Job Description

Are you ready to step into a role that not only challenges you but also rewards your expertise as a nurse? At Premier Health, we understand that the heart of any great professional endeavor is the opportunity to make a real difference – protecting and preserving the foundation of an organization that impacts the community's health and well-being. By joining us as a Risk Manager, you’ll have an opportunity that opens doors to becoming the organizational expert in operational and clinical risk management within a respected hospital system that spans 5 hospitals and over 30 locations. This crucial role enables you to protect Premier Health's assets and resources through proactive and responsive strategies. You'll become part of a tight-knit, collaborative team, celebrated for their dedication to excellence in an environment that values innovation and teamwork. Our employees love their jobs for many reasons including knowing they're part of something bigger, making a tangible difference in the lives of those we serve. If you've been seeking a role where your contributions are recognized and you can feel genuinely connected to your work and colleagues, this is where you belong.

110 N. MAIN Street Dayton, OH 45402

LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY: successful candidates should live within one hour driving distance from Dayton, Ohio. While we do offer a hybrid work arrangement, you will need to come to the office in-person often (a few days per week.)

Responsibilities:

• Preserve organizational assets and minimize risk through proactive management and strategic claims and litigation handling
• Partner with key departments to drive process improvements and preventive measures for loss prevention
• Engage actively in hospital committees aimed at enhancing quality and safety
• Provide expert advice on policy developments, event management, and analysis
• Lead in the management and resolution of claims, ensuring thorough investigations and effective communication
• Oversee the litigation process, ensuring the effective gathering of information and management of lawsuit files
• Proactive clinical and operations risk management
• Facilitating loss prevention and risk management education
• Collaboration with Quality Innovation for process improvement
• Serving on hospital committees for quality and safety
• Root cause and intense analyses participation
• Liaison between captive insurance company and defense counsel

• The Risk Manager assists Premier Health and its subsidiaries in preserving the assets of the organization and through (a) proactive clinical and operations risk management and (b) claims and litigation management.
• In the performance of proactive clinical and operations risk management, the Risk Manager is responsible for loss prevention, risk management education and activities within assigned entities. The incumbent interacts with all employees, including staff, managers, department heads, residents, physicians, administrators and system executives. The incumbent is responsible for collaborating with the Quality Innovation department to facilitate proactive loss prevention through process improvement based upon identified risks. The Manager serves on various hospital committees including but not limited to Quality Improvement, Sentinel Events, Environment of Care, Credentials, and Department Directors. The incumbent plays a key role in all root cause analyses and intense analyses performed. The Manager provides regular reports of trends regarding incidents and claims to the assigned entities.
• The Manager acts as an internal consultant to the organization on specific issues, policy development, disclosure of unanticipated patient outcomes, sentinel events, management of significant events and participate on teams performing root cause analyses and intense assessments.
• In the performance of claims management and litigation management, the Manager, Risk Management is responsible for the identification, prevention and management of claims. This involves, but is not limited to claim investigation, creating/maintaining current electronic and paper files, determining exposure of various parties and making recommendations for disposition of the claims and corresponding with claimants and defense counsel. In certain circumstances the position is responsible for communicating with and making referrals to outside insurance companies for employed individuals, such as physicians, that do not have professional liability insurance coverage by the wholly owned captive insurance company. The Manager is involved in identification of trends and reporting this information to leaders, executives and Quality Innovation. The manager participates in routine claims review meetings with the risk management and insurance leadership, in-house counsel and Premier Health executives.
• The Manager is responsible for litigation management which includes but is not limited to consultation with the Director for indemnity and expense reserve setting and adjustment, working with outside counsel to prepare staff for meetings, depositions, pre-trial hearings and trials. The Manager facilitates the discovery process by working with outside counsel to gather information in response to interrogatories and other discovery requests; is responsible for maintaining current files on each lawsuit and making recommendations regarding the resolution of the complaint (e.g., mediation, trial, etc.).
• The Manager acts as a liaison between the wholly-owned captive insurance company and defense counsel on all matters related to litigation.

Qualifications/ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Nursing, Business Administration, or Healthcare
• Active Ohio RN License
• Preferred certifications: CPHRM or ARM
• Minimum of 3-5 years in progressive management roles within healthcare, preferentially with leadership experience
• Strong competencies in communication, change management, and patient safety
• Proven ability to assess situations rapidly and offer actionable solutions
• Self-motivated with a notable capacity for independence

Benefits

• Generous retirement plan options
• Continual professional growth and development opportunities
• Wellness incentives
• Support for working parents
• Competitive salary package
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Generous vacation and time-off policies
• Professional development opportunities
• Supportive work-life balance initiatives

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