Director, Risk Management & Patient Safety

Job Summary:

The Director, Risk Management & Patient Safety reports to the General Counsel and works closely with the Medical Staff, Nursing and Ancillary leadership to provide expertise, oversight and leadership of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and patient safety according to the goals as set by the organization.

Provides leadership and influence with the development, planning, coordination and administration of a systematic risk management and patient safety program designed to promote high reliability, culture of safety and reduce organizational risk and injury.  Analyzes clinical risk management data and develops and conducts clinical risk educational programs in compliance with clinical risk management related standards established by DNV, CDPH and other regulatory agencies.

Oversees Enterprise Risk Management program and analysis.  Supports change through promoting patient safety, enhancing quality care and minimizing loss to protect the assets of the organization.  Supports process improvement with multidisciplinary teams to achieve the organization’s mission and vision and values for the highest level of safety and efficient patient care. 

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:


* 5-7 years nursing experience in a hospital or clinical environment and 1-3 years progressive healthcare leadership in nursing or other related field required.


* 5-10 years Risk Management and/or Patient Safety experience required.


* Knowledge and experience with risk management principles, patient safety, lean and quality management-performance improvement methods required.


* Ability to effectively utilize a variety of computerized software applications including Excel, Word, etc.


* Excellent communication skills accompanied by the ability to analyze and present data to influence behavior, stimulate innovation, promote best practices and drive organizational change. 

EDUCATION:


* BSN degree in Nursing required 


* JD Required

LICENSURES/CERTIFICATION:


* Current licensure with the California Board of Registered Nursing required


* CPHRM or equivalent certification preferred.


* Must successfully complete and maintain LA City Fire Card certification at the time of hire or within the first 30 days of employment 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:


* Develops and manages an effective risk management (RM) and patient safety (PS) program for hospital operations, departments and services; and utilizes a high degree of judgement, prioritization, problem solving, and decision-making to complete a comprehensive review of quality-of-care incidents.


* Evaluates potential and/or actual patient harm clinical incidents to ensure a multi-disciplinary, risk-based approach is taken to effectively learn from unanticipated outcomes, patient safety events, sentinel events, and medical errors; and leads the root cause analyses (RCA) process to identify opportunities for improvement and eliminate deficiencies that may adverse...