Adventist Health
Manager, Risk Mitigation
– Adventist Health
Overview Adventist Health is a faith‑based, nonprofit integrated health system headquartered in Roseville, California, near Sacramento, with over 440 sites of care on the West Coast and Hawaii. The campus is WELL‑certified and designed to promote well‑being and collaboration.
Job Summary Assists with the management and supervision of the Risk Management Program for the organization. Utilizes educational knowledge and clinical expertise to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, develop and implement measures to minimize risk of injury to patients, visitors and staff, and reduce loss or damage to property. Responds to complaints that cannot be addressed at the facility level, develops educational content and best practices systemwide, and supervises assigned personnel with professional judgment.
Essential Functions
Develops programs and initiatives for the system‑wide risk management program and ensures consistency with organizational philosophies.
Creates, maintains, and disseminates written system‑wide policies and procedures related to risk management activities; represents risk management at system‑wide clinical best practice meetings.
Reviews operational risks and assists in deployment of strategies to mitigate legal risks associated with practice and environmental safety gaps to optimize patient safety, clinical outcomes, and regulatory compliance.
Uses the electronic medical record to identify comorbidities, complications, and compliance with hospital policies and community standards of care.
Manages incidents at the system level, researches and provides guidance on unresolved clinical risk management issues, maintains occurrence reporting system, tracks and trends incident data, and creates aggregate reports for executive management.
Investigates findings, reports to claims staff for PCEs, coordinates investigations with legal counsel, and defends claims against the facility.
Collaborates with medical staff services, quality, regulatory, education, IT, legal, and other departments to address risk management issues, reduces duplication, and leverages best practices.
Provides day‑to‑day technical and clinical leadership on escalated or complex duties and performs other job‑related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in nursing or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience – required.
Master's degree – preferred.
Five years of technical experience – preferred.
One year of leadership experience – preferred.
Licenses & Certifications
Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice – required.
Organizational Requirements Adventist Health requires all associates to receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, with medical and religious exemptions permitted. The organization participates in E‑Verify.
About Us Adventist Health serves more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies across rural and urban communities, driven by a team of more than 38,000 employees, physicians, and volunteers.
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– Adventist Health
Overview Adventist Health is a faith‑based, nonprofit integrated health system headquartered in Roseville, California, near Sacramento, with over 440 sites of care on the West Coast and Hawaii. The campus is WELL‑certified and designed to promote well‑being and collaboration.
Job Summary Assists with the management and supervision of the Risk Management Program for the organization. Utilizes educational knowledge and clinical expertise to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, develop and implement measures to minimize risk of injury to patients, visitors and staff, and reduce loss or damage to property. Responds to complaints that cannot be addressed at the facility level, develops educational content and best practices systemwide, and supervises assigned personnel with professional judgment.
Essential Functions
Develops programs and initiatives for the system‑wide risk management program and ensures consistency with organizational philosophies.
Creates, maintains, and disseminates written system‑wide policies and procedures related to risk management activities; represents risk management at system‑wide clinical best practice meetings.
Reviews operational risks and assists in deployment of strategies to mitigate legal risks associated with practice and environmental safety gaps to optimize patient safety, clinical outcomes, and regulatory compliance.
Uses the electronic medical record to identify comorbidities, complications, and compliance with hospital policies and community standards of care.
Manages incidents at the system level, researches and provides guidance on unresolved clinical risk management issues, maintains occurrence reporting system, tracks and trends incident data, and creates aggregate reports for executive management.
Investigates findings, reports to claims staff for PCEs, coordinates investigations with legal counsel, and defends claims against the facility.
Collaborates with medical staff services, quality, regulatory, education, IT, legal, and other departments to address risk management issues, reduces duplication, and leverages best practices.
Provides day‑to‑day technical and clinical leadership on escalated or complex duties and performs other job‑related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in nursing or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience – required.
Master's degree – preferred.
Five years of technical experience – preferred.
One year of leadership experience – preferred.
Licenses & Certifications
Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice – required.
Organizational Requirements Adventist Health requires all associates to receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, with medical and religious exemptions permitted. The organization participates in E‑Verify.
About Us Adventist Health serves more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies across rural and urban communities, driven by a team of more than 38,000 employees, physicians, and volunteers.
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