Risk Management Specialist
About The Position
The Risk Management Specialist oversees the event management system for the Health System-Kansas City Division. The role participates in developing, implementing, and educating staff about event management policies; serves as a primary contact for event management system use; and assists leaders and staff with navigating the system. The specialist ensures event management data is available to leaders to support risk reduction and quality improvement activities. As a member of the Clinical Risk Management department, the specialist participates in day-to-day risk management operations, including risk mitigation, investigations, and responses to safety events. The position also monitors event reporting trends, supports root cause analyses, communicates potentially compensable events to the claims and insurance team, and prepares data analyses and reports. The role requires collaboration and effective communication with colleagues and other disciplines, and the ability to work effectively from home and onsite. Travel to off-site health system locations throughout Kansas and Missouri is required.
Requirements
- Licensed Practical Nurse or Associate Degree in Nursing.
- At least 3 years of experience in risk management, claims management, paralegal services with a healthcare background, clinical operations, or acute/bedside patient care.
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Multi-State, through a State Board of Nursing.
- English literacy: read, write, and speak English.
- Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Strong knowledge of report writing.
- Experience with online database management.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
- Bachelor’s degree in Health Care Administration or a related healthcare field, with demonstrated clinical experience in a healthcare setting.
- At least 2 years of experience as a Legal Nurse Consultant.
- Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN), Multi-State, through a State Board of Nursing.
Responsibilities
- Participate in day-to-day risk management operations, including risk mitigation, investigations, and responding to safety events.
- Monitor the event reporting system for safety trends.
- Work with risk managers to ensure timely unit and department leader responses to event reports and timely standard-of-care assignments.
- Ensure event management data is available to leaders to support risk reduction and quality improvement activities.
- Provide root cause analysis support to risk managers.
- Inform the clinical risk management team and health system leadership when high-risk trends are identified.
- Prepare weekly event data analysis reports, run requested reports, and monitor event management system activity.
- Participate in developing, implementing, and educating staff about event management policies, and ensure seamless use of the event reporting system.
- Communicate promptly with the claims and insurance team when potentially compensable events are identified.
- Perform special projects involving data gathering, analysis, report preparation, recommendations, and presentations.
- Recommend educational opportunities based on event reporting trends.
- Collaborate effectively with team members and other disciplines.
- Communicate and partner effectively by email, telephone, and in person.
- Use time efficiently, develop project time frames, and meet them.
- Work effectively from home and onsite.
- Perform the professional, clinical, and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
- Travel to off-site health system locations throughout Kansas and Missouri.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
