Job Description
Job Description Join a world-class academic healthcare system,
UChicago Medicine Crown Point , located in Crown Point, Indiana.
UChicago Medicine is an integrated academic and community health system with multiple primary medical facilities within the surrounding suburbs of Chicago. UChicago Medicine, Crown Point is a new two-story, 130,000-square-foot multispecialty care center and micro-hospital in Northwest Indiana for what will be the academic health system's largest off-site facility and its first freestanding building in Indiana. It is anticipating an opening in Spring 2024.
In this role as a
Public Safety Officer , you will provide unarmed uniformed safety, security and customer centered services to all patients, visitors, and staff of the Medical Center.
Essential Job Functions - Greet incoming patients and visitors to the medical center and verify reason for visit.
- Validate proper identification of incoming patients, visitors, and staff.
- Provide accurate directions to patients and visitors to ensure they reach their destination within the medical center.
- Enter visitor information into the visitor management system and issue visitor badges to individuals that have been properly validated.
- Prohibit access to individuals that have been restricted due to security related events or patient requests.
- Collect and scan out visitor badges when visitors are exiting the medical center to maintain an accurate visitation log/count.
- Conduct foot patrols in assigned areas, double tap required tour access points and report identified safety and security related risk/issues.
- Verify areas are properly locked and secured when performing patrols.
- Provide immediate response to unplanned life safety or security related emergencies and drills/exercises.
- Respond to service calls in a timely manner.
- Provide security escort services when requested.
- Assist PSO's by providing information needed to complete accurate and detailed reports for security related incidents.
- Assist with investigations of all criminals and/or suspicious occurrences in the medical center.
- Attend court or other legal proceedings to provide details of specific incidents as required.
- Perform other duties assigned.
Required Qualifications - High school diploma or GED required.
- 1-2 years of job-related experience in public safety and/or security role(s).
- Certificate Completion of the following Training/Certifications provided by UCM within the first 180 days of employment:
- Illinois 20-Hour Unarmed Security Officer Certificate
- Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Verbal Intervention Training/Certification
Preferred Qualifications - Associate or bachelor's degree in criminal justice or related field preferred
- Valid Driver's License preferred.
Position Details - Job Type/FTE: 1.0 FTE (Full-time)
- Shift: Evening, 3:00pm - 11:30pm
- Unit/Department: Facilities/Safety & Security - Crown Point
- CBA Code: Non-Union
Why Join Us We've been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment... with patients and with each other. We're in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you'd like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we're doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.
UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities.
UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.
Must comply with UChicago Medicine's COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.
Compensation & Benefits Overview UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.
The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.
Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine. The University of Chicago Medicine
Job Tags
Full time, Second job, Immediate start, Shift work, Afternoon shift,