RN - Risk Management Coordinator

Job Summary

To provide coordination and support of the University of Mississippi Medical Center's risk management review process. To participate in the review, evaluation, monitoring, measuring and adjustment of all patient care and associated claims; participates in the development of risk minimization program.

Education & Experience

• Two (2) year of RN experience in a hospital setting.
• Valid RN License.
• Certified Professional Healthcare Risk Management from the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management or Certified Professional in Patient Safety from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement required post-hire within 18 months.

Preferred Qualifications

• Risk Management or quality safety experience.
• Knowledge of nursing theory and practice.
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical organization structure, workflow, and operating procedures.

Responsibilities

• Reviews patient medical records and collects data for legal and risk management analyses, studies, and monitoring.
• Conducts legal research, prepares opinions of counsel, and identifies legal issues to develop effective strategies and solutions.
• Guides providers on patient disclosure and supports early resolution following medical errors.
• Participates in system-wide measurement initiatives related to risk assessment and management; prepares and presents biannual reports on risk management and quality indicators.
• Affords assistance in reviewing clinical practices for quality improvement and loss control; recommends corrective actions; ensures adherence to policy and consistency of care; inputs data and prepares reports.
• Oversees risk management and patient safety policies and ensures compliance with current TJC standards across hospitals and clinics.
• Provides timely, professional customer service and leads investigations and responses to external agency inquiries regarding risk management and quality of care issues.
• Affords occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking.

Physical and Environmental Demands

• Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking.

Pay

Salary FTE %: 100

Benefits

Benefits Eligibility Grant Funded: No