Risk Management Consultant - Manning - Compliance and Innovation

El Rio Health•Tucson, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Risk Management Consultant is an integral part of the Compliance team and will work with El Rio Health staff that provide comprehensive healthcare services that effectively meet the needs of the surrounding community through compassionate and responsible care. The Risk Management Consultant will be part of a team that embraces a positive attitude to excel and to provide the safest and highest quality patient care. The Risk Management Consultant will need to have experience in developing patient safety initiatives, high reliability concepts, root cause analysis, and safety event classification. Reporting directly to the Director of Risk Management, the Risk Management Consultant will provide technical support to staff about Risk Management and Mitigation principles. The Risk Management Consultant is ideally a Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM) or Certified Professional Patient Safety (CPPS). In addition, the Consultant of Risk Management will continuously train staff while leading teams across multi-disciplinary units in compliance and risk management. The primary goal of the El Rio Health Risk Management Consultant is to support El Rio’s Mission of providing comprehensive, quality health care that is affordable and accessible to all who may have healthcare needs, by successfully performing the primary essential functions.

Requirements

A Degree or Diploma as a Registered Nurse from an accredited school of nursing, college or university.
Five (5) years’ nursing experience in acute hospital setting or ambulatory care setting.
Five (5) years’ experience in a leadership role in Risk Management, Quality or Compliance in an inpatient or outpatient healthcare environment with progressive experience in program analysis, program implementation, and reporting.
If applicable, equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered, and must be directly related to the functions and responsibilities of the job.
A current Registered Nurse license in good standing from Arizona Board of Nursing.
A current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers from an approved and accredited training program.
Level I fingerprint clearance card: current valid and in good standing or have applied for it within seven working days after beginning employment.
Reliable transportation that can meet any operational reassignments of the organization during the workday.
If an employee is driving during work hours, the employee is required to possess a valid driver’s license and must comply with Arizona vehicle insurance requirements.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in a related healthcare professional field from an accredited university.
Certification in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM) or Certified Professional Patient Safety (CPPS).
Bilingual (English/Spanish) with the ability to speak, read and write in both languages.

Responsibilities

Develop patient safety initiatives
Implement high reliability concepts
Conduct root cause analysis
Perform safety event classification
Provide technical support to staff about Risk Management and Mitigation principles
Continuously train staff
Lead teams across multi-disciplinary units in compliance and risk management

Benefits

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, and practices to perform the essential functions of the job.
El Rio Health does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.
El Rio Health requires all AZ employees to have a Level One Fingerprint Clearance card.
A.R.S. 36.425.03.
New hires and transfers must submit their fingerprint clearance card or fingerprint receipt before their hire date or transfer date.
Level One (1) Non-IVP Fingerprint Clearance card must be received within 30 days after the new employee hire date or transfer date.
All employees are strongly recommended to obtain and maintain vaccination status (i.e., as recommended by CDC and/or other public health agencies) to include an Influenza vaccination.
Subject to exemptions and accommodations when required by law. (Policy: Adm-016 & Adm-045).
All employees are required to undergo drug testing prior to employment and will be subject to post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return to duty and follow up drug and alcohol testing in compliance with Federal and State regulations for alcohol and controlled substance testing.
Employees in positions holding responsibility for the safety and welfare of others will also be classified as safety sensitive.
El Rio Health is a non-profit 501(c)(3) Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and abides by all applicable federal Drug-Free Workplace standards.
El Rio Health is an equal opportunity employer.