Regional Patient Safety Risk Manager

Currently recruiting a Regional Patient Safety Risk Manager to coordinate patient safety, healthcare risk management, and workplace safety activities across Department of Homeland Security (DHS) medical units. Reporting to the National Patient Safety Risk Manager, this role supports consistent incident reporting, risk assessment, corrective actions, and implementation of the Quality Assurance and Patient Safety Risk Management Plan. Travel to DHS locations is required. This position and location is contingent upon award of the contract.




DUTIES OF THE REGIONAL PATIENT SAFETY RISK MANAGER:

• Implement regional risk reporting, incident management, and health and safety processes.
• Prepare risk and incident activity reports and share lessons learned.
• Monitor developments in health and safety legislation and advise management of relevant changes.
• Review safety statements, policies, procedures, and guidelines and recommend updates.
• Coordinate development and review of risk and incident management policies.
• Identify risks through assessments, accident and near-miss reviews, safety inspections, and audits.
• Recommend actions to reduce, prevent, or eliminate identified risks.
• Maintain a risk audit database and communicate emerging concerns to management.
• Track implementation of recommendations from investigations and major reports.
• Prepare quarterly and additional reports highlighting accident and incident trends.
• Coordinate with federal risk management and patient safety subject matter experts.
• Plan health and safety training and maintain training records.
• Promote workplace safety awareness and implementation of risk management strategies.
• Participate in federal risk management and patient safety meetings and initiatives to share best practices.
• Coordinate assigned risk and quality management activities with regional and national program leadership.

QUALIFICATIONS OF THE REGIONAL PATIENT SAFETY RISK MANAGER:

• Required: At least three years of risk management and patient safety experience.
• Required: Demonstrated leadership, motivation, self-direction, and initiative.
• Required: Ability to work independently, remain organized, and collaborate with stakeholders.
• Preferred: At least three years of healthcare quality experience.
• Preferred: Healthcare Risk Management certification.
• Preferred: Ability to use statistical tools and techniques to analyze, interpret, display, and present data.
• Must be able to bend, stand, and sit for extended periods, retrieve documents, carry materials or file boxes weighing up to 20 pounds, and travel to DHS locations.

ABOUT THE ARORA GROUP:

The Arora Group is an award-winning, Joint Commission-certified nationwide healthcare services company that has supported the health care needs of the men and women who serve our country, their families, and veterans since 1989. We connect skilled healthcare professionals with meaningful opportunities to serve military and federal healthcare communities while continuing to grow their careers in mission-driven clinical environments.