Setting the Bar! - Establishing a Healthcare Security Field Training Program

Presenter:  John Oast, MS, CHPA

Description: John Oast, MS, CHPA will discuss the value of building a strong foundation for healthcare security officers new to the field, utilizing the proven law enforcement Field Training Officer concept to ensure trainee competency, skill, and mindset, while improving officer retention and future job performance in preparing future security leaders.

Objectives:

• Participants will know how to leverage existing departmental high performers as Field Training Officers to train and "role-model" newly hired officers, to ensure future officer success while empowering veteran staff.
• Participants will understand the value of a standardized training program with set trainee expectations, and the use of formal training documentation.
• Participants will understand that failure of a newly hired officer is the result of one of three weaknesses: knowledge, skill, or attitude.

CE Credits Awarded: 1