Director, Clinical Risk Management and Patient Safety

RWJBarnabas Health; Communipaw (NJ); In loco; USD 128.000 - 166.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Paid Time Off

Medical and Prescription DrugInsurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

Retirement Plans

Short & Long Term Disability

Life & Accidental Death Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Programs

Voluntary Benefits

Descrizione del lavoro

RWJBarnabas Health is seeking a Director of Clinical Risk Management and Patient Safety at Jersey City Medical Center. This leadership role directs the hospital's risk management and patient safety programs and ensures alignment with regulatory standards.

The position reports to Risk Management, is a full-time day-shift role based in Jersey City, NJ, with a competitive pay range and comprehensive benefits.

Competenze

• Bachelors degree in nursing or healthcare required.
• Minimum of five years of healthcare risk management experience.
• Working knowledge of DNV, CMS and NJ DOH regulations.
• Excellent writing, communications and organization skills.
• Ability to work with Excel, Microsoft Word, electronic programs, and data analysis.

Mansioni

• Oversees clinical risk management and patient safety programs.
• Functions as liaison with litigation claims, supporting providers and staff and assisting legal counsel as needed.
• Works with insurance brokers, insurance clinical complaints and attorneys as assigned.
• Implements High Reliability Organization processes for timely review of events for SEC.
• Publishes RCA summaries and participates in DOH/SEC/Medical Staff reviews.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable policies, laws and regulations.

Conoscenze

Writing

Communications

Organization

Data analysis

Excel

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in nursing or healthcare

Strumenti

Excel

Microsoft Word

Electronic health records

Descrizione del lavoro

Director, Clinical Risk Management and Patient Safety

Req #: 0000271898

Location: Jersey City Medical Center, 355 Grand Street, Jersey CIty, NJ 07302

Department: Risk Management

Facility: Jersey City Medical Center

Shift: Day

Contract: Full-Time

Pay Range: $127,500.00 - $165,800.00 per year

Pay Transparency: The above reflects the anticipated annual salary range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey. The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

A Typical Day

• Responsible for the organization's clinical risk management and patient safety programs
• Functions as the hospital liaison with litigation claims, supporting providers and staff and assisting legal counsel as needed
• Works with insurance brokers, insurance clinical complaints and attorneys as assigned
• Implements the processes of High Reliable Organizations to facilitate timely and comprehensive review of events for Serious Safety Events Committee (SEC)
• Facilitates thorough review and summaries of clinical chart reviews to for Department of Health Patient Safety Reporting System, the Serious Safety Event Committee (SEC), Medical Staff Peer Review and for the RCA Process
• Oversees the process of Amendment requests and Privacy matters
• Implements and leads the hospital s Patient Safety Committee in compliance with the organization s HRO journey and with regulatory requirements
• Supports implementation of processes to promote patient safety and harm reduction at Jersey City Medical Center consistent with DNV, CMS, New Jersey Department of Health and other regulatory agencies
• Collaborates and participates with Patient Experience in review of complaints and grievances
• Applies professional and technical management skills and techniques to prevent and/or control the avoidable loss of any resource
• Ensures compliance with all applicable policies, laws and regulations
• Reviews hospital incident reports, follows up as necessary to ensure review as needed for increasing patient safety
• Ensures investigation of all risks involving actual or potential injury to patients, visitors and employees
• Ensures collection of all information necessary to prepare for the defense claim in collaboration of corporate services
• Oversees timely reporting of claims and potentially compensable events to the organization s leadership and to corporate services
• Daily clinical risk surveillance via Incident Reports
• Participates in maintaining electronic incident reporting system
• Completes clinical EMR chart reviews on clinical cases for DOH reporting, SEC Committee Reviews, RCA analysis, and Medical Staff Peer Review
• Prepares immediate summaries for Step 1 of RCA three-step model
• Participates in Root Cause Analysis interviews with Quality as needed
• Prepare RCA Summaries for Step 3 in RCA process, for NJDOH reporting
• Maintains SEC rate graphs and event data
• Collaborates with Director of Quality for Medical Staff peer review
• Collaborates with RWJBH attorneys for clinical case summaries, incident reports, deposition coordination and directs the coordinator of Risk Management as needed for compliance to requests
• Directs loss control/loss prevention activities in collaboration with corporate services to meet the needs of the Hospital

Required

• Bachelors degree in nursing or healthcare required
• Minimum of five years of experience in healthcare risk management
• Working knowledge of DNV, CMS and NJ DOH regulations
• Excellent writing, communications and organization skills
• Ability to work with excel, Microsoft word, electronic programs, and data analysis

Preferred

• Masters degree preferred
• RN preferred with current licensure
• Certification in Health Risk Management preferred

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Benefits and Perks

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical and Prescription Drug Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life & Accidental Death Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Wellness Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance)
• Discounts Through our Partners such as NJ Devils, NJ PAC, Verizon, and more!

Choosing RWJBarnabas Health!

At RWJBarnabas Health, our market-competitive Total Rewards package provides comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees' physical, emotional, social, and financial health.

RWJBarnabas Health is the premier health care destination providing patient-centered, high-quality academic medicine in a compassionate and equitable manner, while delivering a best-in-class work experience to every member of the team. We honor and appreciate the privilege of creating and sustaining healthier communities, one person and one community at a time. As the leading academic health system in New Jersey, we advance innovative strategies in high-quality patient care, education, and research to address both the clinical and social determinants of health.

RWJBarnabas Health aims to truly make a unique impact in local communities throughout New Jersey. From vastly improving the health of local residents to creating educational and career opportunities, this combination greatly benefits the state. We understand the growing and evolving needs of residents in New Jersey-whether that be enhancing the coordination for treating complex health conditions or improving community health through local programs and education.

Equal Opportunity Employer