Security Officer

We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Security Guard to join our team at the Tohono O'odham Nation Healthcare. As a Security Guard, you will be responsible for providing security and surveillance services for our facilities, including the Sells Hospital, San Simon, Santa Rosa, and San Xavier Health Care Centers.

Key Responsibilities

• Patrol buildings and grounds to maintain peace and order, investigate unusual disturbances, and inspect equipment for tampering or irregularities.
• Provide security for building interiors, exteriors, and grounds to protect property, patients, employees, and visitors from harm.
• Monitor doors, locks, windows, equipment, tools, and supplies, and document damage, theft, vandalism, or suspicious activities.
• Provide emergency services to prevent fire, theft, vandalism, and illegal entry, and escort patients, visitors, and employees to and from parking areas as needed.
• Maintain records, including a tour of duty and incident log, and logs and journals of daily rounds and inspections or suspicious activities and incidents.
• Assist employees with urgent and emergency patient care by coordinating onsite medical personnel access, including clearing, directing, and maintaining ambulance parking, door entrances, and corridors while maintaining security and confidentiality.
• Perform fire monitoring duties during fire drills, including critiquing fire drill responses, completing necessary documentation, and forwarding documentation to responsible safety personnel.
• Report all disturbances to a supervisor or the Police Department, as necessary and required by policies and procedures.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Diploma
• Six months' work experience in a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Maintain current certification or licenses in first aid, self-defense, operation of security equipment, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Ability to use judgment in identifying conditions and applying the proper procedures and techniques and applying specific actions
• Ability to operate two-way communications equipment
• Ability to communicate efficiently and effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to ensure public trust, both on duty and off-duty by lawful conduct and the avoidance of, or appearance of any criminal acts(s)
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the general public

Working Conditions

This position may require temporarily relocation to other TONHC Facilities, including Sells Hospital, Santa Rosa Health Center, San Simon Health Center, and San Xavier Health Center.

Work includes assignments to second, third, or rotating shifts, including weekends and holidays. Work products or services affect the acceptance of law enforcement and security program services and actions at each Health Care facility.

Incumbents are required to wear a uniform. The supervisor makes individual assignments for the shift, and the employee uses personal initiative in carrying out recurring tasks independently.

The incumbent's work is reviewed for technical adequacy, adherence to standard procedures and methods, and compliance with special instructions.