About the position
Texoma Medical Center, a 414-bed acute care facility, has been providing quality health care to the residents of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma since 1965. Our main campus is located in Denison, Texas, approximately one hour north of the Dallas/Fort Worth area and just south of the Texas/Oklahoma border. In addition, we have numerous facilities in locations throughout the Texoma region. Since 1965, TMC has forged a special relationship with the people of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma. Texoma residents have come to depend on TMC to meet a spectrum of physical, mental, and spiritual needs. TMC has responded with unique services to provide the kind of sophisticated, experienced care that was once available only in major metropolitan areas. We offer major specialty services including open heart surgery and neurosurgery. Advanced resources such as certified trauma care support TMC's role as a regional specialty center. The RM broad responsibility is to protect the hospital's assets from loss. This is done through various loss control efforts, which includes advising administration of potential sources of loss and making recommendations to minimize and/or eliminate exposure. The structure and function for managing risks is identified through the Risk Management Plan and Patient Safety Program. The Director-Risk Management activities may include monitoring, analysis, reporting, conducting investigations, educating, facilitating regulatory and accreditation activities, and facilitating performance improvement task forces, teams, and/or committees. The individual in this leadership role directs others within the organization in safety and risk mitigation related to medical/health care errors and/or unintended adverse patient outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Protect the hospital's assets from loss through various loss control efforts.
- Advise administration of potential sources of loss and make recommendations to minimize and/or eliminate exposure.
- Monitor, analyze, and report on risk management activities.
- Conduct investigations related to safety and risk management.
- Educate staff on safety and risk mitigation practices.
- Facilitate regulatory and accreditation activities.
- Lead performance improvement task forces, teams, and/or committees.
Requirements
- Reading and numerical competency.
- Valid driver's license is required.
- Strong customer service skills are essential.
