What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Safety and Risk Management Coordinator position at Citizens Memorial?
Citizens Memorial Hospital (CMH) is recruiting a Patient Safety and Risk Management Coordinator (RN) for the Quality Department! CMH is made up of 34 primary and specialty clinics, 6 Long-Term Care facilities and 1 residential care facility. Offering acute care, emergency services, ambulatory care, pharmacies, walk-in clinics, surgeries, addiction recovery, therapies and more, CMH has its community covered!
About the area: Bolivar is located in the Ozarks with a hometown feel and affordable housing options of rentals or apartments. Enjoy a movie, bowling night, round of golf or a college game with family or friends and grab a coffee or meal from an array of shops and restaurants! Springfield is only 40 minutes away with Battlefield Mall, Big Shots golf, Wonders of Wildlife, Urban Air, and many other family attractions and restaurants to visit. Only an hour away is Branson, which includes many shows to see, Silver Dollar City, and shopping!
About the department: Our Quality Department helps reduce hospital, clinic, and long-term care medical malpractice and general liability risk through objective patient care evaluation, safety reviews, and proactive harm-prevention strategies. To lead a facility-wide patient safety program that fosters a just culture, strengthens patient partnership, and advances organizational performance improvement.
A typical day includes : The Risk Manager & Patient Safety Leader is responsible for coordinating and implementing organization-wide risk management and patient safety activities across the Hospital, Physician Clinics, Long-Term Care Facilities, Home Care Services, Homemaker Plus, Health Transit Services, and Home Medical Equipment.
- Supporting the regulatory compliance coordinator to review and interpret regulatory standards (CMS, Joint Commission, state regulations) to ensure organizational compliance.
- Assisting and ensuring the development of a written patient-centric risk management plan for the organization.
- Designing, implementing, and maintaining an organization-wide event reporting system to identify, classify, and measure frequency and severity of events.
- Supporting the Patient Advocate to resolve complaints and grievances promptly.
Job Requirements:
- Education: Graduate of an accredited associate or Bachelor's program or greater than five (5) years experience in Risk Management activity
- Skills: Proficiency in identifying safety threats, clinical auditing, and conducting investigations into adverse events or "near misses", analytical skills, Technical Proficiency
- Experience: Five years Risk Management experience
- License:RN
- Physical: Manual dexterity, ability to work at a computer for extended periods
The position is: Full-time, days.
Benefits include:
- Competitive wages
- Annual merit increases
- No cost health insurance option for employee
- Full suite of insurance benefits available for employee and family
- Early access to pay with on-demand PayActiv Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid time off
- Increased Company Matched Retirement Plan
- Company paid long term disability plan
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For more information about this opportunity, please contact Cyndi Mcdaniel at 417-328-6793 or by email at Cynthia.mcdaniel@citizensmemorial.com.
Location: Citizens Memorial · Performance Improvement
Schedule: Full Time, Days