Public Safety Officer, SCOP - Full Time - Third Shift

Job description

Department PUBLIC SAFETY - SCOP - 108077: Worker Sub Type Regular Work Shift First Shift (United States of America) Pay Grade Job Description: The Public Safety Officer, SCOP (Special Conservator of Peace), under the supervision of Public Safety leadership, is stationed at the Winchester Medical Center campus. The Public Safety Officer, SCOP is part of the Mental Health Custody and Transportation (MCAT) team who obtains registration from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) and appointment from the Winchester Circuit Court as a Special Conservator of the Peace with specific legal authority on VH property. The Public Safety Officer, SCOP will have the primary responsibility of assuming custody of individuals brought to the hospital in law enforcement custody pursuant to an Emergency Custody Order and/or Temporary Detention Order and maintain that custody until a treatment facility has been identified to accept custody of the individual for further mental health treatment. The Public Safety Officer, SCOP will also be a part of a transportation team responsible for the safe delivery of individuals lawfully detained pursuant to a TDO to another mental health faci...