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Security / Safety Officer Green Bay PT 2nd

Advocate Health · Green Bay, WI

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026

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Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

Behavioral

Tell me about a time you had to calm someone down who was angry or upset. What did you do and how did it turn out?

whether the candidate has real de-escalation instinct rather than just book knowledge

Have you ever had to physically intervene in a situation where someone could get hurt? What happened and how did you decide to step in?

comfort level with use of force and whether they understand it as a last resort, not a first response

Tell me about a time you had to write up an incident report. What made it accurate and useful to whoever read it after you?

documentation discipline, since incident reports carry legal and clinical weight

Tell me about a time you worked with people from a different department, like nursing or facilities, to solve a problem. How did you build that relationship?

ability to do liaison rounding and build trust across departments rather than operating in isolation

This schedule includes weekends and rotating weekday shifts. What makes you confident you can commit to this long term?

reliability and honest fit with a demanding, non-standard part-time schedule

Tell me about a time someone pushed back on a rule or policy you were enforcing. How did you hold the line while keeping things respectful?

whether they can enforce rules fairly without becoming confrontational, which fits the customer-service-first approach here

Technical

What does 'contraband search' mean to you, and how would you go about doing one respectfully?

whether they understand the balance between thoroughness and treating patients with dignity

If a law enforcement officer brings in a prisoner patient for guard duty, what are you responsible for making sure happens?

understanding of liaison responsibilities and policy compliance with outside agencies

What's your experience, if any, with de-escalation training, CPR, or use of force tools like a TASER? If none, how do you feel about being trained and certified on the job?

honest self-assessment of current skill level and openness to the mandatory academy and certification process

Situational

Walk me through what you'd do if you came across a visitor who refuses to leave a patient's room after visiting hours and is getting loud.

judgment on escalating calmly before resorting to force, and awareness of hospital tone versus a typical security job

Say you're doing your interior patrol and you find a door propped open near a medication storage area. What do you do next?

attention to procedure, fire and life safety awareness, and whether they escalate appropriately instead of ignoring it

How would you handle a combative patient who is trying to pull out an IV and swinging at staff?

ability to balance patient safety, staff safety, and clinical considerations rather than treating it like a criminal encounter

Imagine you get a call about a possible infant abduction. What are your first three actions?

knowledge of emergency response protocols and ability to stay clear-headed under a high-stakes, low-frequency event

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The full job description

As published by Advocate Health.

