Risk Program Manager

WVU Medicine St. Joseph's Hospital; Buckhannon (WV); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in West Virginia is hiring for a Risk Management position focusing on enterprise-wide strategies. The ideal candidate will assist in risk identification, engage with healthcare teams, and contribute to patient safety initiatives. Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree and extensive experience in healthcare settings and professional liability. Join a dedicated team committed to quality improvement and safety in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Seven years of experience in a healthcare setting.
• Three years of experience directly working for or with professional liability insurance carriers.
• Five years of experience in claims and legal proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Support leadership in developing enterprise-wide risk management strategies.
• Coordinate risk identification, investigation, and reduction processes.
• Analyze and report significant adverse events impacting patient safety.

Skills

Analyzing data to identify risks

Communication

Collaboration

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree in nursing or medical-related field

Certified Professional in Health Care Risk Management (CPHRM)

Job description

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Assists leadership in development and implementation of strategies for enterprise‑wide risk management and performance improvement. Assists in developing, coordinating and administering systems for risk identification, investigation, and reduction. Collaborate with Quality/Patient Safety and healthcare teams as appropriate to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate the health systems Event Reporting System.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree.

EXPERIENCE

• Seven (7) years of experience in a healthcare setting.
• Three (3) years of experience directly working for or with professional liability insurance carriers or captives.
• Five (5) years of experience in claims and related legal proceedings.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE

• Master’s degree in nursing or medical‑related field.
• Certified Professional in Health Care Risk Management (CPHRM).

EXPERIENCE

• Five (5) years of experience directly working for or with professional liability insurance carriers or captives.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all‑inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provides support to leadership, including development of system reports within the Incident Reporting System. Continuously monitors reported events and near misses, follows up with Risk Managers, and escalates events, as necessary to leadership.
• Is responsible for data management, investigation & reporting. Supports the education components of the Risk Management Program. Promotes the organization’s patient safety initiatives.
• Navigates system wide modules for risk identification, investigation, and reduction.
• Conducts case findings by daily review of reported events and other information retrieved from other sources (verbal report, phone report, electronic submissions) and initiates appropriate follow‑up.
• Demonstrates strong ability to identify, analyze, and solve problems.
• Competent in data display and analysis.
• Assists in coordinating intervention and education related to risk management issues to promote safe work practices and quality care and services.
• Proactively manages assigned risk management program on a day‑to‑day basis through the analysis of patient safety and medication error processes.
• Assists in the investigation and analysis of root causes, patterns, or trends that could result in compensatory or sentinel events. Trends RCA Themes, patterns; identifies/articulates opportunities for improvement to proactively manage Risk Management Program across the health system.
• Assesses system wide risks and individual adverse occurrences and near misses. Provides assistance with investigation and oversight of significant adverse events that occur in the clinical setting and result in patient harm.
• Actively participates in facilities committees related to clinical risk management, patient safety, and quality improvement.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must have manual dexterity to operate keyboards, telephones and other business equipment.
• Must have reading and comprehension ability and visual acuity must be within normal range.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
• Long periods of standing or walking may be necessary.
• Some travel to other WVUHS hospital/entity locations.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

• General office‑like setting, with occasional travel required to other WVUHS facilities in West Virginia and the surrounding region.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Skilled in analyzing data to identify risks, gaps, root causes, patterns, or trends.
• Skilled in communication and collaboration.
• Presentation skills.

ADDITIONAL JOB DESCRIPTION

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Exempt/Non‑Exempt: United States of America (Exempt)

Shift: United States of America (Exempt)

Company: STJ St. Joseph’s Hospital

Cost Center: 405 STJ Quality Management

Address: 1 Amalia Drive, Buckhannon, West Virginia

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.