Security Officer

Job Summary

The Security Guard maintains a secure environment for residents, families, visitors, and facility staff at Parkhouse Nursing and Rehab Center. This role supports all facility activities through the patrol of buildings, roads, and grounds.

Key Responsibilities

Supports physical security, asset protection, access control, crime prevention, compliance enforcement, incident documentation & investigation, and resident & staff education.
Maintains operations, policies, and procedures that minimize the risk of death or bodily injury, damage to or loss of property and facility assets, compromise of confidential information, and damage to or loss of facility reputation or certification.
Implements and adheres to policies concerning staff identification, resident visitation, contractor identification and access, searches, resident property storage, preservation of evidence, use of force, incident reporting, and emergency planning.
Attends in-service education as assigned and applies information to job tasks.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent preferred, with sufficient education to demonstrate functional literacy.
One year experience as a security guard in a health care setting.
Specialized knowledge & skills, including the ability to carry out duties in accord with the facility mission and philosophy, demonstrate knowledge of and respect for the rights, dignity, and individuality of each resident, and maintain confidentiality of resident and facility information.

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