Risk Manager

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine as a Risk Manager in the Risk and Patient Safety department. This position requires occasional travel to our system site locations around Chicagoland as needed.

The primary function of this position will be to work with clinicians and administrators within the Medical Center to conduct proactive risk assessments, to review and investigate occurrence reports, complete root cause analysis’, review adverse and sentinel events, and patient care complications and to identify patient safety issues, potential liability concerns, and system breakdowns. The Risk Manager will also complete formal grievances and participate in hospital surveys.

Essential Job Functions

• Conduct investigations through clinician interview, medical record assessment and environment of care analysis for assigned patient care events categorized as near miss, adverse or sentinel events
• Assist the Director of Risk Management & Patient Safety in conducting root cause analysis meetings
• Facilitate follow-up task force and committee meetings to address risk and safety issues identified
• Assist the Director of Risk Management & Patient Safety in conducting proactive risk assessments for identified sections and departments on an annual basis
• Link specific initiatives to reductions in claims frequency and severity trends with the goal of reducing malpractice related expenditures
• Conducts educational sessions for faculty and staff on risk and safety related topics
• Participates in hospital surveys 
• Provide support and consultation service to all staff on a rotating schedule for pager coverage 24/7
• Facilitate disclosure conversations with clinicians and patient/family members 
• Participates in hospital committees representing Departmental issues and risk and safety concerns
• Tracks and trends data and prepare risk/ patient safety reports and metrics for presentation at regularly scheduled meetings and for regular internal distribution
• Performs other duties assigned

Required Qualifications

• B.S. in a health related field, preferably nursing
• RN License
• Hospital experience of at least 3-5 years in a clinical role
• Excellent oral, writing, and interpersonal written communication skills
• Strong organizing and data management skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, monitoring, and evaluation tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters of nursing, administration, or business
• Risk Management work experience of at least 2-3 years

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full-Time  
• Shift: Days & on-call rotation    
• Job Location: Flexible (Hyde Park) 
• Unit/Department: Risk and Patient Safety 
• CBA Code: Non-Union