Clinical Risk Manager

UNC Health Care; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 57,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care in Chapel Hill, NC is seeking a Clinical Risk Manager to administer the risk management program and promote patient safety in a hybrid 40-hour workweek. The role focuses on data analysis, proactive risk assessments, and education across the organization to protect assets and ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines.

Responsibilities include leading investigations into professional and general liability events, reporting trends to management, and collaborating with

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of combined experience that may include risk management, clinical, quality or legal work experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• No licensure or certification required.

Responsibilities

• Initiates, coordinates and manages investigations of professional liability and general liability exposures and recommends risk mitigation actions.
• Follows an enterprise risk management framework (ISO 31000) for risk identification, analysis, mitigation and monitoring.
• Manages incident reporting documentation and investigates patient harm events.
• Implements risk management programs compliant with laws and accreditation standards; drafts policies and reports to regulators.
• Provides clinical risk management consultation and presents trends to management; coordinates risk committees.
• Facilitates legal consultation and creates education on risk topics for staff and physicians.
• Collaborates with Quality Improvement and Medication Safety to set safety goals and participate in committees.
• Performs special projects, gathers data, prepares reports, and engages in professional organizations.

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related degree

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary

The Clinical Risk Manager is responsible for administering the risk management program and ensuring effective loss prevention/control and compliance with state, federal guidelines and UNC Health standards. The primary responsibility of this position is to administer UNC Health’s risk management program on a day-to-day basis, documenting, managing and analyzing risk management data, conducting proactive risk assessments, conducting targeted risk management education, and providing risk management consultation with the objective of promoting patient safety and loss prevention activity in protection of organizational assets.

Responsibilities

1. Initiates, coordinates and manages all investigational and evaluation activities associated with professional liability occurrences, including conducting interviews, researching and reviewing policies and procedures, reviewing of electronic medical record documentation and other information sources; analyzes potential and actual professional liability and general liability exposures and evaluates the extent and elements of exposure and recommends appropriate actions for risk mitigation.
2. Follows an enterprise risk management framework (ISO 31000) in risk identification, analysis, evaluation, mitigation and monitoring. Routinely identifies risk through risk assessments, observation, trended data, inspections, committee minutes, third party reports, attorney requests for medical records and administrative or associate referrals. Develops innovative approaches intended to reduce the frequency and severity of medical malpractice and patient injury claims.
3. Manages incident reporting database documentation of reported events; monitors incident reporting system for patient harm events and unanticipated outcomes and investigates accordingly.
4. Manages and implements the organization's risk management program in a manner that fulfills the mission and strategic goals of the organization while complying with state and federal laws and related accreditation standards. Reviews and/or drafts administrative policy and procedures that fall within the risk management domain. Submits reports to appropriate regulatory authorities as required.
5. Provides clinical risk management consultation to all physician and employees insured by UNC Health’s self-insurance programs. Prepares and presents reports to management regarding trends, patterns and findings. Advises on the risk of current or future activities or programs conducted at the hospital. Establishes and coordinates committees and councils where indicated to manage high risk events.
6. Facilitates legal consultation from the UNC Health Care System Office of General Counsel to staff and physicians as indicated. Creates and provides education for employees and physicians in relevant risk management topics.
7. Collaborates with assigned departments, Quality/Performance Improvement and Medication Safety Officer to establish quality and safety goals; participates on hospital quality and patient safety committees.
8. Performs special projects that involve data gathering, preparation of reports, development of recommendations and presentations. Participates in professional organization programs throughout the risk management industry by presentation submissions, committee work, or other roles.

Other Information

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related degree

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• No licensure or certification required.

Professional Experience Requirements

• Five (5) years of combined experience that may include risk management, clinical, quality or legal work experience.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Shared Services

Organization Unit: Risk Management

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $41.45 - $59.58 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Hybrid

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.