Manager Patient Safety & Risk Management

Additional Information About the Role

BJC HealthCare is offering an exciting opportunity for a Manager of Patient Safety and Risk Management. This leadership role is located in St.

Charles, working with both Barnes Jewish St. Peters and Progress West. The ideal candidate will have a clinical background and experience in leadership. If you are looking for a new challenge in healthcare, apply now!

This is an onsite position.

Overview

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions.

With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit.

That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

BJC's patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

This position manages the patient safety and clinical risk management programs and has responsibility for the program at one HSO, facility, or Program. Provides guidance to HSO staff responsible for developing and implementing patient safety & clinical risk management programs.

This leader supports staff in the investigation of errors, plans for the resolution of all patient safety related incidents and identifies and prevents potential issues that could compromise patient care or result in risk to the organization. Partners with patient safety and clinical risk management program manager and other system safety and risk management leaders to implement and maintain standardized processes and tools. Also ensures appropriate communication and information exchange with local teams.

Responsibilities

Ensures execution of standardized patient safety/ risk management programs and processes, including oversight for patient safety and risk management education, event reporting, event management/ follow up, and escalation of Serious events.Oversight of risk management loss prevention activities, including acting as a resource for handling risk related issues and concerns. Also provides support for the claims and litigation process through resolution.Applies principles of patient safety, high reliability, performance improvement and human factors to manage and lead cultural transformation and standardization of the BJC patient safety and risk management programs.Collaborates with Subject Matter Experts, System Committees/Groups, BJC Shared Services, HSO leadership to manage, design, problem solve and complete the standardized patient safety transformational program and implementation throughout BJC and then support ongoing efforts.Provides proactive and ongoing communication with team members, leaders and providers at all levels of the HSO to ensure transparency of patient safety and risk mitigation efforts.

Supports the team in assessing the patient safety program and ensuring proactive actions to efficiently gain, regain or sustain safety.Manages individual(s) including but not limited to: onboarding and hiring, training, workload management & performance evaluations, conducting professional development plans as needed. Ensures that the productivity and actions of that group meet/support the overall operational goals of the department as established by department leadership.Develops and adheres to departmental staffing, revenue and/or expense budgets. Responds to changes in the business which may affect the ability to achieve the budget goals.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Bus/HC Admin/Nursing/related

Experience

5-10 years

Supervisor Experience

5-10 years

Preferred Requirements

Education

Master's Degree

Licenses & Certifications

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Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC

• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC

• 401(k) plan with BJC match

• Tuition Assistance available on first day

• BJC Institute for Learning and Development

• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time

• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits

• Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer