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Description Standard Qualifications: Bayshore Medical Center - Pasadena, TX An HCA Affiliated Hospital Risk Manager (RN) - Quality & Patient Safety. Nestled in the heart of the historic land where Texas won its independence, Bayshore Medical Center offers comfort, convenience, excellence and expertise to our neighbors who trust their health care to us. For nearly 50 years, we have offered patients solace and security through constant, compassionate communication during their medical emergencies, surgeries, and diagnostic procedures. As a 345-bed facility, we employ 1,500 staff and 250 physicians. Bayshore Medical Center is currently looking for a Risk Manager (RN) - Quality & Patient Safety. Responsibilities: Duties for this position include but are not limited to the following: The Risk Manager is responsible for the hospital's risk management activities, which include coordinating insurance coverage and risk financing; Work with defense legal counsel to coordinate claim investigations; Process claims against the facility; including the preparation of records, documents, and providing to defense attorneys any requested information as necessary while maintaining privilege of PSWP; Notify HCI of all actual and potential claims; Work with security on procedures to reduce the frequency and/or minimize the severity of property loss or assets; Contract Review; Manage non-HCI cases: accept/process subpoenas, visitor events, property loss or theft, etc; Assist the Patient Safety Director with administering the Patient Safety Program on a day-to-day basis; Exhibit data fluency, and the ability to manage and analyze patient safety/risk management data from a plethora of sources; Understand and use basic statistical methods and formal analytic methods; Conduct Patient Safety/Risk Management educational programs that provide front line staff with the tools and equipment to be accountable for their role in patient safety and risk activities; Comply with The Joint Commission's risk management standards and take steps to ascertain that risks are minimized through follow-up and actions on all regulatory / insurance survey report recommendations / deficiencies; Review and formulate policy and organizational changes, making recommendations as necessary; Provide a global perspective in hospital patient safety activities ( a big picture view of the inter-relatedness of healthcare practices); Clearly articulate ideas and patient safety concepts in non-judgmental and non-confrontational ways; Utilize leadership and team-building skills to participate in the work of patient safety and assist Patient Safety Director with change management; Display integrity to maintain effectives and build the trust that is essential to the honesty and transparency of the Patient Safety Program; Maintain a current, up-to-date understanding of patient safety theory, methods, standards and regulatory requirements is essential along with a commitment to lifelong learning to maintain expertise in a rapidly changing field. Complete the work of patient safety/risk management with the objective in mind to advance patient safety and control and minimize risks at the facility. * Some information such as the email and phone number are hidden unless you are registered and logged-in
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