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The starting salary is based oneducation and experience. Starting salary for promotional candidates will follow contractual requirements.
In addition the selected candidate may qualify for a $200/month nursing student loan reimbursement.
Job duties:
The Risk Manager performs a variety of functions associated with the coordination and management of all activities related to the review and mitigation of serious clinical risk and safety incidents. Manages initiatives that impact patient care and employee safety including the development of organizational systems to provide basic and complex preventative risk management assessment incident analysis and post mitigation review processes procedures and programs at Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center. The Risk Manager is part of the Quality and Informatics Department and will work closely with the department to effect change in process and practice. This position requires a highly motivated selfinitiating individual who can adapt quickly to competing demands.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A Bachelors Degree in Nursing or related field and two 2 years of professional nursing experience OR graduation from an accredited school of nursing and three 3 years of professional nursing experience. Experience must include one 1 year overseeing and providing medical and/or psychiatric nursing care in a hospital facility.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience or certification in Quality Management Patient Safety Process Improvement Risk Management or a related body of knowledge.
Agency information:
TheDepartment of Health and Human Services (DHHS)is dedicated to promoting health safety resilience and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the States population including children families older Mainers and individuals with disabilities mental illness and substance use disorders. The Department also promotes public health operates two state psychiatric hospitals and provides oversight to health care providers.
APPLICATION INFORMATION:
For additional information about this position please contact Jennifer Iverson ator email.
To apply please upload a resume and cover letter. To request a paper application please contact Theresa Peppard at
Benefits of working for the State of Maine:
No matter where you work across Maine state government you find employees who embody our state mottoDirigo or I leadas they provide essential services to Mainers every day. We believe in supporting our workforces health and wellbeing with a valuable total compensation package including:
State employees are eligible for an extensive and highly competitive benefits package covering many aspects of wellness. Learn about additional wellness benefits for State employees from the Office of Employee Health and Wellness.
Note: Benefits may vary somewhat according to specific collective bargaining agreements and are prorated for anything less than fulltime.
Theres a job and then theres purposeful transformative work. Our aim is to create a workplace where you can learn grow and continuously refine your skills. Applicants demonstrate job requirements in differing ways and we appreciate that many skills and backgrounds can make people successful in this role.
As an Equal Opportunity employer Maine State Government embraces a culture of respect and awareness. We are committed to creating a strong sense of belonging for all team members and our process ensures an inclusive environment to applicants of all backgrounds including diverse race color sex sexual orientation or gender identity physical or mental disability religion age ancestry national origin familial status or genetics.
If youre looking for a great next step and want to feel good about what you do wed love to hear from you. Please note reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Full-Time