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**Responsibilities** **Position Summary:** The Security Officer is expected to provide a reasonably safe and secure environment for all who enter Dignity Health properties and to assure the physical security of buildings and grounds. It is expected that the security officer will demonstrate behavior consistent with Dignity Health core value and humankindness. The security officer shall support Dignity Health's strategic plan and the goals and direction of the quality improvement/process improvement activities. Responsibilities include: + Protecting staff patients and visitors by responding to calls for assistance in a timely and prudent manner such as violent or unruly patients visitors crimes committed or in progress opening doors and responding to emergency codes. + Patrols the facility and grounds by foot or vehicle monitors security alarms and dispatch officers promptly to location(s) where needed and report unsafe acts or conditions. + Knowledge of emergency procedures equipment supplies reports HIPPA breaches if witnessed investigates security breaches conducts follow-up investigations and writes incident reports. + Log all activities in a daily log to accurately record events and complete clear concise and legible reports in a timely manner. + Use appropriate emergency and radio codes in dispatching security officers while knowing the hospital campus to ensure that those dispatched are to right location. **Qualifications** **Minimum Qualifications:** + Current California-issued security officer license showing no disciplinary actions + Current driver's license issued by the state wherein the position is posted + High school diploma or equivalent + Must be able to speak English communicate clearly orally and in writing; understand and use de-escalation techniques + Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) within 90 days of hire. + Workplace violence training annually. Baton and Pepper Gel; Handcuff training within 30 days of hire. **Overview** Dignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital is a 104-bed not-for-profit hospital located in Grass Valley California. The hospital has been providing compassionate and quality health care to residents and visitors of western Nevada County since 1958. As an affiliate of the nationally recognized Dignity Health system we ensure our patients receive the highest standard of health care and have access to important regional resources throughout the system including the Dignity Health Heart & Vascular Institute the Dignity Health Neurological Institute of Northern California and the Dignity Health Cancer Institute of Greater Sacramento. With 765 employees 101 active medical staff and 21 Emergency Department beds Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital continually implements and upgrades its technology and recruits employees who understand the vital importance of kindness and compassion in the healing process. One Community. One Mission. One California ( **Pay Range** $23.00 - $26.93 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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