This position serves as the Risk Management Consultant at the Phoenix Service Unit covering inpatient, ambulatory care, and emergency areas. Incumbent provides advisory services to the Director of Regulatory Compliance and Accreditation Department, Chief, Quality Management Officer, the Service Unit Management Staff, Executive Management Staff and Governing Body. Position is located in Phoenix, AZ.

Duties

Participates in the development of innovative, evidence-based approaches to the establishment enhancement, modification, and/or improvement of care with a focus on minimizing the risk of harm to patients, liability exposure of our healthcare providers, and financial loss to the agency. Demonstrates knowledge of current concepts and principles of performance improvement, the Medical Center's improvement methodology and framework, and external review standards. Responsible for hospital-wide Healthcare Risk Management Program and risk reduction activities, which includes managing Administrative Tort Claims, interfacing with legal counsel, administering the program on a day-to-day basis, managing and analyzing risk assessment data utilizing electronic health records to review patient medical treatment and plan of care. Conducting risk management educational programs, and complying with health care error reduction related standards by the Joint Commission, all with the objective of reducing the risk of adverse patient events. Serves as a consultant providing clinical advisory tasks related to such functions as developing and assessing clinical health outcomes quality measures; evaluating clinical case reviews for adequacy of care, compliance with clinical and regulatory guidelines.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Education: A graduate or higher level degree, bachelor's degree, associate degree, or diploma from an accredited professional nursing educational program is required. This education must have been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. OR Degree from Foreign Nursing School: Official certification from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools is required for individuals who graduated from foreign nursing schools. Licensure: Applicants must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination. In addition, they must possess a current, active, full, and unrestricted license or registration as a professional nurse from a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. In addition, to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications for GS-11 stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GS-12 Level: At least one (1) full year of professional nursing specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-11 grade level) such as: Working closely with chiefs and others in planning, designing, integrating, implementing, modifying and administering a Heathcare Risk Management Program, including Administrative Tort Claims, interacting with legal counsel, healthcare error reduction, and facility-wide incident reporting and tracking medical error reporting systems. Monitors Risk Management Program compliance with the Joint Commission Standards, CMS and other regulatory agency requirements. Develops strategies to disseminate "lessons learned" to appropriate staff throughout the organization. Facilitates, coordinates, directs and leads multidisciplinary teams and groups addressing the investigation of healthcare issues, standard of care reviews, sentinel events and development of corrective action plans. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer.

Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accreditation.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Phoenix Service Unit 1616 E Indian School Rd Suite 360 Phoenix, AZ 85016 US
• Name: Chelsea Banteah
• Email: [email protected]