Director of Risk Management

Cedar Crest Hospital & RTC•Belton, TX

About The Position

Cedar Crest is seeking an experienced, strategic Risk Director to lead the facility’s risk management efforts and help ensure a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors. Cedar Crest provides behavioral health and substance abuse treatment for children, adolescents, and adults, with a continuum of residential, inpatient, outpatient, and partial hospitalization/intensive outpatient services. The Director plans, organizes, directs, and oversees risk management activities. The role promotes a safe environment and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory agencies, and identifies risks that could harm patients, staff, or visitors or result in litigation, negative media, or other loss. The Director leads incident investigations, collaborates across departments to assess and mitigate risks, and develops proactive strategies to prevent harm and potential liabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in clinical healthcare, risk management, business, finance, or a related field.
At least two years of experience in a risk management position.
Experience with CARF, DEA, Joint Commission, or CMS surveys, as required by the supported service line(s).
CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
First aid may be required depending on the state or facility.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in health information management, nursing, or a related field.
At least one year of supervisory experience.
CPHRM certification.

Responsibilities

Implement a robust risk management program throughout the facility.
Collaborate and consult with the corporate risk management department.
Lead investigations and analyze actual and potential risks in the facility.
Collaborate with the Legal team to assess liability and the probability of legal action for potential notification.
Implement, educate, and encourage incident reporting in accordance with facility policy.
Develop and implement infrastructures and systems that support patient safety.
Promote a culture of safety by encouraging incident reporting.
Collaborate with employees to make the incident reporting process more effective and efficient.
Work with facility leadership and departments to monitor and promote compliance with organizational policies and procedures, state and federal laws, and regulatory agencies.
Identify high-risk areas that could cause harm to people receiving services, visitors, or employees.
Provide staff development and training related to identifying, reporting, mitigating, and minimizing risk.
Collaborate with the Patient Advocate to review complaints and grievances and identify potential exposures.
Coordinate with facility leadership to establish and implement a Safe Catch Program.
Collaborate with QAPI disciplines to complete Root Cause Analyses for specified events.
Establish and lead a Safety Committee that identifies and develops measurable safety initiatives based on facility data to improve the safety culture.
Serve as a resource and consultant for risk management activities, performance improvement, policy and procedure development, and compliance initiatives.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.