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| Desired Industry: Customer Service/Technical Support |
SpiderID: 21236 |
| Desired Job Location: Oklahoma, Oklahoma |
Date Posted: 6/9/2008 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: 10/06/2008 |
| Desired Wage: 80000 |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Yes |
| Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, 25-50% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
My last two positions, I have been tasked to create a Risk Management Program from the ground up. My current position required the design, training and implementation of a Risk Program for the largest professional liability carrier in Oklahoma. We insure approximately 60% of the physicians in the state. I designed the online incident reporting tool, created and implemented the companies first Risk Management Discount Program and built a staff that included MDs, JDs, and RNs. Prior to my current position, I was a System Risk Manager in South Texas for a multi-facility health system. There to, I build the Risk Management program from the ground up.
Experience:
• Work Experience
Vice-President, Risk Management
Physicians Liability Insurance Company in Oklahoma City (Present employment)
• Designed Risk Management Program from the ground up
• Designed online incident reporting program for insureds
• Responsible for all Risk Management training seminars for insureds and their staff
• Built relationships with facility Risk Management staff to increase communication of risk issues
• Trained physicians and staff on process improvements and created a culture of open communication
• Instructed company on Risk Management activities without being punitive
System Director of Risk Management
South Texas Health System in McAllen
January 1999 to January 2005
Responsible for creating and managing the Risk management Program for 927 licensed beds which included three acute care facilities, a rehabilitation institute, 100 bed Children's Hospital and a behavioral health center. Main campus is a full service facility with a Women's Center responsible for 6000 deliveries annually. Duties include Risk Management education program for all staff, court appearances, mediation/depositions, patient relations and staff concerns. Receive and address complaints and grievances. Prepare and manage files on potential claims and files that are in litigation. Investigate issues with hospital department personnel and formulate typed responses to each request. Work with hospital attorneys preparing/completing written discovery with appropriate production of relevant documents. Created a proactive environment within our facility. Responsible for reducing open claims by 73% and lowered reserves by 88%. Supervised a staff of 9.
Assistant Risk Manager for Navy Medicine
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) in Washington, D.C.
August 1995 to August 1997
Assistant to BUMED Risk Manage for all of Navy Medicine (worldwide). Provided risk management support, advice and direction to 59 medical and dental treatment facilities. Assisted Risk Management in Designing and implementing the first risk management training program that resulted in 128 Certified Risk Managers. Worked to make risk management a more visible, viable program throughout Navy medicine. Project Manager for deployment and training of risk managers on the Centralized Credentials Quality Assurance System (CCQAS). Liaison between BUMED and Navy risk managers worldwide.
Education:
• Education History
Americus University in St. Petersburg, FL
August 2001 to May 2002
Skills:
"[bullet] Designed Risk Management Program from the ground up
[bullet] Designed online incident reporting program for insureds
[bullet] Responsible for all Risk Management training seminars for insureds and their staff
[bullet] Built relationships with facility Risk Management staff to increase communication of risk issues
[bullet] Trained physicians and staff on process improvements and created a culture of open communication
[bullet] Instructed company on Risk Management activities without being punitive"
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| Name: Mr. Curt Caruso |
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