DIR - RISK MANAGEMENT

Responsibilities

The Director of Risk Management is responsible for ensuring that regulatory and corporate standards of practice and are in compliance as required. Provides a variety of educational activities related directly and indirectly to staff.

Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation's largest and most respected health care management companies, operating through its subsidiary acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers nationwide. Founded in 1978, UHS subsidiaries now have more than 81,000 employees. The UHS business strategy is to build or purchase health care properties in rapidly growing markets and create a strong franchise based on exceptional service and effective cost control. Our success comes from a responsive management style and a service philosophy based on integrity, competence and compassion.

Summit Oaks Hospital, a 126 bed, private acute care hospital and chemical dependency treatment center, located in suburban Summit, NJ, fully accredited (by the Joint Commission), has been providing quality health care to adult, child and adolescent northeastern USA residents since 1902. The Hospital has been recognized in U.S. News & World Report, as one of the nation's best behavioral health hospitals.

EEO Statement

All 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.

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path 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 are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449 .

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Social Work, or related field required. Master's Degree in healthcare related field (preferred); CPHQ or other certification in Quality (preferred)

Experience : Demonstrated leadership in Performance Improvement (preferred)

Three years of behavioral health or acute care experience (preferred)

Experience in healthcare quality/performance/process improvement (preferred)

Additional Requirements: Previous experience in preparing and presenting professional presentations to executive leadership teams. Accreditation activities and survey preparation. Provider performance improvement activities. Experience with risk management, credentialing, grievances, Peer Review or OPPE process. Healthcare related performance improvement or project management experience. Proven ability in areas of leadership/supervision, knowledge of regulatory aspects of healthcare, QAPI principles, education and outcomes. A thorough knowledge of Joint Commission, CMS, OSHA regulations and all other state and federal regulatory standards desirable.

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