UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

Security Officer

Security Guarding & PatrolConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSanta Monica, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Possess and maintain current Guard Card and Chemical Agent certifications, a California driver's license, and BLS Certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross.
Clearly and concisely express ideas using appropriate vocabulary and spelling.
Complete continual training classes as required; training is provided.
Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with Primary and Specialty Care employees, management, Security Management, local law enforcement, and the surrounding community.
Independently resolve issues within established policies and procedures.
Know and use available resources to solve problems.
Operate security-related equipment and general office equipment.
Deal diplomatically with the public and maintain a good public appearance.
Relay information in writing or verbally in a professional manner.
Recognize public-relations aspects across all facets of the job and understand how actions affect the organization.
Assess problematic or emergency situations and plan and execute appropriate solutions based on established guidelines or policies.
Know and understand Security Program operational policies and guidelines.
Know the applicable geography to expedite calls and serve as an effective information source.
Know penal and radio codes and language used in radio communications.
Have the physical ability to handle intervention incidents, including patient restraints and violent subjects.
Be physically able to perform sustained foot patrols, prolonged standing, lifting patients, and physically restraining patients or prisoners as necessary.
Have the visual and hearing ability to detect and report unusual circumstances quickly and accurately.
Have working knowledge of security practices, protocols, and techniques.
Hold a valid driver's license and have a driving record that complies with local policies and procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program.
As a condition of employment, disclose whether, within the last seven years, the final candidate has been subject to final administrative or judicial decisions determining misconduct, or has appealed a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
Current and former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

Possess and maintain current certification: Guard Card, Chemical Agent, California driver’s license and BLS Certification (American Heart Association or Red Cross).
Ability to clearly and concisely express ideas using appropriate vocabulary and spelling.
Ability to complete continual training classes as required. (Training provided)
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with Primary & Specialty Care employees, Management, Security Management, Local Law Enforcement and surrounding community.
Ability to independently resolve issues working within set policies and procedures.
Ability to know and use available resources in order to solve problems.
Ability to operate security related equipment and general office equipment.
Ability to recognize the importance of dealing diplomatically with the public, and the importance of a good public appearance.
Ability to relay information, either in writing or verbally, in a professional manner.
Ability to see aspects of public relations in all facets of the job and the ability to understand the effects of actions on the entire organization.
Demonstrated ability to assess problematic or emergency situations and plan / execute an appropriate solution based on established guidelines or policies.
Knowledge and understanding of all Security Program operational policies and guidelines.
Knowledge of applicable geography in order to expedite calls and to be an effective information source.
Knowledge of penal and radio codes and language used in radio communications.
Physical ability to handle various intervention incidents, including patient restraints and violent subjects.
Physically able to perform sustained foot patrols, prolonged standing, lifting patients, and physically restrain patients or prisoners as necessary.
Visual and hearing ability to detect and report unusual circumstances quickly and accurately.
Working knowledge of security practices, protocols and techniques.

Required to hold valid driver's license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies/procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

About the Company

UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

UCLA Health is a large, integrated healthcare system in Los Angeles that operates multiple hospitals and a wide network of primary- and specialty-care clinics. It provides medical services across many fields—from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment—and combines patient care with biomedical research. Its hospitals and physicians diagnose and treat complex illnesses and bring the latest medical discoveries into practice. UCLA Health stands out because it runs a comprehensive, highly ranked set of facilities (including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital) and emphasizes leading research, education, and specialized care across a broad regional network. The organization aims to deliver high-quality medical care while advancing medical knowledge and sharing new treatments with patients locally and globally.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $25.3M
Headquarters: Santa Monica, CA
Founded: 1955

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