Careers With Purpose
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland.
Facility: Bemidji Medical Center Location: Bemidji, MN Address: 1300 Anne St NW, Bemidji, MN 56601, USA Shift: 12 Hours - Varied Shifts Job Schedule: Full time Weekly Hours: 40.00 Salary Range: $20.50 - $33.00
Job Summary
Enforces the organization"s policies and procedures with all patients/residents, visitors and staff. Patrols and secures facility buildings and grounds as assigned. Monitors conduct of visitors on premises and confronts unauthorized persons for questioning. Reports safety, fire hazards or security violations. Responds to all requests for assistance from employees and visitors. Assists with any and all situation; i.e., problem-solving with positive outcomes. May escort personnel to and from parking areas as requested. Maintains records and prepares incident reports and other documents pertinent to security activities. Ability to work with all age groups. Must be able to prioritize calls for service in order of urgency based on safety needs. Security officers are expected to work in highly stressful situations in which they are to de-escalate the situation as soon as possible. All security officers are requires to maintain awareness of local laws which affect the way individuals conduct themselves on private property. The necessary skills that are required involve the following: communicate effectively with all customers, ability to write professional reports, demonstrate the physical ability to perform basic security officers functions as trained. This position may have access to areas where medications are stored in order to perform their specific job related functions. Serves as a resource for questions and concerns and oversees day to day activities. Effectively prioritizes, follow-up skills and the ability to escalate issues when necessary. Demonstrates leadership qualities: intelligence, persistence, integrity, and confidence.
The educator security position is responsible for maintaining effective security operations across all shifts while ensuring the safety of employees, patients, and visitors
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This role also carries responsibility for ensuring 100 percent compliance with all mandated training requirements, including the 240-hour new officer certification. The educator security position maintains active certifications in Basic Life Support, MOAB, Taser, Repuls spray, and defensive tactics, and remains knowledgeable of local laws governing conduct on private property. Serving as the primary liaison with the LEAD Training Center, internal subject matter experts, and local law enforcement agencies, this position conducts in-house training, oversees onboarding of new officers beginning on day one, develops a sustainable internal instructor pipeline, and administers targeted remedial training for performance or policy violations. Accurate maintenance of both digital and hard-copy training records is required to support accreditation audits and regulatory compliance while promoting continuous improvement in security operations.
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Patients and families gain reassurance knowing trained personnel are present and available to protect their family.
Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent preferred. College or vocational education is preferred.
Prior experience healthcare security, contract security and/or law enforcement is highly preferred.
May require a current valid driver"s license with Sanford insurability dependent upon region. Advanced certification by International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety required within one year of hire.
Benefits
Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to talent@sanfordhealth.org .
Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
Req Number: R-0265858 Job Function: Public Safety Featured: No