Hiring: Company Police Officer Company: FirstHealth of the Carolinas Location: Rockingham, NC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 13:17:17 About the job Required Skills: •Performs general duty law enforcement work to protect life and property across the organization. •Maintains a working knowledge of emergency codes and FirstHealth Police response procedures. Assist with mental health patient custody issues and assists in both arranging transportation to other facilities as well as escorting patients to units within the FirstHealth system. Controls disruptive patients. •Responds to calls for assistance, complaints, suspicious activity, domestic disputes, loud and disruptive behavior, and other needs; completes calls by determining true nature of the situation and taking whatever legal or persuasive action is warranted. •Investigates traffic accidents; illegal parking; issues traffic citations; directs traffic and participates in other emergency operation activities. •Performs investigations of accidents and possible crimes through observation, questioning witnesses, and gathering physical evidence; performs investigative tasks assigned by the Police Sergeant or other senior officer; arrests and processes criminal suspects. •Advises the public on laws and local ordinances; testifies in court; executes search warrants; serves papers as needed. •Regulates and directs vehicular traffic at busy times or when traffic signal malfunctions or accidents require; maintains order at public gatherings. •Operates a two-way radio to receive instructions and information from or to report information to police headquarters; operates mobile data terminal with a variety of software. Qualifications: •Possession of a valid NC driver's license. Certification by the North Carolina Justice Training and Standards Commission as a law enforcement officer or eligiblity. Prefer intermediate or advanced law enforcement certification. •High level of computer literacy and technical competency, office automation skills; strong time management and organizational skills; ability to multi-task and participate in multiple projects at one time; strong interpersonal and verbal skills to include telephone skills and strong customer service focus; strong writing skills. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!