Keck Medicine of USC · 8 hours ago
Director, Risk Management - Risk Management - Full Time 8 Hour Days (Exempt) (Non-Union)
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$158K/yr - $261K/yr
5+ years expKeck Medicine of USC is seeking a Director of Risk Management to provide program direction and management for the hospital-wide Risk Management Program. The role involves protecting the physical, financial, and human assets by identifying risks, developing prevention programs, and managing claims effectively.
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Responsibilities
Coordinate systems to identify, evaluate, monitor and reduce/eliminate liability risk exposures
Loss prevention and reduction assessment and plan development with appropriate initiatives specific to both campuses
Management of occurrence reporting, data collection, analysis, tracking and trending
Claims management, handling and settlement
Risk assessment, analysis, trending and financing according to frequency and severity in cooperation with Tenet Corporate
Counsel and educate management, staff, patients and guests on risk exposures, prevention and reduction strategies
Serves as a resource/consultant for all departments
Independently coordinates and integrates all activities of the hospital Risk Management program on an intradepartmental, interdepartmental, and hospital-wide level
Collects and communicates significant information and data to appropriate members of the healthcare team
Serves as a source of legal research and advisory, working with hospital counsel as appropriate
Facilitation of risk related meetings, i.e. Root Cause Analysis, investigations and other meetings with internal and external key stakeholders
Provides Risk Management consultation to other members of the healthcare team on an on-going basis and per request
Identifies and provides Risk Management education to all employees assessing and updating on an annual basis
Provides for orientation, training, and continuing education of staff
Acts as a hospital liaison with the Public Health Department, and other regulatory agencies following state-mandated reporting guidelines
Keeps informed of most recent court decisions on insurance, tort, and contractual proceedings
Responsible for the establishment of vigorous loss prevention program that includes staff education and training to eliminate or minimize risks
Supports the organization and leadership
Acts as a role model to others
Plans for provision of services through provision of appropriate levels of qualified, competent staff
Establishes and maintains performance improvement and quality control activities which support the department and the hospital
Monitor space/resource requirements and utilization of outside resources
Projects Corporation and hospital values to all customer groups
Acts a role model for Risk Management practice
Knowledge of and abides by the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) healthcare risk management Code of Professional Conduct
Administers all aspects of electronic risk management reporting system; planning, implementation, controlling and oversight
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree In Nursing, Health Care Management, or related field
5-7 years Experience in risk management or experience utilizing risk management, liability, and/or loss control principles
Knowledge of clinical practices, and statistics
Excellent organizational, oral and written communication skills, problem solving, program development, computer skills, strong leadership and team building skills
Demonstrates ability to utilize effective, appropriate and diplomatic oral and written communication skills
Commitment to continuous quality improvement and results driven outcomes
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, planning and evaluation skills
Able to develop, compile and analyze statistical reports
Must be highly skilled at working with various departments within a large medical center, and will manage initiatives from inception through implementation
Possess strong presentation and interpersonal skills
Fire Life Safety Training (LA City) If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire and maintained by renewal before expiration date. (Required within LA City only)
Preferred
Master's degree In Nursing, Health Care Management, or related field
Certified Risk Manager Successful completion of a specialized education program in Risk Management and/or certification in Risk Management
Company
Keck Medicine of USC
Keck Medicine of USC is a Healthcare Center.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Rod Hanners
CEO of Keck Medicine of USC | President and CEO of USC Health System
Paige Asawa
Co-Founder & Program Director
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