Security Officer Law Enforcement

Responsible to operate comprehensive safety plans, processes, and equipment to include, but not limited to:  physical security of corporate structures (on campus); facilitate staff, patient and visitor safety and security; respond to all emergency security dispatches. This position is a part of MH Police Department but these employees are still members of their respective departments and not Marion Health Police Officers. 

Eligible Police Officers must be a graduate of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, be a full-time employee of an Indiana Law Enforcement Agency in either Grant County or Blackford County.

Officers' primary responsibility would be the Safety and Security and the Emergency Department at either Marion Health or Marion Health East Hospital but could respond to emergencies on other parts of each Hospital or on the Campus of Marion Health.

• High School Diploma or its equivalent.
• Successful completion of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) Training Program.
• Permit, issued by the state of Indiana, to carry a handgun.  
• Currently employed as a full-time employee with a Law Enforcement Agency within Grant or Blackford County Indiana and must wear law enforcement uniform while on duty at MGH, including Firearm and Taser.
• Within Sixty (60) Days of Employment
  • Achieve and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) card.

• Knowledge of: Indiana Criminal & Traffic Code, Local Ordinances, applicable United States Federal Criminal Code, Patient Privacy Laws (HIPAA), Law Enforcement and Healthcare Terminology.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively and tactfully communicate with patients and their families and guests, co-workers, managers, providers and other Hospital personnel on a one-to-one basis using appropriate grammar, vocabulary and word usage. 
• Excellent communication with outside agencies (i.e., other law enforcement agencies, Healthcare Facilities, and oversight agencies).
• Interpersonal skills necessary in order to carry out duties in a professional manner, as well as the ability to work well under stress. 
• Ability to problem solve and work well in a team environment.
• Detailed and thorough incident reports.  Reports may vary from an unsecured area to a criminal case that will be utilized in a court of law.
• Use of critical thinking skills.
• Basic computer skills and the ability to learn and proficiently perform computer applications related to department operations and job function.
• Excellent customer service skills. 
• Ability to be discreet and protect the integrity of any confidential matter or information encountered during the performance of job duties.  To include:  confidential information such as law enforcement information not authorized for release to the public, confidential employee issues, and patient privacy.

• Typical hospital clinical environment with frequent standing and walking. 
• Work may be subject to interruptions.
• High stress environment. 
• Risk for occupational exposure to blood and other potentially infectious, electrical and radiation hazards. 
• Exposure to inclement weather conditions. 
• Risk of bodily injury, including serious bodily injury and death.
• Works in close proximity to patients and visitors. 
• Works with protected health information.
• Ability to work any shift, occasional extended hours, holidays and/or weekends based on the needs of the department.
• Occasional appearances for depositions, administrative hearings, inservices, and court.

• Able to hear radio pages, alarms and emergency vehicle warnings (Audible and Visual). 
• Standing, walking, stooping, bending, lifting, pushing and pulling to perform duties in a safe manner.
• Able to physically manage combative subjects in emergency situations. 
• Pursuing fleeing subjects and taking them into custody by force if necessary by utilizing techniques and procedures outlined in department standard operating procedures and applicable laws.
• Ability to carry, drag, or restrain individuals from 50 to 300 pounds and lift in excess of 50 pounds.
• Managing several different critical incidents while maintaining a professional attitude.  Incidents may include large crowds, armed subjects, and subjects suffering from a mental health crisis.
• Control of emotions during periods of uncertainty.
• Operating computers and standard office equipment, vehicles, and fire equipment.
• Operating a variety of law enforcement tools (i.e., Firearms, Non-lethal devices, and mechanical restraints).
• Wear department issued body armor and duty gear at all times that can weigh as much as thirty (30) pounds.
• Operating an emergency vehicle in various weather and traffic conditions.
• Use of various clinical restraints and tools.  (Soft Restraints, Tuff-Cuffs, Posey Vests, Spit Masks).