Director of Claims & Senior Counsel
Bell Hospital
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Position Summary / Career Interest:The Director of Claims & Senior Counsel for The University of Kansas Health System (TUKHS) has broad responsibility for identification, prevention, and mitigation of actual and potential risk to TUKHS, including The University of Kansas Hospital Authority (UKHA) facilities and providers across all campuses and locations, managing professional and general liability claims for the Kansas City and Southwest Kansas City markets. Priority claims responsibility will be provided for the Southwest Kansas City market.
Primary responsibilities also include supporting legal department functions with TUKHS’s Office of the General Counsel, including legal advice on HIPAA-related matters, assisting with development/coordination of clinical risk management programs; providing guidance on potential sources of loss/risk and mitigation strategies; counseling and advising on potential liability and regulatory exposures; and collaborating with TUKHS, The University of Kansas Physicians (UKP) and Kansas University Medical Center (KUMC) compliance, risk, and regulatory departments, as well as governmental and regulatory agencies.
The Director of Claims & Senior Counsel partners with TUKHS Clinical Risk Management in monitoring and analyzing patient safety events and providing education to practitioners on claims and risk mitigation strategies, acting as a consultant to leadership on promoting a culture of safety. Duties include maintaining responsibility for protection of the health system, its employed practitioners, and affiliates in management of insurance claims, including investigation, recommendations for action/remedy. This position collaborates closely with Directors of Insurance, Claims, Clinical Risk Management, Patient Safety/Quality, Compliance, and Patient Relations.
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Time Type:Full time
Job Requisition ID:R-27265
We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.
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