Regional Risk Director/Patient Safety Officer
Posted on: 6 Dec 2022
New Albany, IN
Job Description
Job Description:
Director of Risk Management/Patient Safety for the Baptist Health Medical Group in Hardin, Ky. and one other market located in the Baptist Health service areas (Kentucky or Southern Indiana). While position will be primarily remote, the job will require travel to the provider offices located in assigned markets. Successful candidate will reside in Baptist Health Service Area near markets assigned.
The Regional Director of Patient Safety and Risk Management for BHMG will establish and maintain effective organization in all aspects of the Patient Safety and Risk Management Program for the Baptist Health Medical Group.
Specific activities include managing the Patient Safety Evaluation System for the medical group, staff education, management of small claims, and the investigation of safety events as defined in BHS Legal/Risk Management policies, maintaining appropriate records as needed to document investigation and claims and the ongoing risk management files.
The Regional Director of Patient Safety and Risk Management for BHMG will work with Clinical Providers and Leadership to improve processes and reduce frequency and severity of undesirable events or trends.
Provides support to employees as needed during depositions and interviews with outside counsel.
The Regional Director for BHMG will maintain oversight of the safety event-reporting program.
The Regional Director for BHMG will notify the System Assistant Vice President of Risk Management Services for BHMG, the Vice President for Risk Management and Insurance Services and senior management as quickly as possible of serious incidents as they occur.
The Regional Director for BHMG will work with Defense Counsel and BHS litigation counsel as directed and as requested to obtain additional information, provide records, set up appointments, etc.
The Regional Director for BHMG attends and provides input during the BHS malpractice reviews for BHMG.
Qualifications
Education: 5 years of experience in healthcare risk management required; Bachelor’s Degree relevant to the scope of the role required. Excellent oral/written communication skills are essential.
Certification as a Professional in Healthcare Risk Management preferred.
Baptist Health
Louisville, KY
Founded in 1924, Baptist Health has been bringing advanced medical technology, modern facilities, and many of the region's most prominent physicians and medical professionals to the communities of our commonwealth for nearly a century.
Headquartered in Louisville, the Baptist Health family of hospitals, care centers, physician offices and health facilities has experienced tremendous growth in recent years. Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany, Ind. (formerly known as Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services), is the newest member, joined on Oct. 1, 2016. In 2012, we welcomed Baptist Health Richmond (formerly Pattie A. Clay Regional Medical Center) and Baptist Health Madisonville (formerly Trover Health System) to the fold. Our other hospitals include Baptist Health Paducah, Baptist Health Louisville, Baptist Health La Grange, Baptist Health Lexington and Baptist Health Corbin. We also manage Hardin Memorial Health in Elizabethtown. Counting all nine hospitals, we have more than 2,700 licensed beds.
Baptist Health has more than 300 points of care include outpatient facilities which offer Urgent Care, Express Care, occupational medicine, physical therapy and diagnostics. Home care is also available in 39 Kentucky counties, six counties in Illinois and six counties in Southern Indiana. Our physician network of more than 3,000 employed and affiliated physicians continues to grow as we endeavor to improve access to healthcare and enhance the health of Kentucky as a whole.
Strength in research
Our clinicians are engaged in more than 200 clinical studies throughout our network of hospitals, working to advance treatments in oncology, cardiology, orthopedics, neuroscience, epidemiology, diabetes and other areas.
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IndustryHealthcare
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No. of Employees3,000+
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