Director of Risk Management& Patient Safety& and Patient Family Liaisons

Job Description

Summary

The CHS Director of Risk Management, Patient Safety, and Patient Family Liaisons reports to the Chief Quality Officer, MUSC Health-Charleston.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC000649 CHS - Quality Management

Pay Rate Type

Salary

Pay Grade

Health-34

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Work Shift

Job Description

The Risk-Safety-PFL Director reports to the Chief Quality Officer, MUSC Health-Charleston. Under limited supervision, the Director directs and coordinates Risk-Safety-PFL activities for the clinical enterprise of MUSC Health-Charleston (including all team members of the Medical Centers and the Medical Staff). These activities include risk-safety identification, analysis / trending, loss prevention / risk reduction, culture of safety (Just Culture, Learning Culture, Reporting Culture), educational programs, and grievance resolution. This role provides basic and complex safety and risk management assessment of processes, procedures, and programs, including in-service education, consultation, liaison activities, and on-call emergency assistance to providers.

Additional

Job Description

Education :

A master’s degree in nursing (or related health care field) and five years’ work experience in risk-safety, with management experience.  Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of risk-safety management and grievance resolution.  Working knowledge of laws, rules, and regulations governing patient care and treatment, and related services and activities.  Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clinical professionals, public and private entities, fellow team members, and the general public, including ability to supervise subordinate personnel.  Demonstrates knowledge and skills required to provide care and / or service appropriate to the age and level of development of patients, with consideration of the needs of patients’ families.

Physical Requirements :

Continuous – 6-8 hours per shift; 2) Frequent – 2-6 hours per shift; 3) Infrequent – 0-2 hours per shift. Ability to perform job functions while standing. (Frequent)

Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (Frequent)

Ability to perform job functions while walking. (Frequent)

Ability to climb stairs. (Infrequent)

Ability to work indoors. (Continuous)

Ability to work outdoors in all weather and temperature extremes. (Infrequent)

Ability to work in confined / cramped spaces. (Infrequent)

Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (Infrequent)

Ability to bend at the waist. (Infrequent)

Ability to squat and perform job functions. (Infrequent)

Ability to perform 'pinching' operations. (Infrequent)

Ability to fully use both hands / arms. (Continuous)

Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands / wrists / elbows and shoulders. (Continuous)

Ability to fully use both legs. (Continuous)

Ability to reach in all directions. (Frequent)

Possess good finger dexterity. (Continuous)

Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs. unassisted. (Infrequent)

Ability to lift / lower objects 15 lbs. from / to floor from / to 36 inches unassisted. (Infrequent)

Ability to lift from 36 inches to overhead 15 lbs. (Infrequent)

Ability to maintain 20 / 40 vision, corrected, in one eye or with both eyes. (Continuous)

Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand. (Continuous)

Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (Continuous)

Ability to determine distance / relationship between objects; depth perception. (Continuous)

Good peripheral vision capabilities. (Continuous)

Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (Continuous)

Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (Continuous)

Ability to work in a latex safe environment. (Continuous)

Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations. (Frequent)

• Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (Continuous)
• Selected Positions)
• Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function. (Continuous)
• Selected Position)
• Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. (Continuous)

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and / or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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