Clinical Risk and Safety Investigation Specialist

Elara Caring•Dallas, TX

2d•$75,000 - $92,000

About The Position

The Clinical Risk & Safety Investigation Specialist contributes to Elara Caring’s mission of providing high-quality care in patients’ homes. This role manages the enterprise High-Risk Patient Program; identifies, monitors, and escalates patient and employee safety concerns; reviews clinical risk concerns and incident documentation; supports investigations; and analyzes safety data and trends. The specialist also supports enterprise safety initiatives and collaborates with Compliance, Quality, Legal, Human Resources, and Operations while maintaining adherence to HIPAA, organizational policies, and confidentiality requirements. The role requires a minimum of 10% travel and reports to the Senior Clinical Risk and Safety Specialist, or Manager. The listed base salary is $75,000–$92,000. Actual pay depends on factors including education, experience, skills, and internal equity.

Requirements

Five years of health care experience; home health or hospice experience is preferred.
Ability to analyze data and develop action plans and priorities.
Experience working in and reporting from EMRs and incident management systems.
Profound insight of program and project management skills.
Experience leading change management initiatives.
Minimum of 10% travel.
Meet all applicable agency policies and procedures related to health screening and required testing.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s or associate degree in a health care-related field, safety, or risk management (listed as preferred).
Home health or hospice experience.

Responsibilities

Manage the enterprise High-Risk Patient Program, including patient reviews, risk assessments, mitigation plans, and coordination with operational leadership.
Identify, monitor, and escalate patient and employee safety concerns, including workplace violence, threats, weapons, and environmental risks.
Review and triage clinical risk concerns, provide guidance, and collaborate with appropriate stakeholders to resolve issues.
Review incident reports, Quality Improvement Events, and safety assessments to ensure accurate documentation, appropriate follow-up, and risk mitigation.
Support investigations through medical record reviews, evidence collection, documentation, interview coordination, and corrective action tracking.
Analyze safety trends, maintain risk-related data, and develop reports and dashboards to support leadership decision-making.
Support enterprise safety initiatives, safety agreements, and committee activities to promote risk reduction and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with Compliance, Quality, Legal, Human Resources, and Operations while ensuring adherence to HIPAA, organizational policies, and confidentiality requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.