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UNM Hospital · 2 days ago

CLINICAL RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

Albuquerque, NM

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$36.38/hr - $51.15/hr

5+ years exp

UNM Hospital is seeking a Clinical Risk Management Consultant to lead and facilitate meetings and influence stakeholders across the organization. The role involves managing complex risk management investigations, providing clinical risk consultation, and collaborating with various departments to implement and evaluate clinical risk initiatives.

EducationHealth CareHospital

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

LEADERSHIP - Plan, direct and manage programs and activities related to organizational and departmental clinical risk

LEADERSHIP - Direct and achieve change through others as demonstrated by collaboration with partner departments, timely communication and completion of action plans related to clinical risk management initiatives

LEADERSHIP - Lead and facilitate meetings, guide discussions, and influence stakeholders of all levels of the organization

CLINICAL RISK ID, MGMT & MITGATION - Application of foundational knowledge of performance and process improvement (PPI) and change management methods to support clinical risk management initiatives to guide the organization towards patient safety

CLINICAL RISK ID, MGMT & MITGATION - Identification and review of patient safety events for sentinel/never events or other clinical risk management to determine potential clinical risk interventions

CLINICAL RISK ID, MGMT & MITGATION - Consider, review and develop potential strategic clinical risk initiatives through root cause analysis (RCA) using RCA criteria and process improvement protocols to facilitate development and implementation of clinical risk strategic initiatives

CLINICAL RISK ID, MGMT & MITGATION - Analyze data, identify trends, and collaborate with appropriate departments to develop effective solutions

CLINICAL RISK CONSULTATION - Provide clinical risk consultation to hospital and medical staff on an as needed basis

CLINICAL RISK CONSULTATION - Provide clinical risk consultation in the management and reporting of events to administrative and clinical leadership and staff

PROJECT COORDINATION - Manage multiple complex risk management investigations, including the institution wide root cause analysis (RCA) process analyses and prepare root cause analyses (RCAs) to meet organizational needs; integrate with Health Sciences Center risk management

PROJECT COORDINATION - Lead and facilitate meetings, guide discussions, and influence stakeholders of all levels of the organization

PROJECT COORDINATION - Lead the review of serious occurrences including sentinel/never events, requiring Root Cause Analysis or Failure Mode & Effects Analysis

PROJECT COORDINATION - Review of preventable adverse events

PROJECT COORDINATION - Initiate investigation to determine if further action is required

PROJECT COORDINATION - Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) for those incidents that meet the criteria

PROJECT COORDINATION - In collaboration with the Department of Quality Outcomes, disseminate lessons learned and process improvement plans effectively throughout the organization

COMMUNICATION AND ALIGNMENT- Inform and involve the appropriate leaders of sentinel/never events including

COMMUNICATION AND ALIGNMENT - Effectively communicate risk management information and recommendations to various stakeholders, including clinical staff, management, and leadership; ongoing communication with clinical risk partners to include: Patient Advocate, Quality Outcomes, Security, Nursing, Medical Staff, Office of University Counsel

COLLABORATION - Participate in organizational quality initiatives focused on the improvement of delivery of safe patient care and services as well as participate in a variety of committees within the hospital to improve quality, safety and to reduce organizational risk

COLLABORATION - Participate in organizational collaborative initiatives which support the improvement of the delivery of healthcare services

COLLABORATION - Analyze data, identify trends, and collaborate with appropriate departments to develop effective solutions

COLLABORATION - Collaborate with appropriate personnel across the organization to plan, develop, implement and evaluate protocols, patient care policies and procedures, and standards of care through various clinical risk processes, including RCAs, quality committees, clinical risk initiatives

COLLABORATION - Work collaboratively within the Clinical Risk Management team

SKILLS APPLICATION AND DEVELOPMENT - Provide training and education to healthcare staff on clinical risk management principles, best practices, and relevant regulations or standards

SKILLS APPLICATION AND DEVELOPMENT - Knowledge of applicable hospital and clinical standards of practice and organization wide processes for evaluating, monitoring, and improving compliance with internal and external requirements

SKILLS APPLICATION AND DEVELOPMENT - Application of foundational knowledge of performance and process improvement (PPI) and change management methods to support clinical risk management initiatives

SKILLS APPLICATION AND DEVELOPMENT - Application of excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as the ability to collaborate with diverse teams to effect change

SKILLS APPLICATION AND DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops such as the American Society for Healthcare Risk Managers (ASHRM)

Qualification

Clinical Risk ManagementRoot Cause Analysis (RCA)Data AnalysisLeadershipChange ManagementPerformance ImprovementCommunication SkillsCollaborationTrainingEducationHealthcare Standards KnowledgeProject CoordinationStakeholder Engagement

Required

Bachelor's Degree

5 years directly related experience (hospital and/or clinical related experience preferably with supervisory or leadership role)

Lead teams/individuals executing and managing change

Management of multiple and changing priorities

NM RN or Licensed Clin Professional in State of NM

Preferred

Master's Degree

American Society for Healthcare Risk Mgrs (ASHRM)

Company

UNM Hospital

As a teaching hospital and the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the state of New Mexico, we offer our professionals the opportunity to do impactful work and to grow, as individuals and a team.

Founded in 1954

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://www.unmhjobs.com

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