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West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. Director, Risk Management (Legal Services) (JR24-48141) in Morgantown, West Virginia

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This position will serve as the system-wide Director of Risk Management for WVUHS, its subsidiaries, and affiliated clinical practice plans, to include mitigation of professional liability claims, incidents, trends and related risks. This position will work closely with the WVUHS excess carriers to implement recommendations or requirements to satisfy risk control and underwriting needs, as well as those of System leadership and Legal department. The position will report to the Assistant Vice President, Corporate Insurance and Risk Management, and will assist with risk management functions of Augusta Insurance Company, LTD., self-insured programs, and commercial insurance across WVU Medicine.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1. Bachelor's degree in nursing or medical-related field EXPERIENCE: 1. Seven (7) years of experience in a healthcare setting. 2. Three (3) years of experience directly working for or with professional liability insurance carriers or captives. 3. Five (5) years of experience in claims and related legal proceedings.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1. Master's degree in nursing or medical-related field. 2. Registered Nurse License.

EXPERIENCE: 1. Five (5) years of experience directly working in Risk Management in a hospital or health system setting.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.

  1. Analyze claims and loss runs across WVUHS to identify and implement necessary risk control communication and programs across system hospitals and healthcare specialties.
  2. Identification, risk evaluation and coordination of corrective action implementation related to potential medical malpractice risk or claims issues.
  3. Designs and implements processes that identify risk exposure and classify, measure and manage insurable risks.
  4. Provide consultation and support to hospital risk managers.
  5. Chair the WVUHS Risk Management Affinity Group.
  6. Review medical malpractice claim during intake for correct captive and/or carrier reporting.
  7. Functions as primary liaison & contact for the WVUHS Patient Safety Organization(ECRI), managing access and reporting responsibilities for all hospitals and locations, currently provided by ECRI. 8. Function as the on-call Director of Risk Management for WVUHS System Medical Group. 9.... For full info follow application link.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP here. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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