Safeguards patients, staff, visitors, hospital property, and assets by conducting preventive foot patrols of hospital buildings, perimeters, and parking areas. Identifies and helps prevent theft, intrusion, vandalism, and other threats to physical security. Requires a California driver license, private proprietary security officer license, and Basic Life Support certification within six months of hire.
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital seeks a Security Officer for their SBCH Security department responsible for safeguarding the physical welfare of patients, staff, and visitors. Helps protect the hospital's property and assets from vandalism and theft. Major responsibilities include:
- Performs preventative foot patrol of hospital buildings, perimeters and parking lots of ensure their physical security against theft, intrusion, vandalism, and other damage producing causes.
QUALIFICATIONS:
All job qualifications listed indicate the minimum level necessary to perform this job proficiently.
Education:
- Preferred: High school grad or GED and completion of college-level courses.
Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:
- Minimum: Private Proprietary Security Officer license. California Driver License. American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) within 6 months of hire or transfer within 6 months of hire or transfer.
Years of Related Work Experience:
- Preferred: One (1) year security experience or two (2) years of prior military experience.
Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, CA, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.
*Pay for non-physician positions is determined based on related years of experience and internal equity. Eligible employees may also receive additional forms of compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, incentive pay, and bonus opportunities, where applicable. Manager and above positions may participate in Cottage Health’s annual management incentive program. Physician compensation is determined based upon specialty and may include bonus potential. For more information on our comprehensive Total Rewards offerings, please visit https://cottagehealth.org/careers/total-rewards.
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Cottage Health Santa Barbara, California, USA Office
2320 Bath St #113, Santa Barbara, CA , United States, 93105
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