Safety Tech - MTC

Job Details: Job Location: MTC-Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA, Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time, Education Level: High School, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Job Shift: Varied, Job Category: Health Care, Malvern Treatment Centers is currently seeking full time Safety Technician to work at our Malvern Treatment Center facility in Philadelphia. The location of our Malvern Treatment Centers - Philadelphia is currently located in South Philadelphia but we will be relocating to 3905 W. Ford Road - Philadelphia, PA 19131 in May 2025.

The Safety Technician position is a full time opportunity with openings available during the week with an every other weekend commitment. The Safety Technician position does offer full-time benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance plus accrued time off.    

The mission of the Safety Technician is to maintain safety and the security of our Drug and Alcohol Treatment campus. Helps maintain a safe and healthy work environment by identifying, assessing, and controlling workplace hazards. Works collaboratively with other teams and departments to ensure a safe working environment.  He or she must have excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills to provide these services to clients, visitors and family members with chemical dependencies.

The ideal candidate must have a High School Diploma but we would prefer the candidate to have a Bachelors degree. It would also be preferred for the Safety Tech candidate to have previous security experience preferably in a Healthcare setting. 

Summary of Essential Position Functions:

Manages calls to the site and directs them appropriately

Greets patients and visitors as they arrive and helps facilitate communication to appropriate parties to ensure proper patient/visitor flow

Conducts wanding for contraband for patient entering the building 

Liaison between facility and interactions with community/emergency services

Collects and copies patient insurance and identification cards, assists patients with completion of initial admitting paperwork including insurance forms

Acts as a liaison between front desk and unit for patient admitting to unit

Promotes the safety and well-being of all patients

Performs environmental rounding and monitoring for contraband on facility grounds

Receives patient drop offs from their support systems 

Monitors fire panel and assist with the calling of overhead codes

Competent in verbal de-escalation 

Accurately communicates with team and supervisor any patient issues that arise during shift

Maintains confidentiality of the site, specifically related to patient identification and documentation.

Interacts with co-workers in a helpful manner which contributes to high morale.

Benefits

This position is a full time, benefit eligible position. Benefits offered include, but not limited to:

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

401K plan with company match

Qualifications: Qualifications: Additional training on safety and security required and/or will be provided. To perform this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  This position requires individuals that are client focused; team oriented; great interpersonal and communication skills; flexible to sudden changes in workload, emergency or staffing; dependable; problem solving skills; focused on compliance and performance quality. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience: High School Diploma or equivalent. Previous experience working in a healthcare setting preferred. Previous experience as a security guard also preferred.
Technical/Computer Skills:  Microsoft office proficient. Ability to use various office equipment.
Work Environment and Hazards: No hazardous conditions. Protected from weather conditions.          
Physical Requirements: Most be able to ambulate around campus. 50% walking. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. maximum.