The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world-class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.
ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska’s second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation’s largest state.
Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.
ANTHC offers a competitive and comprehensive Benefits Package for all Benefit Eligible Employees, which includes:
- Medical Insurance provided through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program as a Tribal Employee, with over 20 plans and tiers.
- Cost-Share Dental and Vision Insurances
- Discounted Pet Insurance
- Retirement Contributions with Pre-Tax or Roth options into a 403(b).
- 401(a) ANTHC Retirement Plan: After one year of employment, ANTHC will begin making matching contributions of up to 5% of your eligible pay, based on your own contributions. In addition, you may be eligible for an annual discretionary contribution of up to 3% from the employer.
- Paid Time Off starts immediately, earning up to 6 hours per pay period, with paid time off accruals increasing based on years of service.
- Eleven Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave or miscarriage/stillbirth eligibility after six months of employment
- Basic Short/Long Term Disability premiums, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, and Basic Life Insurance are covered 100% by ANTHC, with additional options for Short-Term Disability Buy-Up Coverage and Voluntary Life for yourself and your family members.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and Dependent Care.
- Ancillary Cash Benefits for accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness.
- On-Site Child Care Facility with expert-designed classrooms for early child development and preschool.
- Employee Assistance Program with support for grief, financial counseling, mental/emotional health, and discounted legal advice.
- Tuition Discounts for you and your eligible dependents at Alaska Pacific University.
- On-Site Training Courses and Professional Development Opportunities.
- License and certification reimbursements and occupational insurance for medical staff.
- Gym Access to Alaska Pacific University includes a salt water pool, rock climbing, workout gym, and steep discounts for outdoor equipment rentals.
- Emergency Travel Assistance
- Education Assistance or Education leave eligibility
- Discount program for travel, gym memberships, amusement parks, and more.
Visit us online at www.anthc.org or contact Recruitment directly at [email protected].
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference for qualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93-638 Indian Self Determination Act.
Summary: Under general direction, tracks clinical outcomes and incidents at the Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) and provides pro-active risk management consulting services to the hospital to prevent professional medical errors and omissions and other liability incidents and to improve patient safety.
Responsibilities: Has primary responsibility for determining whether incidents are potentially compensable events (PCEs), directing loss prevention and loss control efforts. Conducts risk assessments to help ANTHC and hospital leadership prioritize initiatives, strategies, and action plans. Serves as the clinical consultant on any federal tort claims, lawsuits or insurance claims filed against ANTHC. Works closely with hospital management to develop risk management plans that support the mission and strategic goals of the organization, improve patient safety, and minimize financial loss and impact to the reputation of ANTHC. Provides clinical risk consultation to other divisions within ANTHC, when required. Exercises independent judgment within broad policy guidelines. Works closely with hospital administration and department managers to achieve a pro-active clinical risk management program that prevents and minimizes losses to patients, visitors, employees and property and sustains an environment of safety and quality, On a daily basis, reviews confidential reports of incidents and prioritizes them for investigation and corrective action. Investigates and conducts root cause analysis (RCA) and failure mode effects analysis (FMEA) processes on incidents and adverse events and identifies patterns or trends that require corrective action or mitigation measures Works with hospital quality improvement personnel to continuously improve the electronic incident reporting and tracking systems for the identification, collection, and analysis of incidents, adverse incidents and other risk related information. Contributes to risk management program metrics and prepares dashboard reports to the ANTHC Board of Directors, the ANMC Joint Operating Board, and to executive leadership and department managers to measure the efficacy of the hospital risk management program and determine strategies for continuous risk improvement. Promotes leadership and workforce awareness of best practices in clinical risk management through education and training, development of risk management policies, open communication, and collaborative working relationships with colleagues performing related functions. Actively participates in committees relating to hospital operations and management, risk management, patient safety, and quality improvement. Works with ANTHC risk management and finance personnel to collaboratively develop solutions to minimize risk exposure, prevent losses, and decrease federal tort claims payments and insurance premiums. Provides clinical advice and assistance to the ANTHC Risk Manager, ANTHC Claims Administrator, ANTHC General Counsel, and federal U.S. Attorney General’s staff in resolving administrative tort claims, lawsuits and insurance claims. Provides leadership, direction, and guidance to assigned staff. Develops goals and priorities in conjunction with employees, and assigns tasks and projects. Develops staff skills and training plans. Counsels, trains, and coaches subordinate staff. Implements corrective actions and conducts performance evaluations.
Other information: · Skill in operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of software applications. A Bachelor's degree in Nursing or other clinical specialty. Progressively responsible professional/exempt work-related experience, education, or training may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for college education. Non-supervisory – Five (5) years of nursing or other specialty clinical experience in a health care setting. An equivalent combination of relevant education and/or training may be substituted for experience. Current State of Alaska license in a clinical specialty, i.e. Nursing, Pharmacist, Respiratory Therapist. Master's degree in nursing or a clinical specialty preferred. Risk management, loss prevention or loss control experience preferred.