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Job Description:

Reports to: Executive Director, Quality and Safety

Position Summary:

This position supports Risk Management functions for Northeast Hospital Corporation (Beverly, Addison Gilbert and Bayridge Hospitals, Care Center Danvers and affiliated clinics; and, Anna Jaques Hospital and its affiliates. The Risk Management Coordinator works closely with clinical and operational leaders in risk identification, event reporting and prevention/mitigation strategies for both clinical and non-clinical risks. The Risk Management (RM) Coordinator is actively involved in critical incident investigation/RCA, trend analysis, risk management education and policy/standard development. This position acts as an organizational resource in areas of risk and patient safety and remains current with/assures compliance to applicable local, state, and federal regulations and standards.

Responsibilities:

· Uses formal & informal data sources to proactively monitor & evaluate organizational risk with an emphasis on patient, employee, and visitor safety.

· Conducts department/service risk assessments to identify opportunities for risk avoidance, prevention, transfer, reduction, and/or mitigation (applies FMEA model as appropriate).

· Develops, coordinates, and/or provides risk management & patient safety educational programs to minimize the frequency/severity of harm events.

· Participates in the development and implementation of policy & procedure that affects liability exposures across domains &/or improves patient safety.

· Participates in the investigation of serious/critical events using Just Culture model.

· Participates in claims management process through early identification/reporting of potentially compensable events (PCEs) (may also include response to discovery request & interrogatories).

· Collaborates with legal services to act as an organizational resource on issues related to professional, general, & other insurable risk/liability & patient safety.

· Participates in risk management-related regulatory readiness activities.

· Promotes organizational patient safety initiatives & supports the malpractice insurance program for professional and general liability.

· Routinely collaborates with others in proactive risk forecasting & optimizing improvement opportunities across all risk domains.

Knowledge/ Skills:

1. Ability to collaborate with the board of trustees, medical staff, & healthcare personnel at all levels

2. Knowledge of current local, state, and federal regulations and standards

3. Organizational skills

4. Written/oral communication skills

5. Proficient in group/team process

6. Ability to produce/analyze data & communicate results

7. Ability to teach effectively at all hospital levels

8. Willingness to travel to multiple sites

Education/Experience:

Bachelor's Degree with a Clinical Healthcare Major

Masters Degree preferred

Minimum of (5) years of clinical/acute care experience

Certification/License: Certification in risk management (CPHRM) preferred

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled