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Job Description
Summary Job Description:
Security Officer Full-Time, First Shift BHCOR Security I Corbin, KY Security is responsible for providing the physical protection of Baptist Health assets, including people, property, reputation, and information. Receiving general direction from the Security Director, Coordinator, or designee, enforces Hospital regulations, provides a safe and secure environment for hospital patients, visitors and employees. The Security Officer will enforce hospital policies and security regulations through active monitoring and patrolling of Baptist property by continuously watching and reporting of potential safety hazards and unusual occurrences. As determined by supervisory personnel, the Security officer investigates complaints or potential criminal conduct; assists in restraining patients as necessary; provides protective services.
Description:
Maintains a safe and secure environment through patrols, access control, monitoring, and enforcement of security policies. Responds to security incidents, emergencies, behavioral concerns, and crisis situations, providing assistance and coordinating additional support when needed. Assists patients, visitors, staff, and flight crews through escorts, helipad operations, and customer service activities. Conducts routine security inspections, identifies hazards, and takes corrective action to address safety and security concerns. Monitors CCTV systems and security equipment to identify, respond to, and document suspicious or unsafe activity. Investigates incidents, gathers information, documents findings, and reports offenses to appropriate authorities. Maintains accurate records, duty logs, incident reports, and required documentation within hospital systems. Supports emergency preparedness, life safety initiatives, regulatory compliance, and required training programs. Collaborates with clinical and operational teams to promote a safe environment and effective hospital operations.
Requirements:
High school diploma or GED required. No prior experience required. Security education preferred. Security, military, and/or law enforcement experience preferred. Must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS), Aegis, and Taser 7 certifications within 90 days of hire. Must obtain Basic International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS) certification within 6 months of hire.
Benefits:
Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance Life Insurance Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance Identity Theft Protection Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire Bereavement Leave (includes pets) PTO Sell Back Program Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation) Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support Retirement with Company Match Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health's eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health's employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health's physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.
EEO Statement:
Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.
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