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SalaryThe Patient Safety & Risk Manager is responsible for developing, building, and leading an organization-wide world-class Patient Safety program placing the entity at the forefront of Patient Safety. Overseeing the Patient Safety plan, including, but not limited to, coordinating the monitoring of compliance to standards supporting the National Patient Safety Goals, Sentinel Events, Culture of Safety, FMEA and Patient Safety related projects. Supervises Coordinator Risk Management and responsible for coordinating all aspects of the risk management program including the identification, evaluation, and treatment of risk in the organization. The Patient Safety & Risk Manager develops and manages a systematic process to identify, assess, and treat actual and potential exposures to loss. Investigates and analyzes actual and potential risks in the institution and facilitating clinical improvement initiatives and guiding the development, ongoing review and implementation of evidence-based improvement initiatives. Coordinates the facility's legal activities, which includes management of claims against the facility, interfacing with liability insurance carrier and defense legal counsel.
Department: Patient Safety & Risk Management
Location: Englewood, NJ
Status: 8:00am-4:00pm
Shift: Days
Job Essentials: The ideal candidate will meet the following requirements and competencies.
- Current New Jersey Pharmacist or Professional Nurse License, Bachelor of Science in nursing required, Master’s Degree preferred.
- Previous proven experience and expertise in risk management position commensurate with the demands of the position (3 - 5 years).
- Certification in a specialty required.
- Working knowledge of Patient Safety, Performance Improvement (PDSA, rapid Cycle Change, RCA, and FMEA), Joint Commission Standards, NJDOH Regulations, Legal Affairs and Risk Management.
Englewood Health is one of New Jersey’s leading hospitals and healthcare networks. Composed of Englewood Hospital, the Englewood Health Physician Network, and the Englewood Health Foundation, the health system delivers nationally recognized care in a community setting to residents of northern New Jersey, New York, and beyond. The hospital, founded in 1890, consistently earns high marks for clinical excellence and Patient Safety. Englewood Hospital holds the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade ‘A’ and is nationally recognized for nursing excellence, earning a fifth consecutive designation by the Magnet Recognition Program® in 2021. Areas of clinical excellence include cardiac surgery and cardiac care, cancer care, orthopedic surgery, spine surgery, vascular surgery, and women’s health, as well as bloodless medicine and surgery. Englewood Health is an affiliate of Hackensack Meridian Health. The hospital offers an internal medicine residency program affiliated with Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, as well as a vascular surgery fellowship, pharmacy residency program, podiatry residency program, and a radiography training program. Englewood also serves as a training site for surgery, pathology, emergency medicine, anesthesiology, critical care medicine, and other medical and surgical subspecialties. Englewood Health is continually expanding services and enhancing access through the Englewood Health Physician Network, a coordinated network of more than 500 office-based and hospital-based providers at more than 100 locations in six counties in New Jersey and New York.
