Roles and Responsibilities of Security Personnel in Healthcare Institutions
Health Institutions are important places which need to be secured. A proper security setup is needed to ensure smooth functioning at the premises. Hospital security guards are committed to provide a safe and secure environment for patients, staff, and visitors. There are different jobs that the security guards do to keep the hospital secured, these are monitoring hospital visitors, security for parking lots, and other high traffic areas of the hospital. Below are some of the major roles and responsibilities:-
1.Post/Patrol Duty:
-providing protection, assistance, and control
-monitoring activity in and around an assigned area
-being alert for suspicious activity
-enforcing access to the property and regulating removal of equipment
-patrolling the hospital and reporting findings
2. Information reporting:
-gathering, compiling, recording, and reporting information
-reporting security or safety hazards
-treating all information as confidential and respecting everyone’s right to privacy
3.Situation response:
-responding appropriately to routine and emergency situations in a timely manner
-evaluating a situation and taking appropriate steps to resolve it in a professional manner
-using only necessary force, as appropriate to the situation
-providing traffic control, when necessary