Director of Risk Management
About The Position
The Director of Risk Management plans, organizes, directs, and oversees the facility’s risk management activities. The role promotes a safe environment for patients, clients, employees, and visitors while supporting compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory agencies. It identifies risks that could result in harm, litigation, negative media attention, or other losses. The Director leads investigations, assesses actual and potential risks, works with Legal and facility leadership, and develops systems and initiatives to prevent harm. The position also promotes incident reporting and a culture of safety, provides staff training, supports compliance and performance improvement, and leads facility safety initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in clinical healthcare, risk management, business, finance, or a related field.
- Two or more 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; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in health information management, nursing, or a related field.
- One or more years of supervisory experience.
- Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM).
- First aid may be required depending on the state or facility.
Responsibilities
- Implement a comprehensive risk management program throughout the facility.
- Collaborate and consult with the corporate risk management department.
- Lead investigations and analyze actual and potential facility risks.
- 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 policy.
- Develop and implement infrastructures and systems that support patient safety.
- Promote a culture of safety by encouraging incident reporting.
- Work with employees to make the incident reporting process more effective and efficient.
- Collaborate 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 on identifying, reporting, mitigating, and minimizing risk.
- Collaborate with the Patient Advocate to review complaints and grievances for 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 uses facility data to develop measurable safety initiatives and 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
