Risk Manager (Full Time-Days) – Risk Management

Texas Health•Dallas, TX

17d•Onsite

About The Position

The Risk Manager facilitates the hospital’s Risk Management and Patient Safety programs, identifying and analyzing events that have resulted or could result in adverse risk or compromise patient or environmental safety. The role uses a reliability learning tool to review actual events, near misses, and general safety concerns; recognizes patient safety and risk exposures affecting care quality and outcomes; and makes medical staff quality review referrals as appropriate. The position also aggregates and analyzes data and prepares reports for presentation. The Risk Manager works with hospital departments and committees to implement improvement needs and develop medical error reduction strategies and tools. The role represents Risk Management in Continuous Quality, Patient Safety, and Risk Management program committees and coordinates the Risk Management Committee, including identifying and analyzing possible cases, preparing summaries, presenting cases, and serving as a liaison between medical staff leaders and the Risk Management department. The position participates in the Texas Health Resources claims management process by investigating events that could lead to compensable events, claims, or lawsuits; providing Texas Health Resources Litigation with information to support claims determinations and liability assessments; and assisting outside attorneys in defending lawsuits against the hospital. The role is based at Texas Health Dallas and is full-time, 40 hours per week, on a Monday–Friday day shift.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing or a related healthcare field.
Three years of clinical experience.
RN (Registered Nurse) upon hire, or other clinical licensure upon hire.
CPHRM (Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management).

Nice To Haves

Three years of experience in risk management, quality management, legal, or patient safety.

Responsibilities

Use the reliability learning tool to review actual events, near misses, and general safety concerns; identify and address patient safety and risk exposures affecting care quality and outcomes; and make medical staff quality review referrals as appropriate.
Aggregate and analyze data using statistical and other methods, and prepare reports for presentation.
Facilitate the Risk Management Program, including identifying, analyzing, planning for, and implementing responses to events that resulted or could have resulted in adverse risk or compromised patient or environmental safety.
Participate in the Patient Safety Program and develop medical error reduction strategies and tools.
Collaborate with hospital departments and committees to implement identified improvement needs.
Represent Risk Management on committees within the Continuous Quality, Patient Safety, and Risk Management programs.
Investigate and identify events that may lead to potentially compensable events, claims, or lawsuits as part of the Texas Health Resources claims management process.
Provide Texas Health Resources Litigation with information needed to make claims determinations and assess liability.
Assist outside attorneys in defending lawsuits against the hospital.
Coordinate and facilitate Risk Management Committee activities, including identifying and analyzing possible cases and preparing and presenting summaries.
Serve as a liaison between medical staff leaders and the Risk Management department.