Clinical Risk Manager
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Our local facility has evolved into a 159-bed state-of-the-art organization. Our doctors provide a wide range of services, including primary care medicine, a wide range of surgical specialties and subspecialties, inpatient and outpatient psychiatry, emergency medicine, critical care, cardiology, neurology, and ambulatory surgery. We are a part of the largest private, tax-paying physician-led health care network in the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, we operate 37 hospitals in the United States and overseas that regularly receive top awards for quality and safety. The company employs approximately 42,000 health care professionals.
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Required skills & experience (the “must haves” to be considered) 1. Clinical background to provide for appropriate investigation of clinical events 2. Bachelor's Degree required; Master’s degree in Public Health; RN, MS, or JD preferred 3. 1-5 years in an acute hospital risk management position with a focus on patient safety, risk management or quality improvement. 4. Experience and/or demonstrated understanding of root cause analysis, FMEA analysis, improvement methodology, concepts, education and implementation. 5. Working knowledge of LEAN, TJC, DPH & CMS regulations. 6. Training in patient safety or risk management and quality performance required 7. Certification Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM) preferred; membership and active participation in professional organization(s) preferred. 8. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office required. Knowledge of rlSolutions, MCN Policy Manager, and Meditech preferred. What you need to know - This is a full-time role based on-site in Dorchester Center, MA - Relocation bonus and sign-on bonus is offered! Position Function: • Assists the Director of Quality and Safety with the development and implementation of the Hospital-wide Quality and Safety Plan consistent with board approved plans and regulatory and standard setting agencies • Assists departments with the integration of quality and risk management activities • Reviews departmental quality indicators for compliance, appropriateness and rationale • Reviews and analyzes incident reports, rates by severity and conducts all follow-up as identified from review. Completes trending analysis to identify top priority areas for improvement • Conducts root cause analysis in the event of a sentinel or near miss event. Coordinates review of medical information, debriefs all individuals as identified, performs cause and effect analysis and coordinates expert panel review, root solution and follow-up for all incidents identified • Conducts FMEA analysis when high volume, high risk opportunities as discovered through incident report analysis. Organizes team, creates process maps, creates failure modes analysis, identifies prevention and/or corrective action strategies and implants as identified