Kootenai Health, located in Coeur d’Alene, ID, is Patient Safety Risk Manager!

Are you passionate about developing and implementing strategies to reduce risk and enhance patient safety?  Do you love working with interdisciplinary teams to ensure details are acknowledged and safety is a top priority? If so, we have the perfect position for you! Kootenai Health is seeking a Patient Safety Risk Manager to not only manage claims but also identify trends and activity to support a successful, protected environment for patients.

In your role as the Patient Safety Risk Manager, you will be responsible for the daily operations of risk management including coordination of all claims. You will identify and analyze loss exposures, perform risk assessments, and implement risk mitigation plans.  You will exercise your keen analytical skills to develop, run, review and present risk management reports to designated committees and work teams and will maintain accurate and detailed records and claims filed. You will assist in response to requests for interrogatories related to claims and litigation. You will coordinate employed physician risk management education and orientation and are responsible for conducting and completing follow-up for the Root Cause Analysis processes. While you are given the professional autonomy to execute your job, you will have a strong network of professionals to partner with from Patient Advocacy to Quality. In your role as the Patient Safety Risk Manager at Kootenai Health, you will have the opportunity to take pride in being a part of a healthy, growing, and high functioning organization as you work to enrich the lives of those around you.

Some of the core focuses of this role include:

• Risk identification and mitigation
• Claims management
• Event reporting management and analysis
• Promoting a culture of patient safety

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of 4 years' healthcare experience. Risk Manager experience preferred.
• Knowledge of ID Notice of Tort regulations required.
• Experience with litigations is preferred.
• Root Cause Analysis experience is preferred.

Kootenai Health will ensure your success by providing you a robust orientation program, access to Organizational Development, and co-workers who are knowledgeable and invested in your success.

Kootenai Health has a lot to offer you, including:

• A specialized, cutting-edge, and dedicated Quality and Risk Team.
• Expanding department with room for future career development and continuous learning opportunities.
• Magnet^TM  - Kootenai Health (KH) has maintained Magnet^TM status since 2006. This designation is nursing's top honor, accepted internationally as the gold standard in nursing excellence! 
• Kootenai Health has achieved multiple designations including a Level II State TSE designation and is also verified by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.  In addition, has achieved DNV Center of Excellence for Hip & Joint Care.  KH is also Baby Friendly and has a Level III NICU.  Kootenai Clinic is has achieved recognition as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), Center of Excellence for Oncology and Breast Care from the American College of Surgeons as well as several others.
• Kootenai Clinic has a premier Family Practice Residency Clinic in collaboration with the University of Washington.
• Mayo Clinic Care Network- Kootenai Health is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network (MCCN). As part of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Kootenai Health staff have access to Mayo Clinic’s knowledge and expertise.
• Gallup Great Workplace Award - This award recognizes companies for their extraordinary ability to build an engaged workplace culture.

Kootenai Health has a solid reputation in the Pacific Northwest and has a rich history that spans nearly 60 years of innovation, achievements, and benchmarks in healthcare. The organization provides a comprehensive range of medical services, our main campus is located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and includes a 330-bed community-owned hospital. Kootenai Health is accredited by DNV and holds Magnet Designation for nursing excellence. We have been recognized among large employers as the No. 1 Best Place to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare magazine, and are regularly recognized by Cleverly and Associates for providing value to our community.  We offer an excellent tuition reimbursement program, wellness program, and on-going educational classes to all of our employees. If you want to love where you work and live, check out Kootenai Health.  As your next employer, we are excited to offer you:

• 100% employer-paid health insurance premiums
• Access to tuition reimbursement
• Relocation assistance
• 457 investment plan through Fidelity with a match of 3-6% based on years of service and a defined contribution account which puts 2% of annual income into a retirement account
• Employee child daycare - within walking distance
• On-site learning through the Organizational Development department and teaching modules
• Competitive salaries
• Robust and incentive-driven Wellness Plans
• Full-spectrum employee reward, recognition, and retention programs, including outstanding employee development, training, and educational opportunities
• And much more!

If you have questions, please contact Kelly Wolfinger at kwolfinger@kh.org

We look forward to getting to know you better!