DIRECTOR - RISK MANAGEMENT & COMPLIANCE

Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health, a subsidiary of UHS, is a 182-bed treatment facility, conveniently located in beautiful Oakland Park, FL that specializes in the successful treatment of substance abuse and mental health issues for youth, adults and seniors. Our progressive team members in the fields of psychiatry, medicine, nursing, social services, education and activity therapy are all committed to provide compassionate, comprehensive care that uniquely fits the intensity and severity of each patient’s needs. This commitment extends to the family and community of our patients as a whole.

We offer a continuum of mental health and addiction services through an integrated system of inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient and ECT programs. Our overall goal is to provide the highest quality treatment possible for drug abuse and mental health issues in order to help our patients achieve good health and long-term sobriety. Fort Lauderdale BH is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

For more information, please visit our website at https://ftlauderdalebehavioral.com.

We are pleased to announce the following available position:

             DIRECTOR of RISK MANAGEMENT 

The Director - Risk Management responsibility is to protect the hospital's assets from loss. This is done through various loss control efforts, which includes advising administration of potential sources of loss and making recommendations to minimize and/or eliminate exposure. The structure and function for managing risks is identified through the Risk Management Plan and Patient Safety Program. The Director-Risk Mgmt. activities may include monitoring, analysis, reporting, conducting investigations, educating, facilitating regulatory and accreditation activities, and facilitating performance improvement task forces, teams and/or committees. The individual in this leadership role directors others within the organization in safety and risk mitigation related to medical/health care errors and/or unintended adverse patient outcomes.

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

Education/Training:

• Master’s degree, or BSN degree from an accredited school of nursing.
• Licensed professional a plus

Experience:   

• Three (3) years clinical experience in a psychiatric in-patient facility with knowledge of high- risk areas. Three years management experience preferred.

License/Certification:

• Risk Management Certificate
• CPR/BLS/CPI 

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of hospital operations, risk identification, assessment and reduction and claims management
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

Physical Requirements:

• Work is sedentary, sitting most of the day, some standing.
• Must be able to lift 10 to 20 pounds
• Periodically walk the campus

 Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of JCAHO, HCFA, OSHA, Patient Rights, State legislation and Risk Management Standards
• Direct the Health Information management Service Department within all standards established by the regulatory and licensing agencies regarding patient record standards.
• Ensure Confidentiality
• Maintain knowledge of ICD-9-cm, CPT coding
• Understanding of Risk Patterns and prevention
• Effective Department staffing and leadership experience.
• Sensitive and aware of diverse cultures and their practices.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice

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