Risk Management Coordinator

Northside Hospital Inc.; Cumming (GA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital Inc. in Georgia is seeking a Registered Nurse with a BSN to join the Risk Management team as a supervisor. You will review incident reports, investigate risk events, and determine actions to mitigate liability, while collaborating with departments and legal counsel.

The role involves directing the incident reporting system, developing improvement plans, participating in hospital committees, and providing after-hours risk support to staff and physicians.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, or equivalent education or experience.
• Three (3) years clinical experience in a clinic or hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Reviews incident reports, assesses need for further investigation, and determines subsequent action.
• Investigates incidents involving potential risk; reviews medical and hospital documents, conducts interviews, and assesses liability and risk.
• Determines appropriate action for current risk; may open active claim, adjust bills, or negotiate settlements.
• Recommends planned interventions to prevent future risks and may propose policy changes or in-services.
• Works with hospital defense attorneys and claims service to arrange interviews, write reports, and provide assistance.
• Reviews incident reports online; monitors and evaluates success of interventions using data.
• Assumes supervisory responsibility for the risk management function and helps develop department goals.
• Serves on hospital committees and presents reports with recommendations.
• Assists in supervising the secretary including hiring, orientation, training, counseling, and evaluations.
• Practices safety techniques and reports malfunctions or injuries to the Manager.
• Responsible for Incident Reporting system, including IT updates and category changes.
• Available after hours as a Risk Management resource to staff and physicians as needed.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing or equivalent

Masters in Health Law, Nursing, or Business (preferred)

Job description

Overview

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

• Reviews incident reports, assesses need for further investigation, and determines subsequent action.
• Investigates incidents involving potential risk. Reviews relevant medical and hospital documents, conducts interviews with involved persons, and assesses present liability and future risk.
• Determines appropriate action for current risk situations. May open active claim, adjust hospital bill, or negotiate settlement within given parameters.
• Recommends planned interventions to prevent future risks, working with appropriate departments, such as recommending policy and procedure changes or providing educational in-services, as needed.
• Works with hospital's defense attorneys and hospital's claims service to arrange interviews, obtain information, write reports, and provide other assistance as required.
• Review incident reports via the on-line system. Monitors and evaluates success of planned interventions by comparing frequency, severity, and trend data.
• Assumes supervisory responsibility for the hospital's risk management function. Assists in development of department goals and Quality Improvement Plan.
• Serves on various hospital committees, such as Resuscitation/Code Blue Committee, Mortality and Morbidity Committee, P & T Committee, Infection Prevention Committee. Acts as liaison develops and presents reports and makes recommendations.
• Assists in supervising the secretary including hiring recommendations, orienting, training, counseling, evaluating and discharging.
• Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Immediately reports any mechanical or electrical equipment malfunctions, unsafe conditions, or employee/patient/visitor injury-accident to Manager.
• Responsible for Incident Reporting system for assigned location including working with IT on updating users such as Gatekeepers and level 2 reviewers, adding or removing departments, and adding or removing categories, as approved.
• Available after hours as a Risk Management resource to staff and physicians, as needed.

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• Registered Nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, or equivalent education or experience.
• Three (3) years clinical experience in a clinic or hospital setting.

PREFERRED

• Masters in Health Law, Nursing, or Business.
• CPHRM certification.
• Demonstrated computer knowledge.

Work Hours:

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Weekend Requirements:

No

On-Call Requirements:

No