Public Safety Officer, Highland Park, Per Diem

The purpose of this job is to provide security services to staff and visitors with professionalism, fairness, and compassion in even challenging circumstances and in accordance with policies, procedures, and training. 

    • Inspire confidence in patients, visitors, and team members by presenting a professional, approachable, and service oriented appearance and demeanor.   

    • Has the ability to exercise critical thinking skills and work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical staff to determine best course of actions to preserve patient, visitor and staff safety.

    • Be alert, observant, and ethical.  

    • Complies with and enforces all safety and security rules and regulations. 

    • Maintains department uniform and keep equipment in good repair. 

    • Performs routing responsibilities during interior and exterior patrols to ensure safety and security, including but not limited to:  inspections to identify vulnerabilities, hazards, and fire conditions, audits of Interim Life Safety Measures, and patient valuables.

    • Demonstrate ability in verbal and written communications.

    • Ability to use a computer to document work such as (Microsoft Word, Excel, navigating a web page, and database entry).

    • Ability to meet and maintain current Department training standards in radio communications, verbal de-escalation, stabilization, CPR, application of clinical restraints, etc. 

    • Ability to collaborate with clinical and non-clinical personnel to evaluate the appropriate course of action.

Education:  High School Diploma or GED

Experience: Preferred experience of 3-5 years of experience in security, related public safety, law enforcement, prior military service, or customer service equivalent, where primary responsibility includes responding to emergent situations and identifying and resolving issues that pose potential risk to patients/customers, visitors, staff, and/or property is strongly preferred 

Certification:  Valid Driver’s License Required and PERC Card (Permanent Employee Registration Card) issued by State of Illinois (IL) – within 9 months of employment; FOID card preferred, if not, obtained with 90 day of being hired.