Seasonal Puerto Rico Security Jobs in North Riverside, IL

Responsibilities
When you join the growing Hartgrove Behavioral Health System team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.
The Security Officer is a key member of the Security Department Team. You will play a vital role in maintaining a safe healthcare environment. You will protect staff, patients, and visitors and ensure that all hospital property is secure. Your duties are to patrol the building and its grounds, monitor all activity in and out of the hospital, and endeavor to prevent vandalism, theft, fire, and disturbances within the facility. You frequently report to your manager or other security personnel about what you have observed on your rounds. You must be on the lookout for all sorts of issues at the hospital, including maintenance issues, which may compromise people's safety or the integrity of the building.
Hartgrove Behavioral Health System has been a landmark and a place for hope and healing for almost 50 years, serving those who struggle with mental health issues. In 2007, we constructed our modern 160-bed facility near Oak Park where we continue to build on our legacy of healing. In this flagship facility, our accomplished team of clinicians and nurses treat children, adolescent, and adult clients across inpatient, partial and outpatient settings. In the highly specialized field of neuropsychiatry, we combine neurology and psychiatry - yielding impressive outcomes in the treatment of many common as well as more complex psychiatric issues.
Visit us online at: https://www.hartgrovehospital.com/
Job Duties:

• Assures safe and secure environment.
• Guards, patrols, or monitors premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules.
• Patrols premises to prevent and detect signs of intrusion and ensure security of doors, windows, and gates.
• Answers alarms and investigate disturbances.
• Monitors and authorizes entrance and departure of employees, visitors, and other persons to guard against theft and maintains security of premises.
• Writes reports of daily activities and irregularities, such as equipment or property damage, theft, presence of unauthorized persons, or unusual occurrences.
• Calls police or fire departments in cases of emergency, such as fire or presence of unauthorized persons.
• Circulates among visitors, patrons, and employees to preserve order and protect property.
• Warns persons of rule infractions or violations, and apprehends or evicts violators from premises, using force when necessary.
• Operates detecting devices to screen individuals and prevents passage of prohibited articles into restricted areas.
• Performs duties while maintaining good service excellence and service recovery skills at all times.

Work Schedule:
PRN: Available shifts include- Days; 7:00am - 3:30pm| PMs; 3:00pm - 11:30pm| Nights; 11:00pm - 7:30am
PRN/ Flex staff are required to work a minimum of four (4) shifts, with at least 2 being a weekend, during each calendar month, as needed. In addition, all staff are required to work 2 holidays per year.
Note : The PRN work status is not eligible for benefits
Work Locations: In this role, the security officer will be required to work at both of our hospital locations-
Hartgrove Behavioral Health Hospital- 5730 West Roosevelt, Chicago, Il 60644 AND
Garfield Behavioral Health Hospital - 520 N. Ridgeway Ave., Chicago, IL 60624
About Universal Health Services
One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World's Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies.
Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit www.uhs.com .
Qualifications

• High School Diploma. Some College or Higher Education preferred
• Minimum 1 year experience in security, psychiatric or acute care hospital experience a plus
• PERC card preferred, CPI is a plus

Working Conditions:
Work hazards associated with potential misconduct in surrounding areas of the Hospital. Exposure to agitated employees or guests who may exhibit violent/aggressive behavior. General hospital environment.
Physical Requirements:
Ability to communicate verbally, telephonically and in writing. Physical agility to make Hospital perimeter rounds.
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.
EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.
Notice
At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449