Ahrmny
New York City Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
Job Posting
Sep. 16, 2025
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Prepare Root Cause Analysis of Department of Health reportable incidents (NYPORTS); Prepare Root Cause Analysis of certain non-reportable incidents; Investigate and analyze reported incidents not requiring an RCA; Educate departmental and Hospital staff on risk management and the occurrence reporting system; Follow up on guidelines and plans for quality improvement and patient safety; Daily review, investigation and assignment of tasks from Occurrence Reports; Enter occurrence report investigation into the occurrence reporting system; Confer with hospital departments for follow up on Occurrence reports & corrective actions; Comprehensive review and assessment of medical records with preparation of medical chronologies; Implementation of special projects, presentations and programs that address Risk Management, informed consent, documentation and related patient care issues for staff education; Follow up on recommendations, corrective action plans and measures of success resulting from RCA’s, and occurrence report investigation; Liaison with Health Care professionals and HHC legal affairs regarding patient rights issues, including consents, health care surrogates, social services and other legal issues; Provide consultations to hospital staff and assist with resolution of patient issues; Interview healthcare professionals involved in matters under investigation; Keep abreast of recent literature on health care and risk management; Assist in the entry of information for Board Report statistics; Prepare case summaries for NYPORTS reported cases for the Board Report; Keep statistics on reviews and NYPORTS matters as needed; Investigate patient allegations of abuse and neglect and present cases to PAAC; Attend assigned hospital meetings, including review of committee information & preparation of meeting summaries, as requested by the AED of Risk Management; Update administrative Policies, and draft new administrative policies; Work with Regulatory on DOH surveys and Corrective Actions Perform other functions as assigned by the Director of Risk Management. Attend weekly risk departmental meetings. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Excellent writing and communication skills; Medical/legal background; Ability to review and succinctly summarize medical records; Ability to work as a part of a team; Ability to conduct neutral interviews of healthcare providers; Background in quality and/or risk management and/or utilization review Medical research skills. EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree an absolute requirement; Master’s Degree in Nursing or graduate degree in a Health Care related field preferred; or Juris Doctorate with experience in Health Care or medical litigation; Registered Nurse with current NYS license, or attorney with admission to NYS Bar, preferred; Minimum of 2 years administrative and managerial experience; Founded in 1982 Committed to Health Care Risk Management & Patient Safety in New York
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Prepare Root Cause Analysis of Department of Health reportable incidents (NYPORTS); Prepare Root Cause Analysis of certain non-reportable incidents; Investigate and analyze reported incidents not requiring an RCA; Educate departmental and Hospital staff on risk management and the occurrence reporting system; Follow up on guidelines and plans for quality improvement and patient safety; Daily review, investigation and assignment of tasks from Occurrence Reports; Enter occurrence report investigation into the occurrence reporting system; Confer with hospital departments for follow up on Occurrence reports & corrective actions; Comprehensive review and assessment of medical records with preparation of medical chronologies; Implementation of special projects, presentations and programs that address Risk Management, informed consent, documentation and related patient care issues for staff education; Follow up on recommendations, corrective action plans and measures of success resulting from RCA’s, and occurrence report investigation; Liaison with Health Care professionals and HHC legal affairs regarding patient rights issues, including consents, health care surrogates, social services and other legal issues; Provide consultations to hospital staff and assist with resolution of patient issues; Interview healthcare professionals involved in matters under investigation; Keep abreast of recent literature on health care and risk management; Assist in the entry of information for Board Report statistics; Prepare case summaries for NYPORTS reported cases for the Board Report; Keep statistics on reviews and NYPORTS matters as needed; Investigate patient allegations of abuse and neglect and present cases to PAAC; Attend assigned hospital meetings, including review of committee information & preparation of meeting summaries, as requested by the AED of Risk Management; Update administrative Policies, and draft new administrative policies; Work with Regulatory on DOH surveys and Corrective Actions Perform other functions as assigned by the Director of Risk Management. Attend weekly risk departmental meetings. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Excellent writing and communication skills; Medical/legal background; Ability to review and succinctly summarize medical records; Ability to work as a part of a team; Ability to conduct neutral interviews of healthcare providers; Background in quality and/or risk management and/or utilization review Medical research skills. EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree an absolute requirement; Master’s Degree in Nursing or graduate degree in a Health Care related field preferred; or Juris Doctorate with experience in Health Care or medical litigation; Registered Nurse with current NYS license, or attorney with admission to NYS Bar, preferred; Minimum of 2 years administrative and managerial experience; Founded in 1982 Committed to Health Care Risk Management & Patient Safety in New York
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