Clinical Risk and Patient Safety Coordinator Registered Nurse (RN)

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Job Summary

Are you a RN looking to join our team of Healthcare Heroes? Through professional growth, quality improvement, and interdisciplinary collaboration, we've built an innovative culture that allows nurses to grow their skillsets, develop their practice, and leverage their years of experience to build a rewarding, lasting career with impact. Our Geisinger nurses make a difference in the lives of the people they see every day- our friends, neighbors, and family members.

Job Duties

Responsible for supporting the organizational strategic goals and objectives specifically those related to clinical risk management as part of the System's Peer Review process. Performs all duties in a manner that promotes a team concept and reflects the goal of providing seamless support for patients.

• Performs claims administration, identification of adverse patient events, investigation, documentation and reporting to Legal Services and Corporate Risk and Insurance.
• Communicates and reports real and potential risk issues to department managers and administration as appropriate.
• Collaborates with Department managers to systemic performance shaping factors and staff perceptions of risk that lead to at-risk behaviors or human error.
• Works with departments in establishing and monitoring strategies to avoid, eliminate, and reduce risk situations associated with the provision of patient care and services.
• Identifies Departmental trends for actual or potential risk management issues or patient safety concerns based on review of patient incidents and adverse patient events Participates in the development and implementation of department and facility policies and procedures that affect managing risk and patient safety.
• Conducts a thorough and credible root cause analysis.
• Consults and collaborates with the Legal Services to mitigate the potential loss associated with adverse patient events, including pre-litigation negotiations.
• Provides secondary review of all patient incidents, visitor events and infrastructure failures reported and consults and collaborates with appropriate staff and departments as needed.
• Conducts a thorough and credible investigation of adverse patient events with follow-up on identified risk management cases and patient safety action items as a result of the adverse patient event.
• Stays current with compliance requirements for regulatory agencies for the reporting of incidents, grievances, serious events and other occurrences as required.
• Educates staff, both formally and informally, on principles of patient safety and risk management.
• Responsible for a set amount of onsite time at selected healthcare facilities.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details

• Hours : 8 hour shifts; Day Shift; hours are typically 8:00 a.m. -4:30 p.m.
• On-Call: 1 week every 4 to 5 weekends (Includes Weekends & Holidays)
• Education and Experience: BSN, plus 5 years previous RN work history is required

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Geisinger cares about not only its patients and members but also about you and your family. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package to ensure that you and your loved ones can maintain good health, achieve financial stability, and excel both personally and professionally.

Our benefits package includes:

• Comprehensive health insurance coverage starting on your first day of employment with three medical plan options, including flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) options
• Life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage paid for by the company
• A competitive 401(k) plan with automatic Geisinger contributions beginning on your first day of employment
• A generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly
• Access to the MyHealth Rewards wellness program, which helps you improve your health and earn incentives
• Support for families, including adoption assistance, paid parental leave, paid military leave, and a free care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones
• We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves. That's why we offer several Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which provide opportunities for you to network and develop professionally. Our ERGs are open to all employees and are formed around common identities.

Education

Bachelor's Degree-Nursing (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 5 years-Nursing (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - RN_State of Pennsylvania; Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.