Hospital Safety Officer - Neuro Expansion

Join the Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute and become part of one of the world’s most respected healthcare organizations. We are expanding with a new, one-million-square-foot, 15-floor, state-of-the-art facility on Cleveland Clinic Main Campus designed to elevate care for complex neurological conditions — including spine injuries, epileptic seizures, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis and stroke.   

This advanced building brings every stage of care under one roof, featuring dedicated spaces for outpatient services, surgery, stepdown, ICU, and epilepsy monitoring, as well as additional operating rooms and expanded ambulatory, infusion, imaging, EMG, sleep and rehabilitation services. We are welcoming new caregivers to collaborate within our multidisciplinary teams and contribute to nationally recognized, innovative neurological care. Join us and be part of the next wave of transformative care at Cleveland Clinic. 

As a Hospital Safety Officer, you play a critical role in keeping our patients, visitors, and caregivers safe every day. Your diligence allows us to continue providing the best possible care and facilitate the safe, secure environment our community has come to expect from Cleveland Clinic. This position offers a great opportunity to make a lasting difference while gaining hands-on experience in a healthcare setting. This is an unarmed position as it will be stationed in a behavioral health setting.

A Caregiver in this role would work the following:

Shift is 6:00am-2:30pm

They are rotational weekend and holiday commitments.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:    

• Offer continuous visibility and rounding throughout assigned areas to promote positive perception of safety for all patients, visitors and staff.  

• Identify Patients at Risk and provide necessary clinical and security notifications.  

• Attend to escalating incidents, identify issues and act appropriately to eliminate safety hazards.   

• Assist in re-direction and de-escalation of patient situations, working to prevent aggressive behavior, seclusion and restraint by utilizing the least restrictive methods.  

• Intervene in patient, visitor and/or staff confrontations as appropriate using the least restrictive methods.  

• Assist staff with processing new admissions by assisting with safety search and inventory of belongings.  

• Ensure all patients and visitors have been screened via magnetometer or wand as appropriate.  

• Act as a first responder to patient threats of violence.  

• Participate in safety rounds with Emergency Department and/or Behavioral Health Unit staff.  

• Complete appropriate documentation of various incidents.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:    

• High School Diploma/GED  

• Two years of experience within a behavioral health facility, corrections facility, healthcare facility, customer service field or other relevant experience  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:    

• Associate’s Degree   

• Completion of private police training as approved by O.P.O.T.C., (Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission) Security Certification 

Physical Requirements:

• Requires extensive walking, standing, sitting, talking, listening, and documenting when directing or investigating concerns/incidents.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. 

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