Armed Security Officer
Sentara Health
Armed Security Officer
Sentara Health
Nonprofit integrated health system and insurer
City/State
Suffolk, VAWork Shift
Second (Evenings)Overview:
Overview
Responsible formaintaininga safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, staff, and property at the assigned facilities. This role involves proactive patrols, access control, incident response, de-escalation of disruptive behavior, and collaboration with clinical staff and local law enforcement. Mustdemonstrateprofessionalism, compassion, and the ability to respond effectively in high-stress healthcare environments. Assistclinical staff with managing aggressive, combative, or disruptive patients or visitors using approved de-escalation techniques. Enforce enterprise policies, rules, and regulations in a fair and professional manner. Coordinates with local law enforcement, fire departments, and emergency responders when necessary.
The Armed Security Officer provides a physically safe and secure environment for patients,visitorsand employees at the assigned facility. All Armed Security Officers execute duties of unarmedofficeras well aspossessthe ability to exercise discretionregardingthe use of a weapon, onlyutilizingtheir weapon in times of extreme attack when all non-violent options have been exhausted.
In addition to all duties assigned to the Armed Security Officer, the Senior Armed Security Officer serves as a resource for junior team members. Is the seasoned security colleague that supports the local leadership team and plays a key role in training new teammembers.Ensure day-to-day operations are carried out in the absence of an onsite supervisor. The Senior Armed Security Officermaintainsa secure environment and may only use a weapon in extreme situations after ALL nonviolent options are exhausted.
The Senior Armed Security Officer role is only open to internal Sentara security colleagues and requires completion of Sentaratraining courses such as Handle with Care and other fitness for duty evaluations as a pre-requisite.
Education
High School Diploma(Required)
Certification/Licensure
HANDLE WITH CARE Certification (HWC) Certification – Workday Learning (Required)
Certified Healthcare Security Officer (CHSO) Certification, International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS) (Required)
State DMV Motor Vehicle Record and current Valid Driver’s license (Required)
One of the following isrequired:
Private Security Services Registration – Armed with VA Department Criminal Justice Services (DCJS)
Private Protective Services/Armed – CertificationwithNCDepartment of Public Safety (NCDPS)
Experience
1 year of security experience (Required)
Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career
• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
•Pet Insurance
•Legal Resources Plan
•Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
Sentara Obici Hospital, a 175-bed state-of-the-art facility, is located on Godwin Boulevard in Suffolk, VA. Our full-service hospital continues a legacy of providing residents of Western Tidewater with high-quality, patient-centered care. As a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, the hospital specializes in orthopedic and spine, heart and vascular, advanced imaging, gynecological and comprehensive breast services, behavioral health, maternity, weight loss surgery, and a heartburn treatment center.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Nonprofit integrated health system and insurer
Sentara Health operates a nonprofit, integrated health system across Virginia and North Carolina, running hospitals, urgent care, imaging, and primary care alongside its own health insurance plans. Services span virtual care, cancer and heart care, orthopedics, maternity, and home-based primary care for high-need patients. What sets Sentara apart is pairing hospital and physician care with its own health plans, coordinating coverage and treatment under one system. The goal is to improve health every day so people can keep doing what they love.
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