Risk Management Specialist

UKH University of Kansas Hospital Authority; Kansas City (KS); Híbrido; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is seeking a Risk Management Specialist to oversee the event management system and support risk reduction efforts. You will work with clinical risk management on investigations and safety events, and help leaders access data to improve quality of care.

Responsibilities include monitoring safety trends, providing root-cause analyses, and developing event policies.

Qualificações

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with multi-state licensure.
• 3+ years in risk management, claims management, paralegal services with healthcare background, clinical operations, or acute/bedside care.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or healthcare administration preferred.
• Experience as a Legal Nurse Consultant is a plus.
• Strong report writing and Microsoft Office skills.

Responsabilidades

• Participate in day-to-day risk management operations, including risk mitigation, investigations, and responding to safety events.
• Monitor the event reporting system for safety trends.
• Collaborate with risk managers to ensure timely response and standard of care assignments.
• Provide root cause analysis support and data analyses for leadership.
• Develop and educate on event management policies; coordinate with claims and insurance teams.
• Prepare weekly event data reports and support special projects with recommendations.

Conhecimentos

Risk management

Healthcare operations

Communication

Data analysis

Travel readiness

Formação

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Associate Degree in Nursing

Bachelor Degree in Nursing

Bachelor Degree in Health Care Administration

Legal Nurse Consultant

Ferramentas

Microsoft Office

Online database management

Descrição da vaga

Position Title

Risk Management Specialist Days - Full Time

Position Summary / Career Interest

The Risk Management Specialist oversees the event management system for the Health System-Kansas City Division. Participate in the development, implementation, and education of event management policies. Serve as a primary contact for managing events in the event management system. Assists leaders and staff in their navigation of the event management system. This position is also responsible for ensuring event management data is available to leaders to assist in reducing risk and quality improvement activities. As a member of the clinical risk management team, the risk management specialist is engaged in day-to-day risk management operations, including risk mitigation, investigations, and responding to safety events. The Risk Management Specialist is a member of the Clinical Risk Management department.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• Participate in day-to-day risk management operations, including risk mitigation, investigations, and responding to safety events.
• Monitor the event reporting system for safety trends.
• Work closely with risk managers to ensure timely unit and department leader response to event reports and timely standard of care assignments.
• Ensure event management data is available to leaders to assist in reducing risk and quality improvement activities.
• Provide root cause analysis support to risk managers.
• Inform the clinical risk management team and health system leadership when high risk trends are identified.
• Prepare weekly event data analysis reports, run requested reports, and monitor event management system activity.
• Participate in the development, implementation, and education of event management policies and ensure seamless use of the event reporting system.
• Communicate timely with claims and insurance team when potentially compensable events are identified.
• Performs special projects that involve data gathering, analysis, preparation of reports, development of recommendations and presentations.
• Recommend educational opportunities based on event reporting trends.
• Collaborates effectively with team members and other disciplines.
• Able to skillfully communicate and partner with others via email, telephone and in person.
• Uses time efficiently and effectively.
• Able to develop and meet project time frames.
• Ability to work effectively from home and onsite.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

Required Education and Experience

• Licensed Practical Nurse OR Associate Degree Nursing
• 3 or more years of experience in risk management, claims management, paralegal services with health care background, clinical operations, or acute/bedside patient care

Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor Degree Nursing
• Bachelors Degree in Health Care Administration or a related healthcare field with demonstrated clinical experience in a healthcare setting
• 2 or more years of experience as a Legal Nurse Consultant

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Registered Nurse (LRN) - Multi-State - State Board of Nursing

Required Language Skills

• English - Literacy requirements (read, write and speak English)

Knowledge Requirements

• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Must have strong knowledge base of report writing.
• Experience with online database management.
• Travel to off-site health system locations throughout the state of Kansas and Missouri.

Time Type

Full time

Job Requisition ID

R-58611

Important information for you to know as you apply

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail]. Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

About The University of Kansas Health System

As part of the region’s premier academic medical center, The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City is a world-class healthcare provider and destination for complex care and diagnosis. We are driven by our commitment to service, continuous improvement and to the highest degree of excellence. Collaboration between physicians, nurses, researchers, educators and other professionals who share their expertise leads to exciting discoveries and life-changing treatments for the people we serve.