Position Title: Sergeant
General Summary: Under the general direction and with limited supervision, assist in planning, managing, implementing, supervising and performing daily Security and Safety operations for Beaumont Health. This includes responsibility for all assigned buildings, property, equipment, and officers, ensuring a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, and staff. This is an armed security supervisor who supervises the daily operations of the shift in the absence of the Lieutenant. Assist in establishing standards of performance, staffing patterns, and department policies and procedures.
Essential Duties:
- Supervise assigned staff to ensure quality of work. Coordinate response by security personnel to incoming request and situations as they occur. Perform all the duties and responsibilities of a Security Officer as needed or as assigned.
- Provides assistance to patients, visitor and employees. Enforce rules, regulations and policies of the hospital. Establish specific work goals or quantitative and qualitative standards to be achieved by subordinates. Patrol campus on foot and in vehicle (or on bike as assigned).
- Diligently and appropriately utilize citation / ticket writing and ordinance enforcement authority under Michigan Law (PA 330) and local city ordinances. Works in the Security Operations Center monitoring phones, alarm, cameras and radio traffic.
- Schedule the work of security officers based on availability of personnel, workload and employee preference, maintains departmental personnel records regarding payroll and attendance. Trains, appraises, evaluates and handles grievances, takes disciplinary action if appropriate and makes authoritative recommendations regarding the retention of probationary employees.
- Assists in gathering and preparing statistical data and reports pertaining to incidents and services. Reviews security reports and/or incidents daily in order to inform officers of any relevant information prior to the start of their shift. Conducts investigations as required, including alleged misconduct by Security Personnel. Ensures incidents or situations are properly recorded and reported.
- Assist Emergency Department staff with Hazmat/ Decontamination procedures to include donning and doffing of PAPR's/ Tyvek suits as well as providing security and keeping order in the decontamination area. Assist nursing staff with physical management/ restraint of patients as ordered by a physician. May provide CPR/ first aid in the event of a medical emergency on the grounds or in common areas until trained medical staff can arrive per EMTALA law.
Standard Qualifications:
- High School graduate or equivalent required. Associates or Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice preferred.
- 2 years in a public or proprietary security organization, military security experience as part of the armed forces, or 2 years public police experience required. 1 year of Healthcare Supervisory/Leadership experience preferred.
- Must possess a valid unrestricted Michigan Operators License and be insurable under the Hospital liability insurance guidelines.
- Must meet the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) for firearms by qualifying every six months, as required by hospital policy.
- Equipped Electronic Control Devices (ECD) use -requires approval and authorization by the Director - requires a current Carry Pistol License (CPL) license and successful completion of the specialized Taser Training Course.
- Within 90 days of hire, successfully complete certification and maintain continued competency in: Michigan PA330 Certification, defensive tactics (non-patient use of force, use of handcuffs, chemical agent spray, and pressure point control techniques), Proactive Nonviolent Verbal De-escalation, BLS (CPR, AED, and first aid), Hazmat/ Decontamination, and Patient Physical Management/ Restraint.