Risk Specialist Associate - Minneapolis, United States - Allina Health

Description

Number of Job Openings Available:
1
Date Posted:
April 23, 2024
Department:
Risk Management
Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Shift Length:
8 hour shift
Hours Per Week:
40
Union Contract:
Non-Union
Weekend Rotation:
None
Job Summary:
Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system that cares for individuals, families and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. If you value putting patients first, consider a career at Allina Health. Our mission is to provide exceptional care as we prevent illness, restore health and provide comfort to all who entrust us with their care. This includes you and your loved ones. We are committed to providing whole person care, investing in your well-being, and enriching your career.
Key Position Details:

• Candidates must live within a commutable distance to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro area
• This is a remote position however occasional onsite requirements are required based on business needs.
• Homebase will be Allina Commons
• Flexible start times between 7a-830a
• Benefit Eligible

Job Description:

Primary role is responsible for independently maintaining the recall management system and functions as part of the Risk Management team reviewing safety events, daily management of the safety event reporting system and supporting policy related work.

Principle Responsibilities

• Maintain the daily functions of the recall management system and safety event reporting system.
  • Recall management: primary oversight of the recall management system. Independently review and analyze recall management data, compile reports, approve and add appropriate users, remove users no longer needing access, maintain facility lists, maintain integration of data from other sources within the organization. Escalate issues as needed to Risk Managers or other key leaders and partner with Risk Management team members to address recalls that require additional actions.
  • Safety Event Reporting system: independently review and analyze patient and visitor safety reports to apply the appropriate severity code. Review and analyze daily, weekly, and monthly reports to ensure data integrity, reviewing access requests and submit tickets to ensure appropriate leaders have necessary access, provide training for users, set up reports and dashboards, review requests for enhancements and use critical thinking skills to make recommendations for changes, support Risk, IS, and Safety/Quality leaders as needed with overall safety event reporting system. Provide support and guidance as new modules are added to application.
• Maintain policy related functions.
  • Risk Management owned policies: manage renewal process by working within the Allina intranet and the policy management system in collaboration with the Risk team members and subject matter experts. Review policy statuses, run reports, and ensure accurate and up to date policy content. Provide content recommendations as needed.
  • Risk Management as stakeholder policies: point-of-contact for policy owners, review for appropriateness of Risk Management being a stakeholder, collect feedback from Risk Management team, collate feedback and send back to policy owners.
  • Serve as a participant in the System Policy Council, provide guidance and assistance to leaders throughout the organization as needed regarding the policy approval process, serve as a resource for questions about policy templates, how to use the policy management system, and assist as needed to post the policy documents on the Allina Health intranet.
• Document Management and Data Management
  • Serve as the Risk Management Department's internal expert on the safety event report/grievance management system to pull data, present to risk and legal team for analysis, and assist in developing reports and dashboards for presentation to various system leadership teams.
  • Research, analyze, and recommend best practice information for risk team. Must be proficient with Microsoft Office tools.
  • Manage the Risk Management page on the Allina intranet. Organize and update the Risk related Teams groups in MS Teams. Take minutes for various meetings and send out invitations as needed.
  • Draft safety alerts and advisories per direction of Risk Managers.
• Support risk management projects needs
  • Develop timelines, flowcharts, presentations, and documents related to risk project work, maintain organization of projects as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Associate's or Vocational degree in Healthcare/Project Management/Business Administration
• 2 to 5 years experience in Healthcare administration or project management, familiarity with healthcare regulatory compliance

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Healthcare/Project Management/Business Administration

Licenses/Certifications

• Certification/License in healthcare preferred

Physical Demands
Sedentary:
Lifting weight Up to 10 lbs. occasionally, negligible weight frequently