Senior Patient Safety & Risk Manager

Dignity Health; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Sign-on bonus up to 10% of salary

Annual performance-based bonus

Employer-funded retirement

No-cost medical coverage

28 days PTO

Job summary

Dignity Health – St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Manager of Patient Safety and Risk.

You will oversee the facility's Patient Safety Program, including data collection, analysis, reporting, investigations of events, near misses, and ensure accreditation and regulatory compliance for patient safety. You will lead system-wide initiatives to mitigate risks, coordinate claim team requests, and implement learnings from claims, while managing hospital liability documents and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, or five years of related experience in lieu of degree.
• Minimum of three years in risk management, patient safety or related field; two years managing/supervising employees/vendors.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Patient Safety Program and Patient Safety Plan requirements.
• Coordinate claims requests and implement learnings from claims.
• Spearhead coordination of all legal documents related to hospital liability.
• Educate staff with strong communication and proactive risk management.

Skills

Event reporting & investigation

Root cause analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Legal document handling

Communication skills

Risk awareness

HPI analysis

Team collaboration

Presentation to leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

RN licensure preferred

Job description

Dignity Health – St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Manager of Patient Safety and Risk.

You will oversee the facility's Patient Safety Program, including data collection, analysis, reporting, investigations of events, near misses, and ensure accreditation and regulatory compliance for patient safety. You will lead system-wide initiatives to mitigate risks, coordinate claim team requests, and implement learnings from claims, while managing hospital liability documents and