Risk Manager-Kishwaukee Hospital

The Risk Manager reflects the mission vision and values of NM adheres to the organizations Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program and complies with all relevant policies procedures guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

Responsible for managing all aspects of clinical risk management for the local region and general risk management for NMHC at the direction of the Director of Risk Management or Regional Manager where applicable. Administers the risk management program on a day-to-day basis identifying analyzing and managing potentially compensable events managing and analyzing risk management data conducting risk management educational programs performing risk assessments and complying with risk management related standards required by The Joint Commission CMS and other relevant agencies with the objective of improving patient safety.

Responsibilities:

• Provide complete and integrated clinical risk management services for regional NMHC entities.
• Identify investigate and manage all incidents (includes management of incident reporting system stabilization of environment disclosure and documentation advice evidence retrieval record analysis interviews research billing management staff support and follow-up).
• Assist department heads and clinical chairs in designing risk management programs and policies within their departments.
• Provide 24/7 risk management consultative services to physicians management and staff.
• Conduct coordinate facilitate and participate in quality committees and process improvement efforts such as the Clinical Care Evaluation Committee root cause analysis and failure mode effect analysis.
• Participate in proactive risk management activities such as risk management rounds risk assessments program/policy evaluations.
• Conduct system analyses to identify and improve patterns/behaviors that do not meet risk management best practice and could result in increased liability exposure
• Develop and conduct educational presentations on clinical and general risk management to physicians and employees.
• Monitor manage and analyze risk management data collected through the incident reporting system (includes identification and tracking of incident trends monitoring and addressing compliance with incident reporting policy identification of system issues and development and implementation of process improvements).
• Manage advise and direct Patient Representatives physicians and staff to resolve significant patient complaints.
• Identify and report those occurrences as required by the Safe Medical Devices Act.
• Work closely with legal and quality/patient safety staff to assure alignment and advance shared goals
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

Required:

• Bachelors Degree
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent computer and data management skills
• 0-3 years healthcare risk management experience
• 5 years relevant clinical or legal experience

Preferred:

• Clinical/professional training (RN JD or other)
• Advanced degree (JD Masters in Health Law MBA etc.)
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management CPHRM
• 3-5 years healthcare risk management experience
• Risk management quality and/or patient safety experience in an academic medical center environment

Additional Information :

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age sex race color religion national origin gender identity veteran status disability sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Background Check

Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and at times internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check.  Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and we follow all local state and federal laws including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position however all employment decisions will be made by a person. 

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical emotional and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.

Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family. 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time