Hospital Safety Officer

Serving the needs of Garfield Heights and the Southeast communities of Cuyahoga County, Marymount Hospital is an acute care, faith-based hospital. Here, caregivers are guided by the Christian values of service, compassion, dignity and respect and live by the mission of providing world-class healthcare.  As a part of our team, you will build a rewarding, lifelong career in a diverse and welcoming environment.

As a Hospital Safety Officer, you play a critical role in keeping our patients, visitors and caregivers safe every day. Your diligence allows us to continue providing the best possible care and facilitate the safe, secure environment our community has come to expect from Cleveland Clinic. This position offers a great opportunity to make a lasting difference while gaining hands-on experience in a healthcare setting.   

A caregiver who excels in this role will:   

• Offer continuous visibility and rounding throughout assigned areas to promote positive perception of safety for all patients, visitors and staff. 

• Identify Patients at Risk and provide necessary clinical and security notifications. 

• Attend to escalating incidents, identify issues and act appropriately to eliminate safety hazards.  

• Assist in re-direction and de-escalation of patient situations, working to prevent aggressive behavior, seclusion and restraint by utilizing the least restrictive methods. 

• Intervene in patient, visitor and/or staff confrontations as appropriate using the least restrictive methods. 

• Assist staff with processing new admissions by assisting with safety search and inventory of belongings. 

• Ensure all patients and visitors have been screened via magnetometer or wand as appropriate. 

• Act as a first responder to patient threats of violence. 

• Participate in safety rounds with Emergency Department and/or Behavioral Health Unit staff. 

• Complete appropriate documentation of various incidents. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:   

• High School Diploma/GED 
• Two years of prior experience in behavioral health, corrections, healthcare, customer service, or another relevant environment involving frequent public interaction, safety concerns, behavioral crises, aggressive individuals, or high-risk populations

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:   

• Associate’s Degree 
• Experience in behavioral health, corrections, law enforcement, security, military, emergency services, or healthcare safety operations is strongly preferred
• Completion of private police training as approved by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission (OPOTC) 

• Requires extensive walking, standing, sitting, talking, listening, and documenting when directing or investigating concerns/incidents.

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

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Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.