Director of Risk Management

UHS•Grand Rapids, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Forest View Hospital, a 108-bed psychiatric facility serving children, adolescents, and adults, is seeking a Director of Risk Management. This role is crucial for protecting the hospital's assets from loss by coordinating loss control efforts, advising administration on potential risks, and recommending strategies to minimize or eliminate exposure in compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards. The hospital has over 45 years of experience and is accredited by The Joint Commission.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in a related health field required.
Five (5+) years of experience in risk management/improving organizational performance within an acute medical or psychiatric treatment setting.
A strong knowledge of JOINT COMMISSION, TDSHS, CMS standards, and any other applicable federal and state laws and regulations governing mental health care facilities.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Directs the performance improvement process.
In collaboration with Department Directors, maintains policy and procedure compliance, according to current regulations and standards.
Coordinates the Risk Management TERM Survey Program.
Provides oversight of the hospital contract log to assure accuracy and completeness.
Directs the peer review process for all Medical Staff.
Provides oversight of the patient satisfaction process.
In collaboration with the Director of Nursing and Director of Clinical Services, manages all Hospital patient safety initiatives.
Deploy and complete root cause analysis when the need is identified and manage the probable claims report.
Administers risk management overview training at new employee orientation, which includes at minimum, demonstrated competency in observation rounding.
Serves as CCH’s Compliance Officer.
Coordinates and actively participates in preparation for all external auditing and regulatory requests and audits.
Attends and participates in all assigned meetings.
Reports all safety concerns upon discovery to a supervisor, Loss Control Coordinator, Maintenance and/or Environment of Care (EOC) Committee member.
Abides by the Hospital’s Safety policies. If injured, complete Employee Accident Report and submit it to the Loss Control Coordinator by the end of the shift worked, and no later than 24 hours after the injury occurred and abides by the Return to Work/Light Duty Program guidelines. If it is a work-related injury and it results in a back injury, completes Back Injury Prevention Training with the Staff Development Coordinator.
Meets all annual competency requirements as assigned per department standards.