Department: 11926 BayCare Leased Employees - Public Safety Status: Part time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hou rs Per Week: 24 Schedule Details/Additional Information: • 180 hours of paid in-house orientation (approximately 4 weeks / 20 working days) with experienced Public Safety trainers and field training officers. • 40-hour Aurora Public Safety Academy in Milwaukee (Mandatory) with all travel and training expenses paid by the organization. • Consistent part-time schedule: • Every Saturday and Sunday: 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM • Week #1: Monday 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM • Week #2: Friday 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM • All uniforms, equipment, and required safety gear are provided. • Extensive hands-on training in hospital security operations, de-escalation techniques, customer service, emergency response, and workplace safety. • Opportunity to work in a healthcare environment focused on safety, compassion, and service. • Career development opportunities through advanced training, specialized assignments, and promotional pathways within Public Safety. • Team-oriented work environment with strong leadership support and ongoing mentorship. • Make a meaningful impact by helping ensure the safety and security of patients, visitors, providers, and teammates. Benefits & Perks • Competitive pay. • Paid orientation and training. • All uniforms and equipment provided. • Opportunities for overtime. • Employee wellness and support resources. • Tuition assistance and educational benefits (if applicable). • Employee discounts and healthcare system benefits (if applicable). Specialized Training • CPR/AED certification. • De-escalation and crisis intervention training. • Workplace violence prevention. • Emergency preparedness and incident response. • Healthcare security best practices. No experience? No problem. We invest in our team members through comprehensive paid training, ongoing mentorship, and professional development opportunities. If you are dependable, service-oriented, and interested in helping others, we'll provide the tools and training needed to succeed. Join a team where your presence matters. Every day, our Public Safety Officers help create a safe, welcoming environment for patients, families, providers, and teammates. If you're looking for meaningful work, professional growth, and a team that supports one another, we encourage you to apply. Pay Range: $21.85 - $32.80 Major Responsibilities: • Provides security services with a customer-service approach, focusing on professionalism, fairness, and compassion even in challenging circumstances and in accordance with policies, procedures, and training. • Inspires confidence in patients, visitors, and team members by presenting a professional, approachable, and service-oriented appearance and demeanor. Is alert, observant, and ethical. Complies with and enforces all safety and security rules and regulations. Maintains Department uniform and equipment in good repair. • Performs routine responsibilities during interior and exterior patrols to ensure safety and security, including but not limited to inspections to identify vulnerabilities, hazards, and fire conditions, audits of Interim Life Safety Measures, patient valuables management, and thorough contraband searches. Assists team members, patients, and visitors by providing information, directions, and physical help. Ensures traffic control, monitors conduct of visitors on premises and confronts unauthorized persons for questioning. • Prevents, responds to, and investigates workplace violence. Responds to service calls, such as combative or threatening patients or visitors and team member incidents. • Serves as a primary resource for de-escalation, utilizing use of force when necessary (e.g. conducted electrical weapon (CEW), handcuffing.) • Performs key responsibilities to plan, prevent, practice, and respond to emergencies such as lost or abducted infants/children, fire, and active threats. • Responds immediately to emergency and crisis situations; physically intervenes in accordance with training to situations that have a potential for injury. • Investigates incidents that occur on Advocate Health property and completes timely and accurate reports. Addresses and escalates complaints to the appropriate leader and provides supporting documentation. • Performs liaison rounding duties to cultivate close partnerships with all departments and units. Delivers security awareness education to team members to leverage their assistance in the overall security of the site. • Liaisons with federal, state, and local law enforcement and first responder agencies. Coordinates, briefs, and monitors every law enforcement prisoner patient guard to ensure policy compliance and prevent unsafe practices. • Maintains current Department training standards in radio communications, verbal de-escalation, hemorrhage control (e.g. “STOP the BLEED”), CPR, application of clinical restraints, conducted energy weapon (e.g. TASER), to include training on any/all department-issued equipment and/or requirements identified in training academy and the Annual Training Plan. • Assists with exterior traffic and crowd control, including parking enforcement, valet parking assist, and vehicular assistance. Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required: • Security Officer Healthcare Certification (CHSO) issued by the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS) must be obtained on a one-time basis within two years of appointment to this role. Recertification is not required. • A valid driver’s license issued by the Division of Motor Vehicle. • For Illinois teammates must have completed State of Illinois 20-hour Basic Security Officer course. • For Illinois teammates: Firearm Owners Identification Card (FOID) issued by the Illinois State Police. • For Wisconsin teammates: Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) license issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ). • Certified in Conducted Energy Weapon (e.g. TASER) use within 90 days of hire and periodically thereafter. Education Required: • High school graduate or GED. Experience Required: • Typically requires 1 years of experience in a security, related public safety, or customer service area that includes experiences in responding to emergent situations and identifying and resolving issues that pose a potential risk to patients, visitors, teammates and/or property. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required: • An above average level of emotional intelligence, including empathetic and compassionate responses to teammate, visitor, and patient incidents. • The ability to function in a work environment in which we maximize teammate talent, treat each other with respect, and care for one another like family and with kindness. • A daily commitment to patient-centered safety practices. • Collaborative work with medical staff and external law enforcement, as appropriate. • The ability to remain calm under pressure to support a safe, welcoming, and therapeutic environment for everyone in the facility. • The ability to interact with peers with positive intent and create innovative solutions through collaborative relationships. • Must successfully pass background investigation, drug screen, pre-placement physical post-offer, pre-employment. Physical Requirements and Working Conditions: • Must sit, stand, walk, and drive throughout the workday and must lift up to 35 lbs. occasionally. • Must be able to push/pull with 35 lbs. of force. • Have 20/20 vision in both eyes or correctable to 20/20 with corrective lenses in both eyes. • May be exposed to mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive, and radiation hazards. Protective clothing must be worn as necessary. • Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job. • Frequent exposure to aggressive behavior and emotionally charged situations. • Must be able to handle personal stress and possible violence. • Must be physically fit and able to walk all areas of the facilities and grounds, to restrain those who need restraint and be able to assist clinical teammates with lifting patients of all sizes. Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: • Behavioral Threat Assessment knowledge. • Use of Force Review. • Crime through environmental design awareness. • Ability to present material and facilitate meetings. DISCLAIMER All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position. Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders. Our Commitment to You: Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including: Compensation • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job • Incentive pay for select positions • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Benefits and more • Paid Time Off programs • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs • Educational Assistance Program Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview. About Advocate Health  Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

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