Job Title: Security Officer
Department: Security
Reports To: Director of Security
Created: 5/14/2025
Job Summary:
The Security Officer is responsible for maintaining a safe and secure environment for patients, staff, and visitors at the medical center. This includes patrolling facilities, responding to incidents, monitoring access points, and enforcing rules and regulations to ensure the safety and protection of all individuals and property on site.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- Previous experience in security, law enforcement, or military is preferred.
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions effectively.
- Strong reading, writing, and verbal communication skills.
- Basic computer skills required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED preferred.
Essential Functions/ Assigned Tasks:
- Respond promptly and appropriately to all calls for assistance from any source within the medical center.
- Patrol and monitor all areas of the medical center, ensuring a visible and effective security presence.
- Enforce facility rules, policies, and regulations consistently and professionally.
- Monitor all medical center parking areas to ensure the safety and security of vehicles and pedestrians.
Physical Requirements:Required standing, sitting, walking, some lifting. Occasional physical intervention when dealing with combative individuals. At times exposure to elements (heat, cold, rain etc.
3/2 split Sun-Wed-Thu-Mon-Tue-Fri-Sat-Sun
12hr shifts 7a-7p
12hr shifts 7p-7a
Skills Required
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Previous experience in security, law enforcement, or military
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions effectively
- Strong reading, writing, and verbal communication skills
- Basic computer skills
- High school diploma or GED
- Ability to stand, sit, walk, and perform some lifting
- Ability to occasionally intervene physically with combative individuals
What We Do
South Central Regional Medical Center is a 285-bed, public not-for-profit hospital located in Laurel, MS founded in 1952. The hospital primarily serves a 4-county area: Jones County, Jasper County, Wayne County and Smith County. The primary focus of the South Central Regional Medical Center Health System is to provide excellent healthcare services to the residents of South Central Mississippi and to improve the quality of life in the region. With more than 80 physicians on staff representing 28 medical specialties, South Central continues to meet the healthcare needs of a growing region. With over 2,100 employees throughout the health system, the highly skilled healthcare professionals work with cutting-edge technologies and offer the most modern diagnostic and treatment options.
