Patient Safety & Risk Manager (On-Call 24/7)

NYU Langone Medical Center; Village of Patchogue (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

NYU Langone Medical Center is hiring a Patient Safety/Risk Manager for a Full Time Days role in the Patient Safety Risk Management group. The role requires investigating adverse events and implementing a comprehensive risk management program across NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk, in accordance with NYS and federal regulations.

The incumbent reports to the Assistant Director and Senior Director of Patient Safety Risk Management and will coordinate hospital-wide risk management initiatives,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Health Care Administration required.
• 3–5 years of progressive experience in Risk Management or Quality Improvement in an Academic Hospital preferred.
• Excellent communication, writing, and interpersonal skills required.

Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Coordinates aspects of the Hospital Risk Management Program, including development, implementation and monitoring of Risk Management projects, policies and procedures.
• Provides consultations/assistance to medical and administrative staff on legal issues and hospital policy.
• Ensures compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including NYS DOH/Office of Health Systems Management Patient Complaint and NYPORTS reporting requirements.
• Collaborates with other departments to design methods to achieve optimal patient safety initiatives via review and trending of patient safety data.
• Coordinates adverse event review process including root cause analysis for defined events.
• Assists Regulatory Affairs with DOH on-site surveys, OPMC and OPD inquiries.
• Coordinates hospital-wide Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) annually.
• Maintains files on Risk Management data for internal and external use.
• Identifies issues for Quality Assessment and Improvement referral.
• Coordinates with clinical and administrative staff regarding risk management issues; provides direction and counsel on medical-legal issues.
• Reviews reported events daily; investigates events leading to harm and identifies trends.

Skills

Risk Management

Regulatory Compliance

QA & I

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Health Care Administration

Job description

NYU Langone Medical Center is hiring a Patient Safety/Risk Manager for a Full Time Days role in the Patient Safety Risk Management group. The role requires investigating adverse events and implementing a comprehensive risk management program across NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk, in accordance with NYS and federal regulations.

The incumbent reports to the Assistant Director and Senior Director of Patient Safety Risk Management and will coordinate hospital-wide risk management initiatives,