Manager - Risk Management

Acadia Healthcare; Kennett Square (Chester County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare seeks a Risk Management Leader to plan, organize, and direct risk management activities ensuring facility compliance with laws, regulations, and accrediting standards. You will oversee risk program operations, analyze data, and collaborate with clinical staff to prevent risks, while developing policies and leading staff in full disclosure practices.

Responsibilities include education on the Full Disclosure process, maintaining records, and ensuring staff training and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a clinical healthcare field, risk management, business, finance, or a related field required.
• Master's degree in health information management, nursing, or related field preferred.
• One or more years’ supervisory experience required.

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee the risk management program in collaboration with the corporate risk manager designee.
• Investigate and analyze actual and potential risks in the facility; assess liability and probability of legal action for potential notification.
• Monitor and analyze program performance data to determine program effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting goals and objectives in compliance with policy.
• Identify high-risk areas; collaborate with clinical staff and management for prevention of clinical risks.
• Develop and lead educational activities to enhance the clinical understanding and utilization of the Full Disclosure process.
• Maintain database of full disclosure activities and provide oversight for review programs and technical support.
• Provide staff management including hiring, development, training, performance management and communication.
• Serve as a resource for risk management activities, performance improvement, policy/procedure development and compliance initiatives.
• Create and implement policies and procedures to improve patient care and employee safety; ensure policies on patient rights, confidentiality and full disclosure.

Skills

Risk management

Staff management

Policy development

Education/training

Education

Bachelor's degree in clinical healthcare or related field

Master's degree in health information management or nursing

Job description

Purpose Statement

Plan, organize and direct aspects of risk management activities in such a manner as to ensure facility compliance with laws, regulations and the standards of the accrediting and approval agencies.

Purpose Statement

Plan, organize and direct aspects of risk management activities in such a manner as to ensure facility compliance with laws, regulations and the standards of the accrediting and approval agencies.

Essential Functions

• Direct and oversee the risk management program in collaboration with the corporate risk manager designee.
• Investigate and analyze actual and potential risks in the facility; assess liability and probability of legal action for potential notification. Implement, educate and encourage incident reporting system throughout the facility.
• Monitor and analyze program performance data to determine program effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement. Insure compliance with all administrative requirements.
• Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting established goals and objectives in compliance with facility policy.
• Responsible for identifying high-risk areas that could cause harm to persons receiving services, visitors, and employees. Collaborate with clinical staff and management for prevention of clinical risks throughout the facility.
• Develop and lead educational activities to enhance the clinical understanding and utilization of the Full Disclosure process.
• Maintain database of full disclosure activities and provide oversight for review programs and provides technical support as needed.
• Provide staff management to including hiring, development, training, performance management and communication to ensure effective and efficient department operation.
• Serve as a resource and consultant for risk management activities, performance improvement, policy/procedure development and compliance initiatives.
• Create and implement policies and procedures that improve both patient care and employee safety. Ensure the application of institutional policies, especially those regarding patient rights, confidentiality and full disclosure.

Other Functions

• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a clinical healthcare field, risk management, business, finance, or a related field required.
• Master's degree in health information management, nursing, or related field preferred.
• One or more years’ supervisory experience required.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

• Certifications related to health care risk management, safety, and or process improvement highly preferred.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility.

Additional Regulatory Requirements

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws. BGIBR