Job Description

• Provides Security assistance to hospital staff, Patients, and Services and visitors.              
• Maintains a safe, orderly hospital by controlling disorderly patients, visitors, visitor traffic, and motor vehicle traffic.
• Assists the Emergency Department staff in the control and restraint of violent patients and Baker Act patients.
• Assists the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Department with investigations of illegal acts committed in the hospital or on the property.
• Assists and educates patients in the protection and safe-keeping of their valuables.
• Conducts Fire Drills and provides critiques for responding personnel.
• Is the Primary Response officer for Hazardous material spills.
• Locks and unlocks doors as required.
• Prepares Security Incident Reports on computer, and maintains those reports for possible future use.
• Conducts monthly, quarterly, and yearly    inspections on safety related equipment including but not limited to battery operated safety lighting.
• Issues parking permits for hospital staff, maintaining a computer data file.
• Provides physical security for the entire hospital complex including perimeter.
• Prevents harm to persons and property within the hospital
• Provides surveillance and protection of hospital staff, patients, visitors, and physical hospital assets.
• Patrols all designated areas within the hospital other buildings and the exterior parking areas.
• Provides security services for cash control of monies from the Gift Shop and other departments.
• Responds to all fire alarms as outlined in the Hospital Fire and Emergency Disaster Plan.
• Upon notification from hospital administrator, or designee, Lock-Down entire hospital with the electronic card access control computer.
• Conducts hazard surveillance inspections of the hospital and grounds.
• Directs unusual traffic on hospital property as needed.
• Provides automobile jumpstart and door unlock services to persons in need on hospital property.
• Provides safe escort services for hospital staff, patients, and visitors upon request.
• Investigates and follows up on all incidents within the hospital or property and compiles the appropriate report.
• Monitors med gas levels, to ensure that they are at a safe level. If low have office person contact the appropriate company to bring gas back to safe level.
• Monitors med gas levels, to ensure that they are at a safe level. If low have office person contact the appropriate company to bring gas back to safe level.
• Documents removal/delivery of supplies after normal duty hours.
• Documents supplies removed from the Warehouse, laboratory supply, and Central Sterile Supply by hospital personnel after duty hours.
• Receives all radioactive material delivered to the hospital after normal duty hours.
• The Security Officer supports the Hospital Service Management Program.
• Maintains good self-appearance and all hospital issued equipment
• Creates a positive image by demonstrating a professional, courteous manner in all customer encounters. 
• Works toward the common goals of the hospital.
• Maintains and demonstrates a positive attitude toward organizations and in dealing with the customer.
• Develops positive working relations with other functionally related units of the hospital.
• Acknowledges patients, staff, and physicians promptly.
• Maintains patient, staff and hospital confidentiality at all times.
• Communicates in a manner that reflects a positive image of department and the hospital.
• Supports minor maintenance duties after normal business hours.       
• Handles minor maintenance issues as requested.
• When efforts fail to resolve maintenance issue, On-call maintenance person is summoned.

• Basic knowledge of security operations and hospital safety requirements. 
• Ability to communicate to individuals as well as large groups of people and coordinate large scale evacuations.
• Working knowledge related to hospital compliance inspections (preferred)
• High school graduate or GED.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in Security or Law Enforcement
• Florida Class "D" security license
• State of Florida class "E" drivers' license
• NIMS certification (preferred)
• Crisis Management training (preferred)