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Hospital Safety Officer, Inmate Monitoring Unit Organization Valor Protection Safety Agency Position Type Full Time and Part Time Opportunities Available Compensation $24.00 to $25.00 per hour based on experience, certifications, professionalism, scheduling availability, and operational performance. Reports To Hospital Safety Supervisor Position Overview The Hospital Safety Officer assigned to the Inmate Monitoring Unit is responsible for maintaining the safety, accountability, observation, and controlled oversight of incarcerated or detained individuals receiving treatment within hospital and medical environments. Officers are expected to be on-call during their available hours if not already deployed, operate with advanced professionalism, emotional intelligence, situational awareness, and disciplined judgment while supporting safe hospital operations and preserving the dignity and security of all involved parties. This position serves as a critical public safety function within high liability and medically sensitive environments. Officers will work closely with healthcare professionals, detention personnel, law enforcement agencies, hospital administration, and emergency response personnel to ensure operational stability, inmate accountability, staff safety, and immediate response readiness. Hospital Safety Officers are expected to maintain a calm, composed, and command level presence while operating under Valor Protection Safety Agency’s standards of excellence, integrity, professionalism, dependability, accountability, and elite service delivery. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Maintain continuous observation and monitoring of inmates receiving treatment within hospitals, emergency departments, trauma units, behavioral health units, medical surgical floors, or specialized care environments. Ensure inmates remain properly secured, accounted for, and compliant with all operational procedures and safety protocols. Monitor inmate movement during medical treatment, transportation transitions, restroom usage, imaging procedures, testing, admissions, discharge processes, and room transfers. Maintain heightened situational awareness regarding entrances, exits, elevators, stairwells, blind spots, unauthorized visitors, suspicious behavior, and potential escape risks. Immediately identify, assess, document, and report safety concerns, behavioral escalations, contraband concerns, escape indicators, threats, disturbances, or operational irregularities. Respond professionally and appropriately to aggressive behavior, emotional disturbances, medical emergencies, security threats, unauthorized access attempts, or disruptive incidents. Support healthcare personnel by helping maintain a safe and controlled treatment environment without interfering with medical operations or patient care responsibilities. Maintain professional communication and coordination with hospital administration, nurses, physicians, detention personnel, correctional staff, law enforcement agencies, and agency leadership. Complete detailed, accurate, and professional incident reports, activity logs, observation notes, shift summaries, and operational documentation. Preserve confidentiality and maintain HIPAA awareness while operating within healthcare environments. Demonstrate professionalism, restraint, discipline, and emotional control during high stress or rapidly evolving situations. Maintain compliance with agency standards regarding appearance, grooming, punctuality, professionalism, report writing, communication, and operational conduct. Participate in mandatory training, emergency preparedness exercises, scenario based development, and continuing education initiatives. Required Qualifications High school diploma or GED required. Minimum age of 21 years old preferred. Valid driver’s license with reliable transportation. Ability to pass criminal background investigation and drug screening. Ability to legally work within