Job Opportunities

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Department of Risk Management at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Risk Management Coordinator / TH Utilization Review and Quality Assurance Senior Coordinator. The successful candidate will:

• Investigate events identified in the hospital's internal incident reports and in medical malpractice cases.
• Interview witnesses, review medical records, consult literature and regulatory standards to identify potential quality and liability concerns.
• Create succinct, literate written reports describing the investigation and findings. 
• Rack and trend the types of events and cases investigated, answer questions of clinical staff about medico-legal questions involving consent, end of life care. adverse event management, and other risk management areas.
• Investigate events from incident reports, other internal sources, and medical malpractice cases.
• Interview witnesses, review medical records, conduct research, consult standards, compose reports and timelines, report incidents to NYS Department of Health when required, and facilitate root cause analysis meetings. 
• Track and trend incidents and medical malpractice cases. 
• Assist with discovery requests on medical malpractice cases; accept service of process.
• Assist in the preparation of Risk Management policies and departmental reports for hospital committees and administration; participation in education of staff.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree.
• New York State Registered Nurse Licensure.
• 3+ years of clinical/hospital experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong computer proficiency.
• Experience with medical record review.

Preferred Qualifications:

• CPHRM or Lean Six Sigma Certification preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in Healthcare Risk Management preferred.

Work Schedule:

Monday to Friday; 9:00am to 5:00pm

Salary Grade/Rank:

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement:

  An approved COVID-19 vaccination.

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu