Risk Safety Manager

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R1058371# At Virtua Health, we exist for one reason – to better serve you. That means being here for you in all the moments that matter, striving each day to connect you to the care you need. Whether that's wellness and prevention, experienced specialists, life-changing care, or something in-between – we are your partner in health devoted to building a healthier community.
If you live or work in South Jersey, exceptional care is all around. Our medical and surgical experts are among the best in the country. We assembled more than 14,000 colleagues, including over 2,850 skilled and compassionate doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners equipped with the latest technologies, treatments, and techniques to provide exceptional care close to home. A Magnet-recognized health system ranked by U.S. News and World Report, we've received multiple awards for quality, safety, and outstanding work environment.

In addition to five hospitals, seven emergency departments, seven urgent care centers, and more than 280 other , we're committed to the well-being of the community. That means bringing life-changing resources and health services directly into our communities through our , telehealth, home health, rehabilitation, mobile screenings, paramedic programs, and convenient online scheduling. We're also affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neurosciences, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for pediatrics.
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* Location:

** Voorhees - 100 Bowman Drive
** Remote Type:
** On-Site
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* Employment Type:

** Employee
* * Employment Classification:
** Regular
* * Time Type:
** Full time
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* Work Shift:

** 1st Shift (United States of America)
** Total Weekly

Hours:

** 40
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* Job Summary:

** The Risk Safety Manager role is critical for Virtua to become a transformative, highly reliable organization with an uncompromising focus on patient safety and outcomes. This position will be focused on the system and local level and can also be assigned to lead system-wide quality initiatives that impact multiple hospitals, service lines and all areas.

This Risk Safety Manager is responsible for effectively reporting, investigating, and analyzing patient safety incidents, medical errors and potential risks in the facility. The primary role is to foster a culture of continuous improvement and coordinate the systematic implementation of effective practices designed to reduce errors and improve patient outcomes and support the activities and projects approved by the Patient Safety Committee.

The role provides consultations with appropriate groups, including management and staff, to educate on the system-based causes for error, and communicates evidence regarding patient safety strategies to others within the organization. The role includes planning and facilitating the organization's patient safety root cause analysis (RCA) program as well as tracking and trending of root causes.

The Risk Safety Manager will be responsible for performing safety investigations, risk management documentation, escalation procedures and execution of processes for safety assessments. This position will report to the AVP of Quality Management. The position will work collaboratively with key team members, Clinical Quality/Safety, Medical Affairs, and Regulatory Affairs departments in facilitating safety evaluations and decisions.
** Position Responsibilities
** Participates in the investigation and analysis of adverse events, including Serious Safety Events, Precursor Safety Events and near misses. Tracks, monitors, and reports follow-up on RCA recommendations and compliance. Report these findings to appropriate committees.

Support improved outcomes by emphasizing both appropriate behaviors and robust systems that include concise accountability measures and follow-up.

Identify and submit peer review requests

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