Job: RN - RISK SPECIALIST (80195)

Department: PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
Employment Type: FULL TIME
Hours per pay period: 80
Shift: DAY
Facility: ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL & MED CTR
Location: PHOENIX, AZ

Facility Information:

Located conveniently off of the Valley's Metro Light Rail in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 690+-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services with special advocacy for the poor and underserved. As one of the Valley's largest hospitals we are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality tertiary care, medical education and research. It includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute, the Heart & Lung Institute, St. Joseph's Children's Health Center and a Level I Trauma Center verified by the American College of Surgeons. The hospital is also a respected center for maternity care, orthopedics, oncology and many other medical services.

St. Joseph's is consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work by the Phoenix Business Journal and is the only Valley hospital to be named to the list six consecutive years. St. Joseph's has also been named a Top 100 Best Place to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare, a Top 25Workplace for Women by ArizonaWoman magazine and a top hospital in Ranking Arizona. U.S News &World Report routinely ranks St. Joseph's among the best hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery.

Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. The hospital is part of Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), one of the largest healthcare systems in the West with 41 hospitals in Arizona, California and Nevada.

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The Risk Management Specialist performs duties in line with organizational loss prevention goals and objectives and National Patient Safety Goals and initiatives. The Specialist performs comprehensive evaluation and investigation of claims allegations, near misses and medical/medication errors. The Specialist utilizes analytical tools and skills to conduct chart reviews, collect and interpret data from a wide variety of internal and external sources, and make associated recommendations regarding operational efficiency and performance improvement.

Primary responsibilities include:
Prepares medical chart review summaries and creation of care timelines, performs complex investigations involving interviews of physicians, staff and patients/guests, researches medical procedures/policies protocols, state/federal directives, standards of care and evidence-based best practices, performs chart/report audits and other quality-driven initiatives, organizes content of case files for claims and complaints, develops reports, spreadsheets, and graphics for presentations, performs data entry of online incident reports to database, monitors online incident reporting database for significant events and near misses, identifies and analyzes clinically relevant variances and trends in data, coordinates Root Cause Analysis teams and other multidisciplinary workgroups, and prepares case files, copying files, filing and other routine office duties.


MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Educational Requirements:
BS degree in nursing or related healthcare area. Masters preferred.

Experience Requirements:
Minimum of five years experience in acute care nursing specifically ICU, CCU, ED and/or general medical surgical unit.
Prior experience in utilization management, risk management or legal nurse consulting is essential.
Prior experience with complex computer programs/software and knowledge of Microsoft work products is desirable.

License/Registration/Certification:
RN
CHRM preferred

Salary range for this position is depending on experience: $57-85K/yr.

Salary range for this position is depending on experience