Police Officer Portage

• Patrols the Hospital Campus to deter and detect criminal activity.
• Responds to calls for service
• Documents allegations of a crime; protects persons and property; and advises on preventative practices.
• Performs preliminary and continued investigations.
• Searches for and collects physical evidence; interviews witnesses and victims.
• Enforces criminal laws by arrest or non-arrest dispositions.
• Testifies in court.
• Answers emergency and non-emergency calls for service.
• Deters and detects crime utilizing efficient patrol techniques.
• Investigates crimes by obtaining witness statements, collecting evidence and processing crime scenes.
• Writes reports on alleged criminal incidents, follow up investigations, arrests, juvenile records.
• Prepares criminal charges.
• Handles prisoners, including booking, and transporting.
• Responds to special attention requests.
• Efficiently uses discretionary patrol time for self-initiated work.
• Maintain a condition of readiness to efficiently and effectively respond to critical incidents.

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.