Director, Risk Management - Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY 10021
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Director of Risk Management
Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Reviews occurrence reports and enters appropriate information into the database.
- Refers reports to other involved departments and assures follow-up is complete.
- Identifies incident reports requiring further investigation
- Performs reporting to regulatory agencies when necessary
- Performs investigations of adverse events evaluating liability exposure. Investigations may include contact with nurses, physicians, and hospital employees.
- Management of agenda of monthly suits, claims and events meeting (Professional Safety Committee) and ensure availability of committee members for review.
- Provides written reports of suits, claims or events, which involve assessing and organizing medical reports and gathering of all necessary facts and information.
- Acts as a resource person for hospital employees concerning risk management issues such as informed consent, documentation, patient behavior, policies and procedures, etc.
- Investigates patient complaints with potential liability exposure.
- Determines the most appropriate method of management and assists in the preparation of grievance response letters.
- Participates on committees that address issues with risk management implications.
- Provides risk management educational sessions to individual departments or units to address issues such as incident reporting; documentation; compliance with regulatory requirements; management of patient complaints; or other issues as requested or as identified through the incident reporting process.
- Provides assistance to AVP/VP of Risk and general counsel in the interpretation and understanding of the medical aspects of malpractice claims.
- Performs follow up and the evaluation of potentially compensable claims and events and prepares summary demonstrating analytical skills.
- Continuous contact with health care providers and frequent contact with attorneys within and outside the hospital.
- Manage special projects as required for risk management and MIAC
- Adviser to OPE, Service Excellent and all support departments on management of patients
- RN, PA or similar clinical degree
- 5 years experience in Hospital Risk Management, quality or other similar leadership role
- Ability to present to large and small groups
- Organized, forward thinker
- Excellent writing skills
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize
- Establish excellent relationships with physicians, senior management, front-line staff
- Team player and leader
- Ability to maintain level head under pressure
- Special project management experience