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Supervising Special Officer Level II-Captain "Permanenet Incumbents Only"

New York, NY • On-site

NYC Health Hospitals
Health Care and Social Assistance • 1 - 5K employees

$94K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 29 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Patrols designated areas to maintain order, safeguard property, and report hazards.

  • Screens employees and visitors, operates security equipment, and provides routine information.

  • Responds to emergencies, reports incidents, and assists in implementing safety procedures.


NYC Health + Hospitals rating

7.3

Company rating: 7.3 out of 10

Based on 75 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz


Job description

Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center is one of New York City's premier acute care hospitals. Located in Downtown Bronx, Lincoln is a teaching hospital renowned for its Centers of Excellence, and a recognized industry leader in the implementation of state-of-the art medical technology and best practices. Our team of highly trained and caring medical professionals is dedicated to providing the highest quality health care that is safe, compassionate, culturally competent and patient-centered. Comprehensive services are offered in three major primary care areas: Medicine, Pediatrics, and Women's Health in addition to more than eighty (80) specialty services. At Lincoln, the safety and comfort of our patients is our number one priority.
At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.
Work Shifts
8:00 A.M - 4:00 P.M
37.5 Weekly Hours
Duties & Responsibilities
Purpose of Position:
Under supervision, performs Special Officer duties of ordinary difficulty and responsibility relating to physical security, safety, loss prevention and maintenance of order in accordance with agency orders and procedures. Uses computers and operates electronic security and safety monitoring systems and other equipment and devices. May operate a motor vehicle to perform duties. All personnel perform related work.
Examples of Typical Tasks:
1. Patrols designated areas of assigned locations, public buildings, other facilities, and surrounding areas to maintain order, preserve the peace, and safeguard life and property against fire, vandalism, theft, etc. Reports observed security and safety hazards and conditions, including but not limited to, fire safety.
2. Screens employees and visitors. Operates, monitors, and maintains security equipment. Gives routine information to visitors and clients and directs them to the proper individuals and offices.
3. Discourages and ejects loiterers and disorderly persons. When appropriate, arrests and issues summonses to law violators on premises.
4. Transports, escorts and/or arranges for transport of persons in custody to police precincts and has arrests recorded on police blotter. Prepares and transmits all necessary documents relating to arrests. Testifies in court on arrests.
5. Make written entries into location log books.
6. Responds to and reports emergency and security instances and unusual occurrences by telephone or radio and makes subsequent written reports. Assists in implementing the Emergency Action Plan. Coordinates with Fire Safety Directors.
7. As required, provides assistance to the sick, injured, mentally and physically disabled, and calls for emergency assistance, ambulance and/or medical attention, when necessary and completes and forwards forms.
8. If properly certified and authorized by the health care setting, may administer first aid.
9. Completes and forwards requisite paperwork.
10. Records daily actions in memo book. Maintains records/daily logs of persons entering or leaving building outside regular hours of employment. Maintains bulletin boards in their area by adding and removing materials to keep information current.
11. May make clock rounds, as required; may control vehicular traffic on grounds and/or premises.
12. Monitors and reports unusual events from security systems, as required; distributes, monitors, maintains, secures and ensures accountability for assigned equipment and property.
13. May monitor and control access by the means of electronic security measures, such as security video technology; access control technology.
14. May operate hydraulic access devices, as needed.
15. Attends, completes, and maintains State and NYC H+H training requirements.
16. May operate a motor vehicle.
17. May assist in supervising contracted security guards.
18. In the temporary absence of the supervisor may perform the supervisor's duties.
19. Performs related duties, as required.
Minimum Qualifications
For Appointment to Assignment Level I:
1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a states Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in the field of law enforcement, protection or security; or
2. An Individualized Education Program (IEP) diploma and eighteen months of full-time satisfactory experience as described in 1 above.
3. Current New York State Peace Officer certification.
For Appointment to Assignment Level II:
In addition to meeting the requirements for Assignment Level I, appointment to Assignment Level II requires:
1. Four years of satisfactory experience as a Special Officer, at least two years of which must have been as a Supervising Special Officer, Level I; or
2. Four years of full-time satisfactory experience in the field of law enforcement, protection or security, at least two years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.
Special Note:
1. A valid New York State motor vehicle driver license may be required for appointment to certain positions based on the operational needs of the network/facility. If required, this license must be maintained for the duration of employment.
Additional Salary Compensation
As a Special Officer, your Hiring in Rate is $39,206. Special Officers will receive annual automatic increases until they reach the current maximum rate of $56,508 after completion of five years of service.
Special Officers will also be entitled to an additional $5,000 per year to be trained in the operation of Weapons Detection Scanning (WDS) Systems.
Benefits
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
  • Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
  • Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
  • Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
  • Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
  • College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
  • College Savings Program
  • Union Benefits for eligible titles
  • Multiple employee discounts programs
  • Commuter Benefits Programs

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