Risk Analyst jobs in Bellingham, WA

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Job Summary
The Risk and Compliance Auditor/Analyst is responsible for coordinating activities involved in maintaining regulatory compliance and adherence to organizational standards and best practices benchmarks. Position will assure compliance with policies, procedures and processes within organizational policies as well as state, federal and other regulatory body requirements. Position identifies and categorizes areas of risk utilizing regulatory guidance and benchmark tools and assist in developing action plans for improvement. Position also performs duties supporting organizations insurance program, to include auditing, preparing and managing various elements.

Essential Functions
Provide high quality customer service using professionalism, confidentiality and good judgment. Conducts monthly and periodic audits of policies, procedures and processes to ensure compliance with federal, state and other regulations. Periodically monitors activities of audited area(s), via follow-up to ensure continued compliance with applicable internal policies and procedures and external regulations, including monthly, quarterly and annual account and active reviews where applicable. Assist in internal reviews or investigations when procedure or policy compliance require validation. Provide training on compliance and risk topics as needed. Participate in risk and compliance reviews, projects and training efforts. Tracks and communicates status on execution of action plans generated by risk, compliance and patient safety activities. Provides status outlines on activities of specific projects and all projects in total. Interprets regulations. Creates and maintains monthly reports, gathering data from a myriad of sources. Maintains risk and compliance dashboards. This position will encourage timely, accurate and complete communication by and between all stakeholders. Provided input to the Director of Risk Management/Compliance on any identified issues, deficiencies, individual staff performance through the review of completed work assignments, work techniques and adherence to Service Standards and Universal Attributes. Coordinates annual insurance applications, auditing certificates to requirements. Maintains master statement of values. Reports and coordinates monitoring and responding to insurance for property loss, employment practice, auto, pollution and general liability claims. Assists Risk Management Department in maintaining a service based organization in support and promotion of the Service Standards. Complies with all SRH policies and procedures. Performs other duties as assigned by Director.

Education
Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred. Experience and other training/certification may be substituted for education.

Experience/Training
Expert level ability using Microsoft Office. Expert level reporting data contextually in various formats to include: dashboards, balanced scorecards, fishbone diagrams, and other formats adopted by the organization. Report writing experience required. Experience in managing a database preferred. Experience participating or documenting Root Cause Analysis activities and investigations.

License/Certifications
None required, but considered a plus.

Other Skills
Exceptional ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of process and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, physicians, staff, patients and the general public. Expert Excel and PowerPoint skills required.

Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; when working in office. Repetitive tasks such as typing, sitting, and interacting with computers and computer systems most of the day is a function of the position. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus. This position requires working in an indoor, environmentally controlled environment when in the office.Skagit Regional Health offers a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, 457b/401a (retirement), long term disability, and paid time off to all employees holding an FTE of 20 or more hours per week. Eligible employees also receive sick time pay.