Risk Management Specialist

The University of Kansas Health System; Olathe (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, KS is seeking a Risk Management Specialist to manage the event management system and support day-to-day risk operations within the Clinical Risk Management department. This role focuses on risk mitigation, investigations, and timely communications with leaders and the claims team.

Responsibilities include monitoring safety event trends, producing weekly data analyses, and developing policies for event management.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of experience in risk management, paralegal services, claims settlement work or clinical bedside/acute care.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office and report writing.
• Experience with online database management and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• 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 and ensure timely responses.
• Collaborate with risk managers to provide timely unit and department leader responses to event reports.
• Ensure data is available to leaders to aid in reducing risk and quality improvement activities.
• Provide root cause analysis support to risk managers and communicate trends to leadership.
• Develop and present reports, dashboards and recommendations based on event data.
• Coordinate education on event management policies and ensure effective use of the system.
• Support claims and insurance communications when potentially compensable events are identified.

Skills

MS Office

Report writing

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse

Associate Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Health Care Administration

Paralegal

Tools

Online database management

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Title

Risk Management Specialist - Days, Full Time, UKH Olathe Pavilion Main Campus

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.

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

• Licensed Practical Nurse OR Associate Degree Nursing OR Bachelors Degree in Health Care Administration OR Paralegal 3 or more years of experience in risk management, paralegal services, claims settlement work or clinical bedside/acute care.

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.

Employment Details

Time Type: Full time

Job Requisition ID: R-56338

Company Information

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. 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.