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Samaritan Health Services · 1 month ago

Clinical Risk Specialist

Corvallis, OR

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Samaritan Health Services is dedicated to promoting patient safety and managing clinical risks. The Clinical Risk Specialist will work collaboratively with leadership to identify and mitigate clinical risks, implement safety programs, and support the Patient Safety and Clinical Risk team.

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Responsibilities

Collaborates with organizational leadership and safety partners to proactively identify clinical risks and implement mitigation efforts to eliminate harm in healthcare

Responsible for proactive system and site-specific clinical risk assessments, reviewing and revising system policies and procedures, and providing direction and support with medico-legal and clinical risk inquiries

Monitors reporting and data trending of patient safety related events and near miss events

Facilitates and leads system cause analysis and functions as a resource for clinical risk and patient disclosure needs

Supports the Patient Safety and Clinical Risk team in adopting and embracing a culture of high reliability and safety as our focus in everything we do for our people and our patients

Implements and monitors a Patient Safety Program that promotes a culture of safety and the prevention of avoidable harm

Provides expertise and support to identify, monitor, analyze, trend and mitigate potential risks to the organization

Qualification

CPHRM certificationAcute care risk managementPatient safety knowledgeMedical terminologyProblem solvingEffective communicationTeam buildingAdaptability

Required

Current unencumbered Oregon RN Licensure, or Bachelor's degree in a healthcare or business related field with acute care risk management training or experience required

Five (5) years recent experience in an acute care setting and/or in a position of similar responsibility and complexity required

One (1) of the following required: CPHRM within six (6) months of meeting the eligibility requirements for certification, CPHQ and two (2) years acute care risk management experience, or five (5) years acute care risk management experience