Security Technician

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Compensation Pay Range:

Summary:

Responsibilities:

* Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives and safety standards.

* Patrols hospital buildings and premises to prevent fire, theft, vandalism and intruders.

* Monitors conduct of visitors on hospital premises; confronts unauthorized persons for questioning as needed.

* Reports safety and/or fire hazards or security violations.

* Provides restraint of violent patients as needed.

* Responds to inquiries for advice or assistance from hospital personnel, students and visitors as it pertains to safety.

*Escorts personnel to parking lots and hospital buildings.

* Secures and/or unlocks offices and facilities. Secures, records, and issues patient valuables.

* Attends meetings as required.

*This position will require heavy lifting of greater or equal to 50 pounds for more than 33% of their shifts in situations where self-defense is deemed necessary

*May be required to assist with lifting of patients, visitors and or staff.

*May be required to assist in lifting of deceased persons

*Capable of defending self and other within violent incidents.

*Assist medical staff in the restraint of violent, agitated and or hostile persons.

*Capable of long periods of standing and foot patrols.

Qualifications:

High school (G.E.D.). Less than one year experience in security.

UPDATED 2/23/23

All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.

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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.