Risk Management Director - Healthcare jobs in Savannah, GA

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Manager Risk Management with Memorial Health University Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

Memorial Health University Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Memorial Health University Medical Center family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Manager Risk Management to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Risk Manager will coordinate the risk management & patient safety program, including participation in clinical risk management, claims management, patient and visitor safety program administration and education for this facility. This position contributes toward those systems necessary for identification, evaluation, monitoring, reduction and/or elimination of professional and general liability risk exposures. She/he will provide counseling and education to facility leadership, clinical and non clinical personnel, and medical staff members related to risk exposures including risk prevention and patient safety initiatives. The Risk Manager will also participate in the management and support of professional liability litigation at the direction and under the guidance of HCI.

The Risk Manager is responsible for the facility’s risk management activities, which include, but may not be limited to, a general knowledge of facility insurance programs and risk financing, managing claims against the facility, interfacing with defense legal counsel, administering the risk management program on a day-to-day, managing and analyzing risk management data, conducting risk management educational programs, guest service management and oversight, as well as complying with risk management related standards by The Joint Commission, all with the objective of maintaining patient safety, enhancing quality care, and minimizing loss to protect the assets of the facility. Responsible for compliance with the Risk Management statutes and rules of the state of Georgia.

What qualifications you will need:

• 3 years of hospital risk management or patient safety experience required
• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree in Risk Management field preferred
• Risk Management or Patient Safety Certification (CPHRM, CPPS) preferred
• CPHRM certification preferred, if not at the time of hire, to be obtained within 24 hours

Memorial Health University Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1955, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 600 bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities that serves 35 counties across southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. Located in Savannah, Georgia, we are a regional referral center for heart care, cancer care, trauma care, children's care, high-risk pregnancies and high-risk newborn care. Our hospital includes the region's only Level I trauma center and children's hospital, as well as the Savannah campus of Mercer University School of Medicine.

At Memorial Health, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Manager Risk Management opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.