QualityRisk Specialist II Behavioral HealthAddiction Services

Henry Ford Health; Ferndale (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health is seeking a Quality/Risk Specialist II to support surveillance, analysis, and prevention of events leading to patient harm and liability. The role collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to reduce adverse outcomes and will participate in sentinel event investigations, safety investigations, trend analysis, and risk management program development.

Desired experience includes risk and safety event management, multidisciplinary process improvement leadership, and implementing

Qualifications

• Experience in risk and safety event management.
• Multidisciplinary process improvement experience as team leader or facilitator.
• Experience designing and implementing process improvements to facilitate regulatory compliance (Joint Commission, CMS, etc).

Responsibilities

• Support surveillance, analysis and prevention of events causing patient harm or liability.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to reduce adverse outcomes and liability.
• Involvement in sentinel event investigations, safety investigations, trend analysis, and risk management program development.
• Educational in-services and process improvement projects.

Skills

Risk management

Process improvement

Project facilitation

Education

Master's degree or JD

Bachelor's degree + 5+ years experience

Job description

Job Description

• Under minimal direction, the Quality/Risk Specialist (QRS) II supports the effective surveillance, analysis, and prevention of events which may injure patients, lead to malpractice claims, and cause loss to the health care system.
• The QRS II collaborates with multidisciplinary health care teams to reduce and prevent adverse medical outcomes, minimize the risk of injury to patients, staff and visitors, and control any associated liability.
• The QRS II will be involved in sentinel event investigations, safety event investigation and trend analysis, risk management program development, educational in-services and process improvement projects.
• Experience required includes risk and safety event management, multidisciplinary process improvement experience as a team leader or project facilitator at business unit or System level, and experience designing and implementing process improvements at the business unit or System level to facilitate compliance with Joint Commission, CMS and other regulatory bodies.

Qualifications:

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Master's degree in healthcare related field or JD, with 3-5 years experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree would be considered with minimum of 5 years of experience.