Regional Manager Clinical Risk and Patient Safety

Job Summary

Job Duties

• Acts as Patient Safety Officer for assigned locations, is responsible for the compliance with all Act 13 regulations, including high level trending of patient safety events, reporting to Patient Safety Committee and platform leadership and timely identification of safety events that require written notification to patients.
• Oversees the identification and review of potential Sentinel Events, collaborates with RPI to conduct and complete required analysis and action planning.
• Works collaboratively with Risk Insurance and Legal department as needed to identify potential claims and resolution of patient requests.
• Provides employee supervision and supports the daily operations of activities for the assigned Risk Management and Patient Safety Department(s).
• Contributes to the design and development of Clinical Risk Management and Patient Safety programs in coordination with director and division leadership.
• Participates in recruitment and retention of all professional and paraprofessional staff.
• Assumes operational responsibility for staffing plans to support the department best practices including position descriptions, performance evaluations, action plans, employee goal setting, hiring, promotion and disciplinary actions.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details

Risk Management & Patient Safety experience preferred.

Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) preferred.

On-call as Patient Safety Officer and occasional rotation within the department for on-call after 4:30PM - weekdays, weekends and holidays.

In this role you will have the opportunity to effect change, improve patient safety and work with a collaborative team.

Education

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s)