Job Abstract

Serving at UCLA Health will give you the opportunity to use your specialized abilities to help improve the lives of our patients, their families, and your fellow UCLA Health team members. You’ll provide critical support that makes healing happen. We’d love to have you join us. In this position, you will protect and guard all assets, staff, patients, and visitors in and around the UCLA Health Medical Centers. Security Officers perform regular patrols and document all routine activities, incidents... more details

General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

variable shifts on variable days, which may include nights, evenings, weekends and holidays

Posted Date

06/08/2026

Salary Range: $27 - 34.33 Hourly

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

31390

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

In this position, you will protect and guard all assets, staff, patients, and visitors in and around the UCLA Health Medical Centers. Security Officers perform regular patrols and document all routine activities, incidents, and may perform in a lead capacity as well as other duties as assigned. Additionally, you will enforce all policies and state laws, and follow all guidelines including state regulatory agency requirements. You will also ensure that the building is properly secured after closing.

Salary range: $27.00 - $34.33 / Hourly

Effective 06/22/2025, employees represented by the AFSCME Union will receive a minimum wage of $25.

Job Qualifications

Possess and maintain current certification: Guard Card, Chemical Agent, California driver’s license and BLS Certification (American Heart Association or Red Cross).
Ability to clearly and concisely express ideas using appropriate vocabulary and spelling.
Ability to complete continual training classes as required. (Training provided)
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with Primary & Specialty Care employees, Management, Security Management, Local Law Enforcement and surrounding community.
Ability to independently resolve issues working within set policies and procedures.
Ability to know and use available resources in order to solve problems.
Ability to operate security related equipment and general office equipment.
Ability to recognize the importance of dealing diplomatically with the public, and the importance of a good public appearance.
Ability to relay information, either in writing or verbally, in a professional manner.
Ability to see aspects of public relations in all facets of the job and the ability to understand the effects of actions on the entire organization.
Demonstrated ability to assess problematic or emergency situations and plan / execute an appropriate solution based on established guidelines or policies.
Knowledge and understanding of all Security Program operational policies and guidelines.
Knowledge of applicable geography in order to expedite calls and to be an effective information source.
Knowledge of penal and radio codes and language used in radio communications.
Physical ability to handle various intervention incidents, including patient restraints and violent subjects.
Physically able to perform sustained foot patrols, prolonged standing, lifting patients, and physically restrain patients or prisoners as necessary.
Visual and hearing ability to detect and report unusual circumstances quickly and accurately.
Working knowledge of security practices, protocols and techniques.

Required to hold valid driver's license, have a driving record that is in accordance with local policies/procedures, and/or enroll in the California Employer Pull Notice Program.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

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