Region Manager Risk Management-Loss Prevention

at  Dignity Health

Overview
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Responsibilities
Must be located in the Sacramento, CA area at the Rancho Cordova, CA office and will travel within the region.
The Region Manager of Risk Management and Loss Prevention (RM&LP) is responsible for assisting with the successful completion of standardized risk management and loss prevention activities within a designated Region in collaboration with Regional leadership and market/local risk management professionals. Within an established framework, the manager assists the Region Director of RM&LP with developing, implementing and assessing the effectiveness of Region-wide programs designed to reduce casualty and property losses. These programs are aligned with CommonSpirit Health’s strategic plan and encompass the entire care continuum, Joint Operating Agreements, and other insured locations within the Region.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in a healthcare related field
• Minimum of seven (7) years’ experience in Healthcare Risk Management

REQUIRED MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND TRAINING

Ability to:

• work independently
• demonstrate good judgment
• analyze and communicate complex loss trends data to a broad audience
• implement the strategic plan while paying attention to details
• communicate effectively, with ease, to all levels of the organization
• Superior written and oral communication skills
• Excellent problem solver

• Acts as a liaison with Regional and Market Executives relative to appropriate risk management resourcing, identification of potential high-risk exposures, analysis of data for loss prevention opportunities, and acting as a risk-related subject matter expert.
• Assists with ensuring risk management activities for claims are completed including timely claim identification and reporting, on-site claim investigation/data gathering, claim professionals and defense counsel are supported throughout the claim management process, and there is local/market leader concurrence on claim resolution strategy. Completes those activities for claims along with local risk management professionals as a team.
• Partners with appropriate Regional leaders to assist in the development, implementation and assessment of the effectiveness of system loss prevention programs designed to reduce casualty and property losses (e.g. People leaders for workers’ compensation and employment practices liability exposures).
• Participates with system and regional peers to share knowledge, develop, implement and evaluate national risk management and loss prevention programs, and ensure standardization in application.
• Assists with hiring, orienting, training, mentoring and evaluating market/local risk management professionals.
• Assists with the creation and communication of Region-wide risk management and loss reduction policies for endorsement and operationalization at the Region, market or local level. Participate in reviewing or creating other
• Region-wide policies/procedures/standards/guidelines etc. as a risk management subject matter expert.