Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:

Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Regulatory Analyst Duties:

• Assist Director of Risk Management and Regulatory in all aspects of Accreditation and Regulatory preparation, activities, and follow up to ensure survey readiness.

• Maintain and develop processes and systems to support Joint Commission Resource (JCR) portal and tracers. Develop and provide education for staff to facilitate knowledge and compliance with use

2. Risk Management Tool (RLDatix) Duties:

• Co-lead developer, implementer, and educator of RLDatix processes and systems to support Risk Management staff.

• Develop monthly RL NOTE report of issues/patterns/trends to be provided to Director of Risk Management and Regulatory.

• Work with interdisciplinary departments to educate on NOTES and user expectations.

• Analyze Medical Staff RL reports, provide to Director of Risk Management & Regulatory and others as directed, and assist with Medical Staff presentations, as needed.

• Complete detailed Lost Property Report on a quarterly basis, sending to Director of Risk Management and Regulatory and Vice President of Legal and Compliance for review. Participate in meeting with CEO to discuss report results, as needed.

3. Patient Experience Survey Tool (Press Ganey) Duties:

• Contributor of Press Ganey processes and systems to support Risk Management staff.

4. ​Risk Management Duties:

• Proactively evaluate areas of organizational risk based on internal assessment and external benchmarking and implement strategies that promote patient and staff safety.

• Promote the occurrence reporting process including trending and reporting of results, identification of problem-prone areas, and facilitation of prevention initiatives.

• Assist with direction of investigation of all potentially compensable events (preventable adverse events), including facilitation of acquisition of evidence related to the event.

• Assist with the review of serious occurrences requiring root-cause analysis or failure mode and effects analysis. Disseminate lessons learned and process improvement plans.

• Provide information on occurrences to director, administration, legal and third party insurer, as appropriate, to provide detailed reports on all serious incidents, claims, and risk-related issues.

• Assist with sentinel events and other serious occurrences and provide expert advice on the management and reporting of such events to administration, leadership, and staff.

• Partner with management to conduct immediate/appropriate response to any serious occurrence/complaint representing patient safety variance or injury to patient, visitor or employee.

• Keep up to date with new and revised state and federal regulations and statutes related to hospitals and patient care.

• Actively participate in and/or lead a variety of committees as assigned.

• Annually evaluate risk management and patient safety program for improvement opportunities.

• Assist with the appropriate disclosure of serious events to patients and/or families according to policy.

• Coordinate reimbursement claims for lost and/or damaged personal items as appropriate.

Schedule:

M-F 7:30am to 4pm

Job Description:

Job Requirements

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
• Graduate of an accredited school with a Bachelor degree (Master’s degree preferred) with focus on clinical, healthcare education, or applicable field preferred.
• Successful completion of annual mandatory education requirements required.

Experience

• Previous Risk Management or healthcare related experience preferred.  (5-7 years preferred)
• Previous education, customer service, or investigation related experience preferred.
• Experience with various computer software, such as Excel, Microsoft Word preferred.
• Experience with standard Microsoft Office or related products required and experience in database management is desired.  

License/Certifications

• Current valid Registered Nurse (RN) license, valid compact multistate license, or a temporary permit while awaiting licensure required.
• Certified Professional Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM) certification within first three years of employment required.
• American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) preferred.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• High-energy, organized, persistent, and creative individual with strong communications, interpersonal, and systems thinking skills.
• Ability to function effectively, independently, and efficiently in high volume- dynamic work environment.
• Must have effective written & verbal communication skills.
• Must type 50 WPM on a computer keyboard.
• Knowledge of mathematical calculations and medical terminology.
• Ability to work alone with minimal supervision and in a group setting.
• Ability to prioritize according to deadlines.
• Ability to perform numerous tasks at one time.

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force.

Physical Activity

• Not necessary for the position (0%):
  • Climbing
  • Crawling
  • Kneeling
• Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
  • Balancing
  • Carrying
  • Crouching
  • Distinguish colors
  • Grasping
  • Lifting
  • Pulling/Pushing
  • Standing
  • Stooping/bending
  • Twisting
  • Walking
• Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
  • Keyboarding/typing
  • Reaching
  • Repetitive Motions
  • Sitting
  • Speaking/talking
• Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
  • Hearing
  • Seeing/Visual

Job Hazards

• Not Related:
  • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
  • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
  • Explosives (pressurized gas)
  • Electrical Shock/Static
  • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
  • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
  • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
• Rare (1-33%): 
  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)

About Methodist:

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.