Job Specification
SUPERVISING MEDICAL SECURITY OFFICER
DEFINITION:
Under the supervision of the Director of Medical Security, or
other supervisor in a hospital or facility in the Department of
Health, supervises the work of the Medical Security Officers,
and Assistant Supervising Medical Security Officers on an
assigned shift, in the treatment, care and custody of patients
or residents in medical security areas; does other related work.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative
purposes only. A particular position using this title may not
perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely,
all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Organizes assigned supervisory treatment, care and custodial work
of Medical Security personnel and supervises the performance of
their work.
Assigns and instructs Assistant Supervising Medical Security
Officers and Medical Security Officers engaged in providing
treatment for patient or resident care.
Supervises the Assistant Supervising Medical Security Officers
and Medical Security Officers in identification of patient or resident
behavior patterns.
Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and has
responsibility for recommending the hiring, firing, promoting,
demoting and/or disciplining of employees.
Accompanies medical staff members on visits to the medical
security wards and ensures records are kept regarding types of
care and treatment recommended for individual patients or residents.
Supervises the maintenance of records of treatments ordered and
given and keeps accurate records of patient or resident admissions,
transfers, and deaths.
Inspects wards, bathrooms and other areas to see that proper
standards of cleanliness, sanitation, order, and safety are
provided.
Conducts daily fire inspection of the medical security building
and areas.
Supervises fire drills on all shifts.
Supervises the security regulations and methods for maintaining
security.
Supervises the activities of Medical Security Officers involved
in housekeeping and laundry and therapeutic programs.
Participates with members of the treatment staff in supporting
and maintaining therapy and rehabilitation programs; supervises,
assigns and trains Security Personnel involved.
Arranges court appearances for patient or residents and supervises
the necessary security for court trips.
Prepares requisitions for patient's or resident's clothing.
Prepares and maintains records of patient's or resident's personal
clothing and cash deposited in the Supervising Medical Security
Officer's office and assumes the responsibility for the proper care
and maintenance of patient's or resident's belongings and valuable.
Prepares requisitions for ward supplies and assumes the
responsibility for seeing that wards are supplied at all times
with required equipment, materials and valuables.
Prepares requisitions for repairs and new construction requests
for the building and equipment.
Prepares written reports.
Supervises the establishment and maintains records and files.
May be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
and/or manual recording and information systems used by the
agency, office or related units.
REQUIREMENTS:
EXPERIENCE:
Three (3) years of experience in work involving the treatment, care
and custody of of patients or residents requiring medical security,
one (1) year of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
LICENSE:
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license
valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather
than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential
duties of the position.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of the condition and problems of persons confined to
a hospital or facility for psychiatric or developmentally disabled.
Knowledge of medical, therapeutic, psychiatric and patient or
resident care routines, methods, and procedures.
Knowledge of patient or resident care plan.
Knowledge of nursing and life threatening emergency care
procedures.
Knowledge of charting techniques, including legal requirements
and legible entry.
Ability to read and interpret laws and regulations and to apply
them to specific situations.
Ability to assign and supervise custodial activities.
Ability to supervise the Medical Security members of an
interdisciplinary treatment team.
Ability to provide assignments and instructions to staff and
supervise their work performance.
Ability to conduct investigations and inspections.
Ability to understand and interpret the advice and instructions
of Physicians concerning medications, care and treatment of
patients or residents.
Ability to evaluate the need for supplies, equipment, and
repairs.
Ability to prepare reports.
Ability to supervise and maintain records and files.
Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or
manual recording and information systems used by the agency,
office or related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in
English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.
American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as
acceptable forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long
as they can perform the essential functions of the job after
reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations.
If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause
the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
This job specification is applicable to the following title code: | | Job
Spec
Code | Variant | State,
Local or
Common | Class of
Service | Work
Week | State
Class
Code | Local
Class
Code | Salary
Range | Note | | 32683 | | S | C | 40 | 22 | N/A | S23 | - |
This job specification is for state government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.
9/30/2017 |
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