Acadia Healthcare is a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services across the United States. Acadia operates a growing network of 250 plus behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately 11,100 beds in 39 states and Puerto Rico. With more than 23,000 employees serving approximately 75,000 patients daily, Acadia is the largest stand-alone behavioral health company in the U.S.

Acadia Healthcare’s purpose is to Lead Care with Light and our mission is to be a world-class organization that sets the standard for excellence in the treatment of mental health and addiction concerns. We strive to maintain our standing as a thought leader in the behavioral healthcare industry, providing treatment that is synonymous with compassion and innovation. 

Manager of Risk Management - Geisinger Behavioral Health Center

We are looking for an onsite Manager of Risk Management at Geisinger Behavioral Health Center located in beautiful Danville, PA. 

Acadia Healthcare and Geisinger Health have partnered to establish a state-of-the-art, 96-bed behavioral health hospital in Danville, PA. Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville will serve pediatric and adult patients, offering inpatient treatment, intensive outpatient programming, and ECT services. It will also serve as a teaching hospital for students and residents of Geisinger’s College of Health Sciences. Set to open in Summer 2025, this facility will help meet the urgent need for accessible, high-quality psychiatric care in the region, expanding capacity to support patients with diverse mental health needs.

What would you do in this role?

​Plan, organize and direct aspects of risk management activities in such a manner as to ensure facility compliance with laws, regulations and the standards of the accrediting and approval agencies. 

***This is an ONSITE role only***

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

• ​Direct and oversee the risk management program in collaboration with the corporate risk manager designee.   

• ​Investigate and analyze actual and potential risks in the facility; assess liability and probability of legal action for potential notification.  Implement, educate and encourage incident reporting system throughout the facility. 

• ​Monitor and analyze program performance data to determine program effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement.  Insure compliance with all administrative requirements.  

• ​Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of programs or operations in meeting established goals and objectives in compliance with facility policy.  

• ​Responsible for identifying high-risk areas that could cause harm to persons receiving services, visitors, and employees. Collaborate with clinical staff and management for prevention of clinical risks throughout the facility. 

• ​Develop and lead educational activities to enhance the clinical understanding and utilization of the Full Disclosure process.  

• ​Maintain database of full disclosure activities and provide oversight for review programs and provides technical support as needed.  

• ​Provide staff management to including hiring, development, training, performance management and communication to ensure effective and efficient department operation. 

• ​Serve as a resource and consultant for risk management activities, performance improvement, policy/procedure development and compliance initiatives.  

• ​Create and implement policies and procedures that improve both patient care and employee safety. Ensure the application of institutional policies, especially those regarding patient rights, confidentiality and full disclosure.  

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OTHER FUNCTIONS:  

• ​Perform other functions and tasks as assigned. 

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​EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS: 

• ​Bachelor's degree in a clinical healthcare field, risk management, business, finance, or a related field required.  

• ​Master's degree in health information management, nursing, or related field preferred. 

• ​One or more years’ supervisory experience required. 

​LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:  

• ​Certifications related to health care risk management, safety, and or process improvement highly preferred. 

• ​CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility). 
• ​First aid may be required based on state or facility. 

​While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances  
(e.g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate. 

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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