Clinical Risk Specialist - Remote

Job Title:

Clinical Risk Specialist
- Remote

Location:

Springfield, Missouri Department:
Continuous Quality Improvement

Employment Type:

Full-time

Make a meaningful difference by helping strengthen patient safety and reduce organizational risk. As a Clinical Risk Specialist, you will have the opportunity to lead significant incident investigations, facilitate Root Cause Analyses, influence system-level improvements, collaborate with clinical and operational leaders, and promote organizational learning that helps prevent future harm. Join a compassionate, collaborative team committed to helping others through objective analysis, thoughtful problem-solving, clinical excellence, and continuous quality improvement.

In this remote role, you will lead investigations of patient safety events and other significant organizational incidents. You will establish investigation plans, interview involved individuals, analyze clinical documentation and supporting evidence, identify contributing factors, and recommend corrective actions. You will also facilitate Root Cause Analyses, Apparent Cause Analyses, and mortality reviews while partnering with operational leaders to implement and monitor sustainable improvements.

As a subject matter expert, you will collaborate with Clinical Excellence, Accreditation & Quality Governance, the Patient Safety Organization, Client Voice & Experience, and enterprise safety committees. This position offers…

Employee Assistance Program – 24/7 counseling services, legal assistance, & financial consultation for you and your household at no cost Mileage Reimbursement – Company paid for work functions requiring travel Employee Discounts – Hotels, Theme Parks & Attractions, College Tuition Workplace Culture
- An environment cultivating employee wellbeing, valuing each individual's humanity, and actively promoting a healthy, joyful workforce Additional Perks & Benefits
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• Lead objective investigations of patient safety events and other reportable or significant organizational incidents in accordance with established enterprise guidelines.
• Develop investigation plans and determine the appropriate scope, methodology, and approach based on event type and risk level.
• Facilitate Root Cause Analyses, Apparent Cause Analyses, and mortality reviews to identify system issues, contributing factors, and opportunities for organizational improvement.
• Interview team members and other involved individuals using professional, objective, and trauma-informed communication practices.
• Collect and analyze clinical documentation, incident information, and other supporting evidence.
• Develop corrective action recommendations and partner with operational leaders to implement and monitor action plans.
• Prioritize investigations according to organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Provide consultation to leaders and team members regarding incident reporting and investigation processes.
• Collaborate with the Patient Safety Organization by providing incident information that supports protected patient safety analysis.
• Support organizational responses to regulatory inquiries, surveys, and requests for incident-related information.
• Participate in enterprise safety committees and collaborate with Clinical Excellence, Accreditation & Quality Governance, Client Voice & Experience, and operational leadership.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and organized investigation documentation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Behavioral Health, Healthcare Administration, Social Work, Psychology, or a related healthcare field, or an equivalent combination of education and…