Scripps Health is a $4.3 billion nonprofit integrated health system in San Diego, CA that treats over 7000,000 patients annually with 5 acute-care hospitals, 29 outpatient cents, 13 walk-in clinics, 4 emergency departments, 3 urgent care centers, and hundreds of physicians offices.

Since 1890, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego has provided the highest quality patient care to the downtown and central San Diego area. Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego offers every level of medical service from routine checkups to 24-hour emergency care. Centrally located in Hillcrest, this established San Diego hospital is designed to provide the highest-level patient care to our community.

Join Scripps Health as a Clinical Risk Specialist, where you will function as a primary investigator of clinical and non-clinical incident reports. You will identify, investigate, collaborate and provide follow-up regarding risk events to involved departments. The Clinical Risk Specialist works closely with clinical staff, hospital leadership, and administration to resolve issues and implement process improvement geared toward safe patient care.

The Clinical Risk Specialist works closely with Scripps Health Audit and Compliance and Legal teams, maintains confidential Midas reporting documentation, identifies trends, reviews reports and patient data, and collaborates with external licensing and regulatory agencies.

Join our patient-focused Quality, Risk & Patient Relations team in facilitating, coordinating, and promoting process and system improvements, to ensure the highest quality patient safety and facility compliance are upheld.

Additional responsibilities include supporting privacy and regulatory investigations, environmental safety reviews, patient relations interface and resolution, meeting participation and staff and patient safety initiatives.

This Salaried position is located at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego in Hillcrest and covers both Mercy San Diego and Mercy Chula Vista Hospitals.

Required Education/Experience/Specialized Skills:

* Current CA RN license

* 5 years acute care experience

* Patient education, basic statistics and/or project management

Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:

* BSN or equivalent experience

* Regulatory, data collection and/or risk management experience

* Orientation to root cause analysis is helpful

* CPHQ preferred

* CPHRM preferred