Safety and Risk Management Specialist

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Primary Location

Rapid City, SD USA

Department

CS Quality Safety-Risk Management

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Starting Pay Rate Range

$68,224.00 - $85,280.00

(Determined by the knowledge, skills, and experience of the applicant.)

Job Summary

The Safety and Risk Management Specialist supports and facilitates sustainment of the system wide patient safety program through facilitation and participation in patient safety activities. The Safety and Risk Management Specialist conducts daily operations of the patient and visitor event reporting system.

Monument Health offers competitive wages and benefits on qualifying positions. Some of those benefits can include:

*Supportive work culture

*Medical, Vision and Dental Coverage

*Retirement Plans, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Account

*Instant pay is available for qualifying positions

*Paid Time Off Accrual Bank

*Opportunities for growth and advancement

*Tuition assistance/reimbursement

*Excellent pay differentials on qualifying positions

*Flexible scheduling

Job Description

Essential Functions:

• Functions as a resource/consultant to leadership, medical staff, and caregivers regarding patient safety and risk prevention.
• Conducts patient safety rounds in collaboration with Manager of Quality, Safety, and Risk Management and operational department leadership.
• Informs appropriate leadership of major occurrences, issues, and events and coordinates risk mitigation activities.
• As assigned, investigates incidents, events, and accidents that are potentially compensable or that could result in a claim. Complete Root Cause Analysis (RCA), plans of correction, and monitoring of improvement.
• Reviews and completes appropriate and timely follow up of patient and visitor events.
• Leads the ongoing functionality development of the patient and visitor event reporting system.
• All other duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements

Required:
Bachelor’s degree in a clinical field or equivalent combination of related education and/or experience may be considered to satisfy this requirement (examples of related field would be Registered Nurse, Respiratory Therapist, Physical Therapist).
Certification - appropriate state licensure based on clinical field

Preferred:

Experience - 1+ years of Audit/Compliance Experience; 1+ years of Quality Assurance/Improvement Experience; 3+ years of Clinical Experience

Job Category

Quality Risk Management and Compliance

Job Family

Quality Review, Quality Risk Management and Compliance

Shift

Employee Type

Regular

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Monument Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.