Armed Security Officer PRN - HCA Healthcare
Houston, TX 77030
About the Job
Description
Introduction
Are you looking for a work environment where diversity and inclusion thrive? Submit your application for our Armed Security opening with Texas Orthopedic Hospital today and find out what it truly means to be a part of the HCA Healthcare team.
Benefits
Texas Orthopedic Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
- Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
- Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
- Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
- Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
- Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
- Colleague recognition program
- Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
- Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
We are seeking a(an) Armed Security for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!
Job Summary and Qualifications
What you will do in this role:
- Under the general direction of the Security Director and Police Coordinator, the Police Officer is responsible for providing security for patients, employees and visitors and protecting hospital buildings, assets and premises as assigned.
- Consults with and keep supervisors informed, needs and problems in assigned areas.
- Patrols hospital buildings and premises to prevent fire, theft, vandalism and intruders. Monitors conduct of visitors on hospital premises; comforts unauthorized persons for questioning as needed.
- Reports safety and/or fire hazards or security violations.
- Responds to inquiries for advice or assistance from hospital personnel, students and visitors; assists in interviewing in physical confrontations with violet persons.
- Responds to a code for violet person assistance(Code 22 code calls).
- Participates in investigations; maintains records and prepares incident reports and other documents pertinent to security activities.
- Secures and/or unlocks offices and facilities, if needed.
- May assist in parking control and traffic flow; enforces parking regulations.
- Responds to scene and provides necessary controls involving disaster, fires, alarms, codes or emergencies.
- Assists with the implementation of an ongoing program training for personnel assigned to the Security Department and in other areas of the hospital as indicated.
- Maintains services in accordance with the standards established by the hospital, state and local standards.
- Maintains all equipment and supplies required in the provision of departmental services in optimum operational status with recommendations for procurement or replacement of equipment as needed.
- Insures appropriate utilization of all supplies and equipment within the department.
- Facilitates communication between the Security Department and other hospital departments to enhance services.
What qualifications you will need:
- TCOLE Peace Officer Certification
- Minimum of two years of experience as a Texas Peace Officer Preferred
Opened in 1995, Texas Orthopedic Hospital was developed to provide high-quality, cost-effective, specialized orthopedic care in a streamlined environment focused on wellness, mobility and quick recovery. As one of the only specialty hospitals in the country focusing solely on orthopedics, Texas Orthopedic Hospital is pleased to offer all services conveniently located within one building. Texas Orthopedic Hospital is partially physician-owned and partners with Fondren Orthopedic Group, L.L.P., the largest and most comprehensive association of private orthopedic surgeons in the Houston area and one of the largest in the nation. Our physicians are internationally renowned and as a result, patients at Texas Orthopedic Hospital receive precise diagnoses and the very latest in treatment options. Texas Orthopedic Hospital is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Across HCA Healthcare’s more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare.
Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive
If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Armed Security opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.