Nurse Risk Management Analyst

About the role

The Risk Management Analyst, Health System position at the University of Pennsylvania plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety and quality of care provided by the university's health system. This role involves reviewing and tracking incident reports, performing investigations, preparing reports, and providing educational sessions.

Responsibilities

• Reviews incident reports and enters appropriate information into the database.
• Refers reports to other involved departments and ensures follow-up is complete.
• Identifies incident reports requiring further investigation and performs reporting to regulatory agencies when necessary.
• Performs investigations pursuant to direction of in-house counsel or hospital peer review committees, often followed by written reports.
• Provides written reports under the direction of in-house counsel, of potential claim and claim events, involving assessing and organizing medical reports; gathering all necessary facts and information; and providing medical literature when appropriate.
• Acts as a resource person for all Health System employees concerning risk management issues such as informed consent, documentation, policies and procedures, etc.
• Investigates patient complaints with potential liability exposure. Determines the most appropriate method of management and assists in the preparation of response letters.
• Participates on committees that address issues with risk management implications.
• Provides data to committees regarding risk management issues identified through the incident reporting process.
• Provides risk management educational sessions to individual departments or units to address issues such as incident reporting; documentation; compliance with regulatory requirements; management of patient complaints; or other issues as requested or as identified through the incident reporting process.
• Provides assistance to the Claims Coordinator, in-house counsel, and defense counsel in the interpretation and understanding of the medical aspects of malpractice claims.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required.
• Professional Nursing License in Commonwealth of PA required.
• 3 years’ clinical experience within last 5 years with prior experience in health care risk management, quality assurance, or case management positions preferred.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Nursing required.
• Professional Nursing License in Commonwealth of PA required.
• 3 years’ clinical experience within last 5 years with prior experience in health care risk management, quality assurance, or case management positions preferred.

Skills

• Excellent analytical and writing skills.
• Effective and appropriate interpersonal relationship skills, including tact, diplomacy, and common sense.

Benefits

The University of Pennsylvania offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

Pay

$95,000.00 - $104,686.00

Schedule

Not specified