Director, Healthcare Risk Management

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Overview:

Responsible for overseeing the identification, assessment, mitigation, and monitoring of risks that could potentially affect the organization. This role involves leading risk management activities to ensure that risks across all areas of Sentara are properly managed. Works closely with senior leadership to develop risk management strategies and provide insights into risk mitigation activities to safeguard the company's assets, reputation, and operations.

Education/Experience

• Bachelors Degree (Required)

• 5 year's experience required in a healthcare clinical setting (Quality Improvement, Patient Care, Healthcare Leadership, Claims management, or Patient Safety)

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, communicate, evaluate and implement Sentara's Clinical Risk Management program

• Respond, investigate, report, and follow-up on concerns related to clinical care and services provided across Sentara to improve quality of care and reduce potential and actual professional liability claims through early resolution

• Assist with ongoing compliance with other standards and guidelines of healthcare regulatory agencies

• Lead efforts in identifying and evaluating various types of risks, including financial, operational, compliance and reputational

• Lead the response to risk-related incidents

• Monitor and report on risk management activities

• Lead and mentor risk management professionals

• Act as primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders regarding risk-related matters

Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center, a Certified Primary Stroke Center, has 145 licensed beds and features the latest healthcare technologies, serving the region with the life-saving capabilities of an ultra-modern medical center.

The hospital offers a full range of medical care from emergency heart catheterization to all-inclusive obstetrics care where patients can stay in one room. The hospital also provides advanced imaging and “smart” operating rooms. Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center has also achieved Magnet® recognition, the nation's highest honor for excellence in nursing. We improve health every day, come be a part of the community.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.