Risk Management Specialist

Oversees the event management system for the Health System-Kansas City Division. Participates in the development, implementation, and education of event management policies. Serves as a primary contact for managing events in the event management system. Assists leaders and staff in navigating the event management system. Ensures event management data is available to leaders to support risk reduction and quality improvement activities. Engaged in day-to-day risk management operations, including risk mitigation, investigations, and responding to safety events.

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.
• 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.
• Perform special projects involving data gathering, analysis, preparation of reports, development of recommendations, and presentations.
• Recommend educational opportunities based on event reporting trends.
• Collaborate effectively with team members and other disciplines.
• Able to skillfully communicate and partner with others via email, telephone, and in person.
• Use time efficiently and effectively; develop and meet project time frames.
• Ability to work effectively from home and onsite.
• Travel to off-site health system locations throughout the state of Kansas and Missouri.

Requirements

• Licensed Practical Nurse OR Associate Degree in Nursing OR Bachelor’s 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.
• English literacy (read, write, and speak English).
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Strong knowledge base of report writing.
• Experience with online database management.

Schedule

Full time, days.