Pediatric Associates was founded in Hollywood, FL in 1955. The same clinician-led, evidence-based, medical home passion is a unifying driver for those who join Pediatric Associates Family of Companies.  The Pediatric Associates Family of Companies is a growing team of Pediatricians and Pediatric Care Teammates who are excited to be part of the first nationwide Pediatric Primary Care Medical Home. We further our uniqueness by ensuring the clinician voice is leading our medical home innovations.   PRIMARY FUNCTION
The Regional Risk Manager (RRM) is responsible for supervising and managing the activities of the risk
management program in their assigned region. The Regional Risk Manager is responsible for the
coordination and education of risk controls, the reduction and prevention initiatives, department key
performance indicators and overall goals of the program to predict, prevent, mitigate, and minimize the
risk of injuries and adverse events to patients and employees.   ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
This list may not include all the duties that may be assigned.
1) Investigate, analyze, and mitigate the frequency and cause of events causing injury to patients
and employees.
2) Direct the coordination and maintenance of the event reporting system, including systematic
reviews of all incident reports filed at the practices, business offices and departments, to identify
trends or patterns and develop recommendations for appropriate corrective actions, prevention,
education, monitoring, and risk modifications.
3) Provide and directs preventive risk management assessment(s) of processes, procedures, and
programs, including in-service education, consultation, liaison activities, and urgent assistance to
employees, managers, and clinicians.
4) Maintain current knowledge of accreditation standards, and federal and state regulations.
5) Develop and maintain current policies applicable to their region to comply with safety and
accreditation standards, legislation, regional and industry standards.
6) Educate new hires and employees on the Risk Management Program along with applicable new
and/or changes s to policies.
7) Provide support to employees regarding legal notices, such as subpoenas and court orders.
8) Coordinate and provide direction on the development of Risk Management Program for
improvement of quality patient care and risk mitigating activities.
9) Work collaboratively with directors, legal counsel, department directors, clinicians and allied
health staff on risk management issues or concerns Represent Risk Management at departmental
meetings.
10) Provide a comprehensive risk management education and orientation program.
11) Conduct root cause analyses and apparent cause analyses in response to unexpected
occurrences, near miss events and identified trends. 12) Track and analyze data for trending and development of appropriate action plans and risk
modification strategies.
13) Establish internal controls and continuously assess the effectiveness of the Risk Management
policies.
14) Supports the Risk Management and Patient Safety Committee and maintaining minutes.
15) Performs other duties as assigned.   QUALIFICATIONS   EDUCATION:
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in nursing and/or healthcare related field required.   EXPERIENCE:
• Minimum 5 years of nursing experience, healthcare related experience or healthcare risk
management experience required.   LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:
• RN preferred, but not required.
• CPHRM preferred and/or required within 2 years of employment.   KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS
• Strong critical thinking skills & detail oriented
• Administrative assistant skills including, minute taking, efficient scheduling of meetings,
appointments, conferences.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Strong computer skills; Microsoft Power Point, Excel, and other software programs
• Knowledge of healthcare terminology and principles
• Able to work in a team.
• Self-directed, organized, and capable of handling multiple projects
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with great attention to detail
• ability to prioritize tasks.
• Advance level of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, Excel,
Vizio and other windows applications
• Flexibility and ability to effectively perform in a fast-paced environment, and responsive to
multiple requests with a strong sense of urgency.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively with all tenure levels and across
departments and business units.
• Highly dependable, professional integrity, good judgment, and respect for confidentiality   TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS
• May rotate working in the office and remote/telework.
• May involve high and frequent meetings, calls and email volume.
• Travel locally up to 30% in assigned region; may be required to travel nationally up to 10%.   OTHER PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Vision
• Sense of sound
• sense of touch   PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
• Prevents and mitigates future risk and injuries.   The Pediatric Associates Family of Companies an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.