We Are Hiring

Title: Rgn Mgr-Risk Management

Location: Adventist Hinsdale Hospital

Location: Hinsdale, IL

Department: Chief Legal Counsel 001

Additional Job Details: Full-Time,Day, 40 hours,Weekly

Why Join AMITA?

AMITA Health (www.AMITAhealth.org) is a joint operating company formed by the Adventist Health System in Altamonte Springs, FL and St. Louis, MO based Ascension.

With the addition of Presence Health, AMITA Health is now the largest health system in Illinois, comprising 19 hospitals and more than 230 sites of care. The newly combined health system has 900 providers in its medical groups, more than 26,000 associates and 7,000 physician partners and now serves over 4.3 million residents in the greater Chicagoland area.

What You Will Do

As an Associate with AMITA Health, you will have the opportunity to
Leads and directs risk management activities and resources.
You will:

• Develops and implements systems, policies and procedures for the identification, collection and analysis of risk related information. Collects, evaluates, and maintains data concerning patient injuries, complaints, claims, and other risk-related data.
• Educates leadership, staff and physicians about risk management programs and their responsibilities to those programs. Advises the organization in the design and implementation of risk reduction policies/protocols and programs within their own departments.
• Investigates, analyzes and reports root causes, patterns, and trends that could result in compensatory or sentinel events, serious adverse events, and near misses. Assists with identification and implementation of corrective action where appropriate.
• Reports all adverse events to appropriate regulatory and accrediting agencies as required. Works with external defense counsel and Ascension Care Management (ACM) claims team to facilitate the initial investigation and processing of claims against the organization.
• Manages activities related to staffing, including hiring, orienting, evaluating, disciplinary actions, and continuing education initiatives.

What You Will Need
Education:

• Bachelor's Level Degree
  • Bachelor's Level Degree required Bachelor's degree in nursing or other relevant clinical experience in a healthcare setting preferredMasters Degree and/or Juris Doctorate preferred

Work Experience:

• Two or more years of experience in risk management, compliance, patient safety and/or claims for an acute care hospital preferred.

Equal Employment Opportunity

AMITA Health will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.