Security Guard (46696)

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •High School Diploma or GED
• •Six months of related security, or military experience
• •Certification in AVADE (Awareness–Vigilance–Avoidance–Defense–Escape) and Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)
• •Valid CPR /First Aid Certifications
• •Valid unrestricted and insurable driver's license
• •Successfully pass a background investigation
• •Maintain suitable requirements for a Child Care position
• •Knowledge of security concepts and practices
• •Knowledge of basic application of confidentiality
• •Ability to attend all mandatory trainings and security trainings required by WIHCC
• •Ability to maintain confidentiality of highly sensitive information
• •Ability to cope with high stress situations in a competent, non-threatening non-confrontational and professional manner
• •Ability to safely use tools of the position such as handcuffs, baton, pepper spray, fire extinguisher
• •Ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of individuals utilizing interpersonal skills
• •Ability to be dependable in attendance and job performance
• •Ability to meet attendance, overtime (if necessary), and other reliability requirements of the job
• •Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• •Ability to multitask and perform well under pressure
• •Ability to have self-confidence
• •Ability to be a great team player
• •Ability to accept and learn from supervisor/peer critique
• •Ability to be flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the organization
• •Possesses cultural awareness and sensitivity
• •Maintains compliance with all Human Resources requirements
• •Ability to wear protective clothing or gear
• •Ability to maintain a clean uniform and keep all issued equipment in good working condition
• •Ability to work in a setting involving everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions used in security guard duties
• •Must maintain a valid unrestricted and insurable driver's license
• •Must successfully pass a background investigation and maintain suitable requirements for a Child Care position
• •Must possess a valid CPR /First Aid Certifications within nine months of hire
• •Certification in AVADE (Awareness–Vigilance–Avoidance–Defense–Escape) and Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) is required at hire or must be obtained within six (6) months of employment
• •Both certifications must be maintained annually thereafter
• •Maintains current information in lost and found logs
• •Notifies individuals when items reported as missing are located
• •Responds during external and internal disasters and reports to all appropriate WIHCC Emergency Codes
• •Participates in DMC Emergency Management Plan performing duties including, but not limited to, directing traffic, securing facility perimeters
• •Alerts appropriate personnel in the event of an emergency situation such as a fire, bomb threat, severe inclement weather; and alarm activation; staffs posts to control building entry, effecting orderly evacuation, and use of a fire extinguisher
• •Alerts supervisor and others of suspicious activities and/or unauthorized activity following established guidelines, rules, regulations
• •Receives and acts on calls concerning reports of violations or complaints
• •Observes and reports traffic safety hazards, including parking violations
• •Escorts unruly visitors to the perimeter of facility following established policies, procedures and guidelines
• •Performs spot check of employee identification badges, property passes, registration, as necessary, to deter loitering and solicitation
• •Responds to emergency calls for assistance to control patients and visitors to control disorderly patients, students, contractors, employees and visitors
• •Provides traffic control during congestion, construction, etc., directing traffic and controlling movement of vehicles and pedestrians; enforces campus speed limits and reports
• •Assists motorists who become lost or stranded on clinic property
• •Provides security during VIP visit; escorts individuals to their POV as needed
• •Participates in WIHCC Emergency Management Plan performing duties including, but not limited to, directing traffic, securing facility perimeters
• •Accompanies police officers responding to complaints or report of alleged disturbances and/or potential crimes
• •Maintains all required certifications and participates in mandatory security training
• •Maintains regular attendance and punctuality
• •Requires completion of tasks or duties assigned by a supervisor
• •Upholds all principles of confidentiality and patient care to the fullest extent
• •Adheres to all professional and ethical behavior standards of the healthcare industry
• •Adheres to WIHCCs Personnel Policies and Procedures, departmental policies, rules, and regulations
• •Interacts in an honest, trustworthy and dependable manner with patients, employees, visitors, and vendors
• •Ability to walk, sit, use hands to handle and manipulate objects and equipment, reaches with hands and arms, and communicate effectively verbally and audibly
• •Frequently must stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• •Must occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing up to 100 pounds
• •Ability to maintain confidentiality of all privileged information at all times
• •Maintains availability on days, evenings, rotating shifts and holidays and outside of scheduled shift
• •Uphold the principles of WIHCC's Vision, Mission, and Value Statements
• •Knowledge of basic computer skills, e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• •Ability to accept and learn from feedback

Desired Qualifications

• •Bilingual skills in English and Navajo language preferred