Responsibilities Join a dynamic organization driven by our passion for healthcare. UHS is seeking talented individuals who are eager to contribute their expertise and pursue rewarding careers. As a leader in acute care and behavioral health, UHS provides high-quality care to over 3 million patients annually, across our national network of facilities.The UHS Corporate Insurance Department is seeking a Division Director - Risk Management that will be a strategic leader with responsibility for analysis and oversight of clinical risk management and patient safety functions for UHS of Delaware, Inc a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. This includes participation in periodic facility surveys to evaluate overall functionality of facility risk programs and performance of facility risk management staff. Key Responsibilities include:
Ensures ongoing TERM program effectiveness within each UHS facility. Plans facility site visits including schedules, participants and reports as necessary. Identifies specific facility risk management needs, potential problem areas, and provide direction to Corporate risk staff for follow-up corrective action plans
Analyze facility risk management reports including AERs, Sarbanes Oxley and responses to disseminated Corporate initiatives. Provides guidance, oversight and direction for addressing and preventing incidents and potential claims, risk issues, trends and patterns. Monitors completion and submission of AER and related documents, and ensures all required AER information is accurate and provided in a timely manner
Oversee implementation of Patient Safety Council process and reporting, assists Corporate risk staff in coaching facilities in identifying specific risk issues and appropriate corrective actions, acts as a resource for the PSC and provides relevant risk-related reference materials and direction as needed
Research, design, develop, implement and monitor UHS Risk Management Best Practices, Safety Watch/Risk Alerts, resource policies, TERM compliance documents, etc. Ensures annual review and revision of the UHS TERM program
Qualifications
Master’s degree with a minimum of 8 years’ experience in health care organization with increasing responsibility in risk prevention and risk management with progressive achievement.
Possess critical thinking skills and independent analysis of identified problems, effectively problem solves utilizing appropriate resources for corrective actions
Comprehensive knowledge of risk identification and prevention techniques. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Ability to use independent judgment and to manage and impart confidential information
Effective administrative and management skills
Ability to manage and motivate facility based staff, using effective interpersonal verbal and written communication skills
This opportunity provides a rewarding career, challenging and rewarding work environment as well as growth and development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries, including competitive compensation, excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan, and 401k with company match.One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS operates through its subsidiaries acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points in 39 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit our website, www.uhs.com.EEO StatementAll UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.NoticeAt UHS and all subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates with matching skillset and experience with the best possible career at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail etc. If you feel suspicious of a job posting or job-related email, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449