Special Police Officer

Job title: Special Police Officer

Company: Advocate Health Care

Job description: Department: 11926 Lexington Medical Center – Public SafetyStatus: Full timeBenefits Eligible: YesHours Per Week: 40Schedule Details/Additional Information: VariablePosition Highlights:

  • Location: Lexington, North Carolina
  • Full Time
  • $5,000 SIGN ON BONUS

What We Offer:

  • Day 1 Health Coverage:Choose from either copay or HSA-eligible health insurance options with coverage starting on your first day of work.
  • Generous PTO:Accrual starts at up to 25 days/year, to be used for vacations, sickness, holidays, and personal matters.
  • Parental Benefits:Six weeks paid birthing-mother maternity leave & four weeks paid parental leave for non-birthing parents.
  • Retirement:Up to 7% employer-paid retirement contributions
  • Education Reimbursement:We invest in your professional growth, offering up to $2,500 per year towards a bachelor’s degree and up to $5,000 per year towards a graduate degree.

Job Summary:Performs protective, law enforcement and security services in an effort to protect the safety and security of patients, visitors, teammates, and property. Investigates criminal acts on hospital grounds, makes arrests, protects life and property, patrols hospital buildings and grounds and prevents theft and vandalism. Acts as first responder to any imminent threat to life or safety.What You’ll Need:

  • Basic law enforcement training Required
  • General law enforcement certification per North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards or ability to transfer certification from another jurisdiction.

What You’ll Do:

  • Appropriately and effectively intervenes when unruly, abusive, combative, threatening, or armed persons are encountered.
  • Apprehend and arrest individuals for criminal activity.
  • Complete investigations of any criminal activity occurring within assigned jurisdiction, make arrests, and process criminal defendants as per NC criminal proceedings.
  • Respond to routine and emergency calls for assistance. Complete uniform incident reports and other assigned documentation.
  • Communicate in a calm, factual, objective, and courteous manner with all persons with whom communication or collaboration are necessary. Coordinates and communicates with community police agencies as appropriate.
  • Provide armed response to any imminent situation that threatens the life or safety of anyone on Atrium Health property.
  • Assist teammates with and serve as subject matter expert in criminal process.
  • Prepare criminal cases for court proceedings, attend court, and testify in criminal proceedings.

Pay Range $24.85 – $37.30Our 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

About Advocate Healthis 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 in Illinois; in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and 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 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.

Expected salary:

Location: Lexington, NC

Job date: Sat, 05 Jul 2025 07:06:38 GMT

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