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AdventHealth – 60 Memorial Medical Parkway, Palm Coast, FL 32164

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

-          Benefits & Paid Days Off from Day One

-          Whole Person Wellbeing Resources

-          Career Growth and Advancement Potential

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Shift: FT Days

The role you’ll contribute: The Risk Manager plans, develops, and administers the system’s Risk Management Program for loss prevention and claims control according to federal, state, and local requirements to meet the needs of all units of the Florida Hospital – East Region.

The value you’ll bring to the team: 

·       Oversees the system for identification and analysis of loss or injury exposure. With the help of the Risk Management Associate.

·       Maintains both mandatory and voluntary incident reporting systems for identifying and evaluating unit specific risk issues.

·       Provides statistical analysis on areas of risk throughout the system for the purpose of identifying, evaluating, eliminating or reducing incidents in high-risk areas.

·       Maintains documentation on identified trends and sentinel events, with referral to the appropriate committee, manager, or individual for follow-up.  Monitors follow-up.

·       Maintains familiarity with and implements statutory requirements for hospitals’ Risk Management Program.

·       Plans, develops and maintains loss prevention activities.

·       Oversees and coordinates risk education classes for new orienteers to enhance attention to prevention of potential hazards to patients, visitors and themselves.  Promotes reporting of potential as well as actual incidents. Provides continuing education on an annual and as needed basis.

·       Serves, in conjunction with legal counsel, as a conduit of information on legal questions as they arise throughout the operating units. Additionally, serves as an advisory resource in risk matters for clinical staff who encounter potentially litigious situations.

·       Coordinates, chairs/or facilitates RCA (root cause analysis) projects for issues/errors which have life threatening potential or have caused a serious injury or death.

·       Maintains and coordinates claims control.

·       Reviews, or provides for review, of records and documentation on potentially compensable events, which are reported to AHS Corporate Risk Management. Additionally, provides for reporting of liability claims to administration as well as to AHS Corporate Risk Management for establishment of adequate loss reserves.

·       Assures that the hospitals, and associated hospital owned physician practices are represented at mediations, arbitrations and trials, as directed by legal counsel.

·       Assures facilitation of the patient grievance process as required by state and federal statutes.

·       Oversees investigations of complaints about medical care which involve a member of the medical staff and assures appropriate referral to the medical director, and or Performance Improvement, and/or other appropriate venues.

·       Provides direction and assistance for activities directly related to the Ethics, Rights, and Responsibilities standards. Monitors current TJC standards in these areas, educates staff, reviews policies and monitors as needed.

·       Serves as Ethics Forum Chairperson to coordinate activities and act as a resource person for educational materials, 

·       Attends meetings as appropriate and required to disseminate risk program information and to receive feedback.

·       Meets with the Executive Director of Clinical Effectiveness on a regular basis to coordinate risk functions and review risk reports.

·       Presents risk information and reports to the Performance Improvement Committee and Patient Safety Committee.  Risk Manager or designee serves in advisory capacity to Safety Committee, reports incidents as appropriate to various Safety Subcommittees.

·       Assists administration and departmental personnel in development of policies and procedures that reflect Risk Management principles.

Qualifications

·      Assoicates Degree - RN, BSN Preferred 

·       Three or more years in risk management or related management experience required.

·       Certification from an accredited risk management course/program within one year from employment.

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.

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