RISK MGMT PROJ MGR RN Job in San Diego, California US
RISK MGMT PROJ MGR RN
Leads and manages projects to achieve medical center and outpatient department goals related to risk management, loss prevention and patient safety such as - but not limited to - risk identification/prevention, reduction in preventable adverse outcomes/incidents, reduction in expenses related to risk/loss, improvement in quality of care outcomes and creation of a culture of safety throughout all departments within, a medical center and associated medical offices. Accountable for managing all phases of improvement projects including design, prioritization, staffing, development, implementation, analysis, metrics and reporting. Essential Functions: - Leads and manages performance improvement projects designed to achieve organizational goals/objectives in risk management and patient safety - Develops and implements project plans which identify improvement opportunities, key issues, problems, approaches, performance metrics and required resources - Designs processes to address identified problems - Establishes and manages team membership and time commitments, as well as resource allocation to achieve project goals on time, within scope and budget - Designs research plans for data gathering and analysis - Leads data and risk analyses including Root Cause Analyses and Failure Mode and Effect analyses; developing recommendations and action plans - Provides advice/decision support by developing comprehensive strategies, plans and systems/processes to achieve identified objectives - Provides insights and recommendations regarding the most effective means/processes to achieve identified objectives/outcomes - Provides project leadership to multi-disciplinary team; motivates team members and facilitates team processes and goal accomplishment - Acts as liaison, problem solver and provides guidance to team on performance and productivity issues - Uses appropriate decision making tools (e.g. risk ranking or cost-benefit analysis) and performance improvement tools (e.g. fishb1 diagram, flow charting, praetor analysis, etc.) to implement action plans in order of priority - Prepares reports on professional liability cases and risk management patterns, trends and issues including loss prevention, patient safety and risk reduction - Coordinates and delivers risk management education, training and communication programs for the medical center; provides updates on legislation; communicates significant events information/analyses; provides consultative services and functions as an expert authority to physicians and other staff regarding all risk management issues; implements and maintains formal communication processes to disseminate information relative to best practices and significant learning's based on performance analyses - Maintains knowledge of all rules, regulations and standards required of accrediting and Federal/State governing entities as applicable to Risk Management and Patient Safety in the health care setting Qualifications: Basic Qualifications: - One (1) year of clinical experience in an acute health care setting - Previous experience in risk management in an acute care setting, preferred - Bachelor's degree in Business or Health-related field required - Current and valid licensure as a Registered Nurse required - Certification as a Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM) preferred - Demonstrated ability to utilize effective oral and written communication skills - Demonstrated ability to utilize consulting, project management skills and interpersonal skills such as facilitation, negotiating, and influencing - Knowledge of governmental and regulatory standards/requirements/guidelines related to risk management; medical malpractice, tort principles and proceedings, preferred - Knowledge and utilization of the principles, practices and techniques of patient safety, and risk management, including risk identification, assessment, audit design, analysis, treatment and evaluation of risk management processes and systems (including Root Cause Analysis and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis); quantitative and qualitative statistical, preferred - Analysis; outpatient medical care delivery; quality management/improvement principles, methods and techniques, preferred - Must be able to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment Preferred Qualifications: - Function independently and apply critical thinking skills. - Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. - Ability to work with peers in self managed teams to meet deadlines. - Ability to multi task and manage time in order to perform well on long term projects while being flexible enough to assimilate short term projects on an on going basis. - Computer knowledge to include Word, Excel, and Powerpoint - Data base entry - Basic statistical skills, PI concepts Notes: -May require some travel to the Service Areas and/or Regional offices across the Division - Personal transportation required for local Service Area travel