Director of Risk Management
About The Position
The Director of Risk Management plans, organizes, directs, and oversees facility risk management activities to help protect patients, clients, employees, and visitors and maintain compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and regulatory agencies. The role identifies risks that could cause harm, litigation, negative media attention, or other losses and leads efforts to prevent or mitigate them. This leadership role oversees a comprehensive risk management program, investigates incidents, collaborates with facility and corporate teams, and promotes a culture of safety. The position also supports patient safety systems, regulatory compliance, staff development, performance improvement, and policy and procedure 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 certification may be required depending on the state or facility.
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 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 throughout the facility.
- 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, and employees.
- Provide staff development and training on 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 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
