Risk Manager

Baptist Health Care

Pensacola, Florida

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Adverse Events, American Health Care Association (AHCA), Claims Processing, Clinical Medicine, Consulting, Content Management Systems (CMS), Corporate Planning, Customer Relations, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Healthcare, Healthcare Providers, Healthcare Quality, High Reliability, Hospital, Leadership, Legal, Litigation, Medical Records, Nonprofit, Nursing, Orthopedics, Patient Safety, Performance Management, Pharmacovigilance, Primary Care, Process Improvement, Quality Assurance, Quality of Life, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Risk, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis, Safety/Work Safety, Sports Medicine, Statutory Laws, Time Management
LOCATION
Pensacola, Florida
POSTED
Today
JOB DESCRIPTION

The Risk Manager assists in leading implementation of the corporate risk management plan. This position investigates safety events to identify and address patterns of organizational risks with the overall goal of reducing harm. This position is responsible for assisting with the implementation and sustainment of patient safety culture and improvement initiatives throughout Baptist Health Care Corporation. This position is responsible for identifying potential medical malpractice claims and collaborating with the claims department in the handling of claims. This role effectively identifies cases and situations with high likelihood of litigation and manages them timely to claims department, legal and applicable leaders.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Conducts and facilitates risk assessments, root cause analyses, common cause analyses, and failure modes and effects analyses to help improve the delivery of safe quality healthcare.
  • Assists with the implementation and sustainment of clinical safety initiatives
  • Develops a consultant relationship with assigned clinics / units / departments and entities to build and sustain a patient /customer-focused culture. Partners effectively with Clinical Excellence department-shares patterns of risk concerns addressed by Clinical Excellence process improvement team.
  • Identifies, plans, and executes activities to promote risk and quality initiatives that ensure safety, risk mitigation, and performance improvement initiatives, and compliance with regulatory standards, and policies and procedures.
  • Identifies cases appropriate for nursing and/or physician peer review and refers them on to the appropriate peer review body in a timely fashion.
  • Educates workforce members in high reliability, patient safety and healthcare risk management concepts.
  • Responds effectively to AHCA, CMS and DOH investigations and surveys. Identifies and submits reportable adverse events per statutory and regulatory requirements.
  • Promotes a culture of safety by educating workforce members in high reliability, patient safety and healthcare risk management concepts.
  • Shares significant safety pattern concerns with the clinical excellence department related to opportunities identified through patient record reviews and aggregate reports.


QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education
  • Bachelor's Degree Legal, Five years of related experience maybe considered in lieu of degree, Health Care Required or
  • Master's Degree Preferred

Minimum Work Experience
  • 3 years clinical experience and/or risk, patient safety, or legal experience Required
  • 1-3 years healthcare leadership experience Preferred


ABOUT US

Baptist Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system committed to improving the quality of life for people and communities in northwest Florida and south Alabama. The organization includesthree hospitals, four medical parks,Andrews Institute for Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine, and an extensive primary and specialty care provider network. With more than 4,000 team members, Baptist Health Care is one of the largest non-governmental employers in northwest Florida.

Baptist Health Care, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BHC maintains and enforces a policy that prohibits discrimination against any workforce members or applicants for employment because of sex, race, age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, religion, genetic information, or other category protected by federal, state or local law. Certain positions may require a Level 2 Background check through AHCA. Additional information about this requirement can be found here: Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse

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