Senior Clinical Risk Manager

Senior Clinical Risk Manager

The Senior Clinical Risk Manager serves as a resource to staff to enhance patient safety, promote patient safety, quality of care, and minimize loss to protect the assets of the facility.

The Senior Risk Manager supports the Risk Management staff on how best to review risk management data, conduct Root Cause Analysis, and comply with risk management related standards by The Joint Commission, the New York State Department of Health and other accrediting agencies.

This individual, in conjunction with the Senior Director, participates in the orienting, training and mentoring new staff to the Risk Management & Patient Safety Department. This involves collaborating with the Senior Director to develop educational plans for instructing staff about the medical center's activities and the daily administration of its risk management program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provides guidance to the Risk Management staff on how best to review risk management data, conduct Root Cause Analysis, and comply with risk management related standards by The Joint Commission, the New York State Department of Health and other accrediting agencies.
2. Oversight of the day to day operations of the Risk Management and Patient Safety office
3. Participates in new employee orientation to Risk Management, its scope and its protocols.
4. Conducts Root Cause Analysis investigations which include assessing need for focused review by departments, and/or clinical chairpersons for peer reviews.
5. Conducts critical analysis of occurrences to determine NYPORTS, and next steps of requisite follow-up.
6. Reviews and analyzes all incoming occurrence reports for regulatory and insurance concerns.
7. Identifies trends, patterns and findings.
8. Fields issues of concurrent risk management concerns, and/or of a medical, legal and ethical nature.
9. Interfaces with the HRA/TDC on-site Professional Liability Investigators: reporting potential claims as well as cases of concern by preparation of preliminary reports, and determination of priority of investigation given risk management assessment.
10. Collaborates with the Director/Senior Director in developing new Risk Management educational programs as requested or required.
11. Assists department leadership and colleagues with special projects, and reports occurrences, issues, and findings that could lead to risk reduction strategies.
12. Active participation on committees directed toward promoting quality of care and regulatory compliance: Hospital Safety Committee; Nursing Peer Committee; IT Committee; with availability to attend/cover other Committee meetings as well as Mortality and Morbidity conferences at the behest of the Associate Director/Senior Director.
13. Serves as a risk management resource to all clinical and support departments.
14. Participates in policy and procedure development.
15. Investigates complex clinical patient complaints and ethical questions that are referred to the Department.
16. 24/7 On Call rotation for the Department of Risk Management& Patient Safety.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Nursing, or other health related science;

Masters preferred

Experience Requirements

3-5 years Risk Management experience preferred

Licensing and Certification Requirements (if applicable)

NYS RN, NP or P.A. or allied health professional licensure

CPHRM preferred

About Us

Strength through Unity and Inclusion

The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai's unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.

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About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.

Job Info

• Job Identification 2100001Z
• Posting Date 06/07/2023, 09:20 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Locations 150 E 42nd St, New York, NY, 10017, US