Provides routine security patrols of campus, both internal and external:

• Patrols assigned area on a constant basis to maintain safety, security, crowd control and order.
• Responds to domestic/patient/employee/visitor disturbances, processes lost and found and deescalates situations involving combative/aggressive personnel.
• May work jointly with Local Law enforcement to detain persons who commit domestic violence, auto burglary, theft, drug violations and other arrestable offenses.
• Performs special/covert operations to prevent car theft, car burglaries, etc.
• Assists victims with restraining orders.
• Attends scenario-based annual training for Active Shooter, weapons qualification, CPI and other mandatory departmental requirements.

Reports and controls unauthorized or suspicious persons, unsafe conditions or other irregularities:

• Identifies, badges and restricts access for identified offenders who visit the campus.
• Enforces parking, train traffic and semi-truck redirection.
• Responds to codes and other calls for assistance immediately unless involved in or responding to an emergency situation.
• Sets out barricades for blocking spaces for maintenance, construction, VIP and other events.

Assistance to staff/patient:

• Assists behavioral health, ED and care center staff with restraining aggressive and combative patients/personnel.
• Utilizes a medical detector to search patient for weapons/contraband.
• Provides transport services for inclement weather shuttle, behavioral health patients, care center patients, rapid response medical team, staff, etc.

Equipment operation:

• Operates security screening equipment, accesses control systems, video security and intrusion detection systems, and maintains control of patient valuables given to security.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Required: High School Diploma/GED or equivalent AND 2 years of directly related Security experience.
• Preferred: Police Academy Graduate.
• 2 years of directly related Security experience will be considered in lieu of education.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

As required by jurisdiction:

• Must have knowledge of local, state and federal laws that may include organized training from a Law Enforcement Academy Topics. 
• Professionalism, ethics, laws and criminal codes, crisis intervention, universal precautions, firearms defensive tactics and handcuffing.
• Training from a police academy.
• Must be skilled with firearms, handcuffs, and restraining.
• Ability to supervise and instruct other officers on the proper use of firearms, handcuffs, and restraining.
• Must have the ability to walk and stand for long periods of time.
• Interact with others who may be criminal, violent, disruptive, combative, disoriented, etc.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Required: Valid Louisiana Driver's License
• Required: Non-Violent Crisis Prevention - Crisis Prevention Institute [Required within orientation period.]
• Required: Annual Firearm Training - LCMC Health
• Required: Annual Baton Training - LCMC Health
• Required: Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (CPR, BLS) - American Heart Association (not required at CHNOLA)
• Preferred: P.O.S.T. Certification - Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE) [Required if officer has outside law enforcement powers.]
• Preferred: Defensive Driving Certification - Defensive Driving Certification Issuer
• Preferred: Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator - International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS)

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

• Does this position formally supervise employees? No