Risk Manager - AdventHealth Central Texas

Location Address: 2201 S Clear Creek Rd., Killeen, TX  76549

Top Reasons to Work At AdventHealth Central Texas, Killeen, TX

• Our care for patients extend to the spiritual level by praying with patients and families and providing on call, 24 hours, 7 days a week Chaplains for spiritual support.
• Award winning facility with opportunities to grow both professionally and personally working with great individuals, part of a bigger team that continues to build a world-class culture where you become family.
• Extraordinary benefits to include tuition reimbursement and on-campus classes.
• Cost of living is 20 percent lower than the national average
• Largest school district in the area, with more than 50 elementary, middle, high school, and specialized campuses to choose from
• Surrounded close to Ft. Hood, Copperas Cove, to Belton and Lampasas with plenty of restaurants, shopping and other family fun events.
• Miles of scenic trails and parks available for recreational activity

Work Hours/Shift:

Full Time / Days

You Will Be Responsible For:

• Responsible for patient safety programs.
• Assists in review, documentation, and maintenance of incident reports involving real or potential safety issues that may cause injury to patients, visitors and hospital personnel.
• Active component owner of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Quality Related Events for the AdventHealth Central Texas and AdventHealth Rollins Brook.
• Ensures all Patient Safety Work Product (PSWP) related to Risk Management Patient Safety Evaluation System (PSES) components is identified with approved PSES tag line.
• Submits Quality Related Events and RCA’s to the AHS Patient Safety Organization (PSO).
• Serves as the PSO liaison relief as necessary.
• Serves on the AdventHealth Central Texas and Rollins Brook PSES Advisory Committee.
• Ensures timely, efficient tracking and acquiring of data for process improvement; makes recommendations regarding trends to committees and departments for improvement actions.
• Participates in performance improvement activities and quality control throughout the organization.
• Uses the hospital Performance Improvement model to identify and resolve various issues and improve outcomes both interdepartmentally and intradepartmental.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s prepared in Nursing.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience in healthcare, quality/accreditation work. 
• Currently licensed to practice as an RN in the state of Texas, or by appropriate licensing organization if required for profession other than nursing.
• Risk Management, patient safety training and/or experience.
• Working clinical knowledge of hospital topics as related to accreditation, regulatory compliance, etc.

Job Summary:

Responsible for the risk management program of the organization. Responsible for the development of the overall risk management program to reduce or prevent loss by promoting a safe, healthy environment for patient, visitors and employees.  Facilitates work for patient safety, root cause analysis, risk management and overall departmental priorities of quality and safety for patients, staff, and visitors.