**UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital is hiring a full-time Safey Officer!** The Safety Officer will provide safety, security and fire safety related functions throughout the Institute on a daily basis. The incumbent will work 7:00 am to 3:00 pm. Shifts days will vary and will include weekends. * Sign on bonus up to $1,500! * **Responsibilities:** + Searches and Property Management: Conduct searches, maintain paperwork, manage property, and handle patient belongings according to policy. + Education and Competency: Meet mandatory education and annual competency requirements, including age-specific competencies. + Safety and Security Patrols: Conduct continuous safety, security, and fire safety patrols; document and report unsafe conditions and security violations. + Physical Restraint and Assistance: Perform physical restraint techniques to control violent patients, assist clinical staff with uncooperative patients, and provide escort services for patients, staff, and visitors. + Emergency Response: Administer assistance during fires, medical emergencies, disaster drills, and other crises; collaborate with law enforcement and medical authorities. + Professionalism and Communication: Maintain professionalism, including proper dress, radio communication, and service excellence; perform assignments as directed, including daily reviews of communications. + Training: Complete all mandatory and recommended training programs. + Incident Investigation: Investigate reports of incidents such as theft, suspicious activity, vandalism, and safety issues. + Alarm System Tests: Conduct tests of alarm systems and equipment, including fire extinguishers and security alarms. + Relief Coverage: Provide relief coverage for safety systems clerks and parking lot attendants. + High school diploma or equivalent. + 1 year experience in safety, security or related healthcare field preferred. + Equivalent experience considered. + May in the course of their duties be in rooms where medications are stored or may transport medications when they transport patients. + Transportation of medication is limited from one department to another. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** Act 235 with Firearms OR Act 235 without Firearms - All officers hired without a valid Act 235 must complete the 235 certification within their first 6 months of hire or placement and have process completed within 9 months of hire. Must meet audio and visual standards outlined in Act 235 at time of hire. Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation certification required within 30 days of hire. Successfully pass UPMC Physical Fitness Standard prior to hire. + Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) + Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC) + UPMC Physical Fitness Standard + Act 235 with Firearms with renewal + Act 235 without Firearms with renewal + Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal + Act 33 with renewal + Act 34 with renewal + Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal **UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**