational Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations of patients, visitors, and hospital staff.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurements, volume and distance.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical  problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Work Environment:

Physical Demands:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk. The employee frequently is required to stand, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100-lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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