Director, Enterprise Risk Management

The primary responsibility of the Risk Manager is to protect Summit Healthcare Association’s (“SHA”) interests and contribute to the quality of patient care by contributing to the minimization/mitigation of risk across the Association’s system.  This position is responsible for SHA’s risk management activities for both the hospital-based services (inpatient and outpatient) and practice-based services (multi-specialty physician practices).

 Required knowledge and experience includes health care risk management, claims management, risk financing, investigational and incident analytical skills, patient safety, and specific health care legal issues.

Functions include, but may not be limited to, coordinating insurance coverage and risk financing, managing claims against the facility, interfacing with defense legal counsel, administering the risk management program on a day-to-day basis, managing and analyzing risk management data conducting risk management educational programs, complying with risk management related standards by CMS and the health care industry, all with the objective of maintaining patient safety, enhancing quality care, and minimizing loss to protect the assets of SHA. This position is responsible for reviewing and formulating policy or organizational changes and making recommendations for final approval by senior management.  This individual also assists the SHA with evaluation of and/or development of contracts, and work with defense counsel in management of claims, and assist internal staff in appropriate response to complaints.

 The Director of Risk Management serves on the Enterprise Compliance and Risk Management Committee, the SHA Institutional Review Board, and makes periodic presentations to the Board of Trustees, the Medical Executive Committee, and other groups as requested or needed.

This position reports to the Summit Healthcare Association Chief Compliance, Privacy and Risk Management Officer.