Clinical Risk Manager - Risk Management - Mount Sinai Queens - Full Time - Day

Description The Clinical Risk Manager in the Department of Risk Management is responsible for the day to day risk management activities at Mount Sinai Queens including investigating, managing, and analyzing risk management data; complying with risk management standards of the Joint Commission, other accrediting agencies, and the New York State Department of Health; and conducting risk management educational programs. The Clinical Risk Manager is responsible for the coordination and investigation of serious adverse events, including potentially reportable incidents to the New York State Department of Health and provides documentation of all related data and facilitates resolution of reported incidents.

This position supports the hospital's objective of enhancing and promoting patient safety and quality of care and minimizing loss to protect the assets of the facility. This individual participates in formulating risk reduction strategies, policy and/or organizational changes. Responsibilities Coordinates the risk management program to meet the needs of the institution.

Review and analysis of all occurrence reports for Risk Management, quality of care, regulatory and insurance concerns.

Performs investigation of potentially reportable incident(s) to the New York State Department of Health. Conducts Root Cause Analysis investigations, which includes assessing need for focused review by departments, and or clinical chairpersons for peer reviews and prepares appropriate documents including timelines and process maps to facilitate the RCA meetings.

Maintains risk management information system databases.

Prepares various incident summary reports; provides all required documentation for investigations, activities and resolutions related to the reported incident (s). Facilitates the peer review process. Identifies organizational risk through trend analysis of incidents, incident letters, reports, etc.

Interface with the FOJP Risk Control Coordinators; reporting potential claims as well as cases of concern by preparation of preliminary reports, and determination of priority of investigation given risk management assessment.

Acts as a resource person by presenting relevant risk management issues for discussion and evaluation. Keeps abreast of appropriate regulatory requirements related to risk management.

Responds to inquiries regarding various reports and individual professional liability matters.

Active participation on committees directed toward promoting quality of care and with availability to attend/over other Committee meetings. Assists in developing educational programs to raise staff awareness to risk exposure and the impact on professional liability.

Prepares annual analytical summary of risk management annual and historical data and trends for presentation to Senior Management.

Assumes responsibilities of the department's Director in the Director's absence. Enhances own growth in Risk Management through attendance at conference, seminars, etc.

Performs other related duties. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field; Masters or JD preferred. Current New York State license as a Registered Professional Nurse or other licensed/certified clinical professional strongly preferred; foreign healthcare experience can be utilized in lieu of licensure.

Minimum 3-5 years of clinical experience in Medical-Surgical, ICU, Emergency Department Nursing Minimum 1-2 years of experience in Risk Management, Quality Assurance, or Appeals Management Fluent computer and excellent writing and communication skills Experience with assessing occurrences for NYPORTS a plus CPHRM a plus Employer Description Strength Through Diversity The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai's unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together.

We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by: Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential. Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.

Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers. At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients.

We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally. Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history! "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 43,000 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 approximately 7,400 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 and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, 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. 14 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. The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism." EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans Compensation The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements.

The salary range for the role is $120000 - $150000 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field; Masters or JD preferred. Current New York State license as a Registered Professional Nurse or other licensed/certified clinical professional strongly preferred; foreign healthcare experience can be utilized in lieu of licensure.

Minimum 3-5 years of clinical experience in Medical-Surgical, ICU, Emergency Department Nursing Minimum 1-2 years of experience in Risk Management, Quality Assurance, or Appeals Management Fluent computer and excellent writing and communication skills Experience with assessing occurrences for NYPORTS a plus CPHRM a plus

Coordinates the risk management program to meet the needs of the institution.

Review and analysis of all occurrence reports for Risk Management, quality of care, regulatory and insurance concerns.

Performs investigation of potentially reportable incident(s) to the New York State Department of Health. Conducts Root Cause Analysis investigations, which includes assessing need for focused review by departments, and or clinical chairpersons for peer reviews and prepares appropriate documents including timelines and process maps to facilitate the RCA meetings.

Maintains risk management information system databases.

Prepares various incident summary reports; provides all required documentation for investigations, activities and resolutions related to the reported incident (s). Facilitates the peer review process. Identifies organizational risk through trend analysis of incidents, incident letters, reports, etc.

Interface with the FOJP Risk Control Coordinators; reporting potential claims as well as cases of concern by preparation of preliminary reports, and determination of priority of investigation given risk management assessment.

Acts as a resource person by presenting relevant risk management issues for discussion and evaluation. Keeps abreast of appropriate regulatory requirements related to risk management.

Responds to inquiries regarding various reports and individual professional liability matters.

Active participation on committees directed toward promoting quality of care and with availability to attend/over other Committee meetings. Assists in developing educational programs to raise staff awareness to risk exposure and the impact on professional liability.

Prepares annual analytical summary of risk management annual and historical data and trends for presentation to Senior Management.

Assumes responsibilities of the department's Director in the Director's absence. Enhances own growth in Risk Management through attendance at conference, seminars, etc.

Performs other related duties.