About the role
Overview
When you join Piedmont, you’re not just changing your work environment. We open doors to real change in the lives we touch — especially yours. We’re committed to bringing award-winning care to communities across Georgia and celebrating the strength our diversity creates. Together, we’re doing big things. One employee, one team, and one community at a time.
Piedmont is a place where your work truly matters—and where you’re supported to do your best every day. We offer a collaborative culture, innovative resources, and leadership that is genuinely invested in your growth. With competitive benefits, wellness programs, and opportunities for advancement, you’ll have what you need to thrive now and build a strong future.
Join a team that’s shaping the next chapter of healthcare in Georgia.
Total Rewards that work for you:
- Competitive and equitable compensation for all roles
- Total Wellness programs for you and your family
Wellness Coaching App – 24/7 Live Coaching
Physician and Nursing Peer Coaching
Financial Wellness Planning and Education
Broad Employee Assistance Program service
PTO your way
Combined PTO days for greater flexibility
100% paid Maternity Leave
(requires return to work)
Employer Paid Military Leave
Opportunity for PTO cash-in
Benefits
Choice of Medical/Prescription Drug Plans
Dental and Vision
Adoption Assistance
Fertility, family building, menopause and midlife care for your family
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for Healthcare and Dependent Day Care
Employer-paid Short Term and Long Term Disability
Employer-paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
Tuition reimbursement for nursing programs
Making great culture happen
Our culture welcomes and celebrates you — we’re stronger because of our team members’ diverse backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives. Piedmont has been named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Gen Z for 2025 based on an assessment by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. We are working together to ensure that Piedmont feels like family.
Committed to a stronger Georgia
Piedmont’s Georgia roots run deep. We strengthen our communities through award-winning care for patients and award-winning workplaces where our team members thrive. 85% of our population has access to care through Piedmont. With 27 hospitals and 2,170+ physician practice and other Piedmont health care locations, we are dedicated to bringing holistic, patient-centric care to the wonderfully diverse communities we live in, and to patients from neighboring states. Wherever you want to practice your passion — big cities, suburban areas, college towns, quaint rural areas — we’re here for you.
Responsibilities
Responsible for a variety of routine safety and emergency security activities while safeguarding students, employees, visitors, patients and property. First responder to all emergency incidents within the assigned facility. Responsible for the safe de-escalation of critical events and the use of sound judgment in the engagement with combative or escalating subjects.
Qualifications
MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIRED: High School Diploma or GED
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Two years of experience in general security, military or other public safety experience where required to actively carry a firearm in the regular course of duty, or an equivalence of training and job experience to support effective demonstration of responsible handling of weapons and use of force.
MINIMUM LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY LAW
Valid Driver’s license & adhere to Piedmont's Healthcare Vehicle Safety Program policy 3500