Re: Sarasota Memorial Hospital Public Safety, sworn?
I was a Captain at SMH until Nov 2012 when I relocated further up state. At this time, the Chief, DC, LT and SGts have firearms, but did not have full arrest power. We had the power to hold in certain felony circumstances like any other but that was it. Marked patrol cars, bike team, and a good working schedule (14 days a month but equal to 40 hrs a week) and if full time 5 weeks a year paid vacation.
Be prepared as hospital security has really taken on a different meaning with the name change. I had officers with 20+ years in LEO that said the red tape with regulatory concerns was more indepth then they dealt with. It was a decent place to work for however, just time to move on.
Captain.
Public safety officer at SMH
Evening, I'm currently employed at SMHCS as one of the Public safety shift supervisors. Yes we are in fact armed. Our officers are possess not only by the state Security armed licenses but we train alongside Sarasota police department and sarasota county sheriffs office as well. We are not a sworn agency as of right now however our pay scale rivals the of smaller city and county agencies. We do spend extensive time training with law enforcement, and are also trained in the Medical field and with regards to hazardous materials, chemical and mechanical training, etc.