Risk Management Specialist

Risk Management Specialist

Healthcare practices must make decisions based on potential risk every day. Those decisions are based on recommendations from risk specialists who can accurately identify and measure risk. This position requires the ability to monitor current risks with an eye on ways to control or reduce that risk.

With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

What You Can Expect

• Collaborate with the manager / director and other departments for the identification of high-risk areas, providing recommendations and solutions to eliminate or mitigate exposure to liability and enhance compliance with regulatory and accrediting agency requirements.
• Track trends and analyzes local entity / hospital occurrences, investigate potential liability issues, and provide updates to the manager / director.
• Interview employees, patients, and witnesses as requested by Corporate Legal Counsel and Administration in regard to incidents / potential liability claims.
• Conduct nursing or medical reviews for potential or existing risk management issues, as requested by the Director / Corporate Legal Counsel / Administration; interviews hospital staff to work towards solutions.
• Administer corporate electronic Incident Reporting system, including, but not limited to, resource for staff, educator, incident report closer, report writer, insurance and medical malpractice claims entry, and management.
• Assist with inquiries from outside agencies and interact with defense lawyers and corporate counsels, as necessary in managing insurance claims, medical malpractice claims, patient complaint, employee injuries, and legal case preparation.
• Prepare and submit quarterly reports of all patient occurrences, maintain statistics and other records required, to communicate information to administration and external agencies.

Qualifications

Travel is required.

Job Range : Incentive

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.