Associate Risk Manager

The Associate Risk Manager will provide support to the Director, Risk Management and others in the operation of MD Anderson's Risk Management program, with an emphasis on potential and actual claims for injury or medical negligence, medical record review, analysis and summary, and allegations of property damage or loss.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Nursing or higher, and five years of nursing experience.

Schedule is Monday - Friday with rotating On-Call schedule.

This role is a remote position within the State of Texas only. All remote positions are required to report to campus for business related needs as they arise.

KEY FUNCTIONS

Risk Management / Legal Professional

1) Reviewing incoming reports that assert claims against MD Anderson resources or against an MD Anderson employee, officer, or agent. This includes the review of highly complex claims, with a particular focus on medical malpractice claims, and the following actions :

• Providing leadership, direction, advice, and guidance to healthcare teams and hospital leadership on patient care risk management issues that affect the safety and quality of patient care.
• Conducting reviews of reported claims, incidents, and problems within at least 24 hours of receipt.
• Identifying key information for incorporation into a computerized claims database and identifying a priority rating for each case.
• Where necessary, promptly initiating, completing, or coordinating thorough investigations with the use of written correspondence, telephone communications, and electronic messages, and by traveling to all areas of the campus to inspect site, equipment, or other pertinent materials and then recording findings.

Legal Resource

1) Conducting detailed reviews of records, with a special focus on medical records, and also including billing records, project files, consultant reports, witness statements and other correspondence, and then identifying relevant risk issues and preparing comprehensive, detailed summaries of those items.

5) Preparing reports required by the Safe Medical Device Act for review by the Dir, Risk Management within required time frames.

Legal Support

1) Assists the Dir, Risk Management as needed by :

Other

Perform other duties as assigned and required.

EDUCATION

Required : Bachelor's degree.

Preferred : Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher.

EXPERIENCE

Required : Two years of experience in hospital or clinical environment.

Preferred : Five years of nursing experience.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.

Additional Information

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