Required skills & experience:

 1. Clinical background to provide for appropriate investigation of clinical events

 2. Bachelor's Degree required; RN preferred; MS or JD preferred

 3. 1-5 years in a hospital risk management with a focus on patient safety, risk management or quality improvement. 

 4. Experience and/or demonstrated understanding of root cause analysis, FMEA analysis, improvement methodology, concepts, education and implementation. 

 5. Working knowledge of LEAN, TJC, DPH & CMS regulations.

 6. Training in patient safety or risk management and quality performance required

 7. Certification Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM) preferred; membership and active participation in professional organization(s) preferred.

 8. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office required. Knowledge of rlSolutions, MCN Policy Manager, and Meditech preferred.

 

 What you need to know

 - This is a full-time role based on-site in Brighton, MA

 - Relocation bonus and sign-on bonus is offered!

 

 Position Function: 

 •    Assists the Director of Quality and Safety with the development and implementation of the Hospital-wide Quality and Safety Plan consistent with board approved plans and regulatory and standard setting agencies

 •    Assists departments with the integration of quality and risk management activities

 •    Reviews departmental quality indicators for compliance, appropriateness and rationale

 •    Reviews and analyzes incident reports, rates by severity and conducts all follow-up as identified from review. Completes trending analysis to identify top priority areas for improvement

 •    Conducts root cause analysis in the event of a sentinel or near miss event. Coordinates review of medical information, debriefs all individuals as identified, performs cause and effect analysis and coordinates expert panel review, root solution and follow-up for all incidents identified

 •    Conducts FMEA analysis when high volume, high risk opportunities as discovered through incident report analysis. Organizes team, creates process maps, creates failure modes analysis, identifies prevention and/or corrective action strategies and implants as identified