Risk Control Consultant – HealthPro - Oregon - Lake Oswego Oregon

Company: Company Confidential
Location: Lake Oswego, Oregon
Posted On: 10/30/2009

Risk Control Consultant – HealthPro West Coast - Oregon

The Risk Control Consultant will function as a high level individual contributor within the regional Risk Control Team.The open positions can be located in California - San Francisco, Woodland Hills, and San Diego or Seattle, Washington or Lake Oswego, Oregon

CNA HealthPro, provides medical professional liability insurance and risk control services to an array of healthcare entities, Hospitals, Long Term Care Facilities and stand alone ambulatory care centers.Today, HealthPro accounts for a $1billion premium.

The Risk Control Consultant is accountable for consulting with internal Underwriting operations during submission reviews, in order to ensure alignment with underwriting guidelines and refine pricing and product strategies.

The Risk Control Consultant is accountable for executing on site assessments with insured healthcare entities to identify potential liabilities via analysis of:
o Clinical polices and procedures
o Organizational structures and processes
o Communication patterns
o Claim history
o Legal and regulatory environment

Subsequently the Risk Control consultant will provide risk control educational services focused on; preventative strategies, creation of operational efficiencies, and integration of risk awareness into corporate decision making.

Further the Risk Control Consultant will monitor and contribute via project work to industry wide organizations and publications in order to maintain HealthPro as market leader while keeping current on emerging trends in the industry.

o Identify and help mitigate risks that are critical to achieving successful relationships with our clients.
o Maintain CNA as a market leader
o Emerge internally and externally as a visible thought leader


Performs workplace/work site risk evaluation and consultative risk improvement services which may include large and/or special accounts of some complexity.
Generates report of findings and risk control recommendations. Follows up with client for receipt of plan of correction.
Controls loss exposure and costs, and ensures underwriting profit through client risk determination for underwriting.
Assesses customer's program needs and develops and executes a customized strategy and supporting implementation plan.
Partners with underwriting and other areas to provide information for risk evaluation and assessment.
Makes recommendations on the development and implementation of risk control policy, marketing and business strategy.
Develops and maintains business relationships with internal and external business partners.
Develops and conducts education and training programs for clients, and local, state, regional and national healthcare and healthcare-related organizations.
May identify opportunities for new products and services. May perform additional duties as assigned.


Candidate Qualifications
The Risk Control Consultant will be a capable of developing successful consultative relationships with a wide range of healthcare professionals and insurance executives.Ideal Candidate will have high quality experience identifying, developing and implementing healthcare focused enterprise risk management philosophy within a carrier, hospital or TPA environment.Value added experience includes nursing, radiology, social work, or other clinically related professions.

Direct clinical healthcare experience
Bachelor’s degree, and experience related to healthcare risk management, patient safety, and/or quality improvement are required.
A Master’s degree and prior experience with medical professional liability insurance and/or client consulting are preferred.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experiences. Though each of the following items is not a requirement, a compelling combination of the following is a must:



Direct clinical healthcare experience


Strong verbal and written communication skills, as well as computer technical skills. Successful experience with business writing is required.


Professional designations preferred


Minimum five to eight years risk control experience with proven track record of results.


Advanced technical, healthcare-related, and product specific expertise, risk control evaluation and assessment skills and knowledge of insurance and risk control principles, practices and procedures


Strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills. Ability to effectively interact with all levels of internal and external business partners. Strong business writing skills are a requirement.


Strong organizational skills


Advanced analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple project


Ability to deal with ambiguous situations and issues


Creativity in resolving unique and challenging business problems.


Ability to achieve results by taking a proactive long-term view of business goals and objectives.


Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office Suite and other business-related software.


Ability and willingness to travel extensively. Travel needs vary but may be up to 50% of consultant's time.


Expertise in one or more healthcare or insurance specialty areas More...

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