Clinical Risk Mgr

UF Health; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

UF Health is seeking a Clinical Risk Manager to support the Hospital Risk Manager in developing and implementing risk management programs. The role focuses on regulatory compliance, incident investigations, root cause analysis, and action plans to improve patient safety.

The candidate will coordinate with Patient Relations, maintain reporting systems, and help identify liability exposures. A Bachelor's degree plus certification or program in risk management is required, with 3–5 years of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• CPHRM within 1 year of hire or transfer.
• 3–5 years healthcare risk management experience.
• Clinical risk management experience in a large acute care hospital a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist with development and implementation of risk management processes.
• Coordinate regulatory and accrediting surveys.
• Investigate occurrences and perform root cause analysis with action plans.
• Maintain occurrence reporting system and supporting databases.
• Collaborate with Patient Relations on investigations of complaints/grievances.
• Identify liability exposures and work with self-insurance to mitigate risks.

Skills

MS Office

Written communication

Verbal communication

Presentation skills

Decision making

Conflict management

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree

CPHRM within 1 year

120-hour risk management program

Law degree in health law

Clinical background or Master's

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Job description

Overview

The Clinical Risk Manager assists the Hospital Risk Manager with development and implementation of risk management processes designed to meet the requirements of the Florida Administrative Code. These include: facilitation of surveys by regulatory and accrediting bodies; development of action plans to achieve and maintain compliance with standards and regulations; occurrence investigation; root cause analysis with action plan development and follow-up; maintenance of the occurrence reporting system, along with databases supporting the system. This position coordinates with the Patient Relations department on investigations of complaints and grievances. This position assists with early identification of liability exposures and collaborates with the self-insurance program to mitigate risks.

Qualifications

Required Education: Bachelor's degree. Specific course work: One of the following: Florida Health Care Risk Management Certification, completion of a 120-hour Risk Management educational program, degree from an accredited law school and/or advance degree in health law from an accredited law school

Preferred Education: Clinical background (Nursing, Pharmacy, Medicine) or Master's degree in related field.

• Necessary Skills:1. Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint). Ability to create charts and graphs and Powerpoint presentations. Must be willing to learn additional software.
• 2. Ability to work independently
• 3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• 4. Effective presenter
• 5. Customer service skills
• 6. Ability to make decisions related to risk management/patient safety
• 7. Ability to manage conflict
• Required Licensure/Certifications: Certification in Professional Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM) within one (1) year of hire or transfer into the position.

• Required Experience:3-5 years healthcare risk management
• Preferred Experience:Clinical risk management in a large acute care hospital or previous regulatory, risk management or quality management experience
• Supervision:Number of employees supervised: 0
• Budgetary Responsibility:Responsible for annual budget of $0.00