Patient Safety & Risk Manager RN

Join Community

Community Health Network was created by our neighbors, for our neighbors. Over 60 years later, community is still the heart of our organization.

It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible, backed by state-of-the-art technology. It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and benefits initiatives.

It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients.

And above all, it means exceptional care, simply delivered and we couldn’t do it without you.

Make a Difference

The Patient Safety & Risk Mgr. RN functions as a representative of the Quality Resource Risk Management Team by identifying, monitoring, evaluating, educating, and making recommendations for improving processes affecting the prevention and reduction of risks to patients, staff, and visitors.

Incumbents' work is done in the hospital setting and on the nursing units. Their work product directly impacts patient care outcomes.

Serves as a lead analyst / facilitator (s) for root cause analysis and Failure Mode Effect and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) teams for the network.

Participates in and facilitates the day-to-day and overall operations of the Network initiatives such as the Medical Staff Quality

Improvement program and peer review activities. Incumbents collaborates and participates in other quality assurance and improvement processes as required, including but not limited to identification and referral of case management and infection control issues, and serves as a change agent and resource to the network.

Exceptional Skills and Qualifications

Ability to function independently and as a member of a cohesive team; clear and effective communication skills; understanding of process improvement principles.

• Graduate of an ACEN or CCNE accredited school of nursing
• Associates Degree in Nursing required, Bachelors of Science Degree in Nursing preferred
• One of the following certifications is required : Patient Safety Officer Certification, Certified Professional Healthcare in Quality (CPHQ), or Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM)
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) with a valid license to practice in the state of Indiana as listed in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
• Minimum of 3 years of clinical and / or healthcare related experience required
• Healthcare risk management experience preferred
• Ability to adapt to a variety of situations, change, and new learnings
• Ability to effect change, improve processes, and independently resolve problems
• Ability to perform as a Quality Resource Risk Management representative to Medical Staff Committees, as well as, interdisciplinary committees
• Ability to use patient care skills to provide an exceptional experience
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

Why Community?

At Community Health Network, we build teams that deliver exceptional care through empathy, communication and collaboration.

We consider ALL an integral part of the exceptional patient experience. We PRIIDE ourselves on not having employees but Caregivers.

Join our Community as we make a difference in your community.

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