Risk Management Specialist

Investigate and assist with patient grievances, potential serious adverse events, reported professional liability incidents and general liability incidents as needed. Oversight of SafetyHub-Patient Safety module, event reporting system for tracking and trending potential areas of organizational risks and patient safety concerns. Work with area leaders, quality/patient safety and others on investigations of serious adverse events and/or significant near misses with providing guidance on apparent cause/root cause analysis ensuring use of appropriate corrective actions. Review medical records for care and treatment concerns that may pose liability issues with investigations. Assist with Risk Assessments, and risk-management education on medical/legal topics as directed. Attend required hospital-wide orientations, meetings, and in-services. Demonstrate a commitment to flexible work scheduling when necessary to ensure patient care. Identify and evaluate risks as a means to reduce injury to patients, staff members, and visitors within the organization. Work proactively and reactively to either prevent incident or to minimize the damages following an event as identified. Maintain and utilize the event reporting system to track and trend potential areas of risk and to identify patient safety concerns. Reports to: Director of Risk Management Supervises: n/a Responsibilities: n/a Bachelors or better in Finance or related field. Bachelors or better in Risk Management and Insurance or related field. Healthcare Management Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.