Director (RN) Risk Management, Quality and Medical Staff

Lifepoint Health • Las Cruces, NM

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides strategic leadership for the organization's Quality, Risk Management, and Medical Staff functions, overseeing clinical risk programs, claims management, regulatory compliance, and quality improvement initiatives. Responsible for developing departmental goals and standards, directing operational performance, patient care quality, audits, staffing, budgeting, and compliance activities. Collaborates across the organization to ensure regulatory readiness, drive continuous improvement, foster professional development, and support excellence throughout the continuum of care.

Requirements

• Current state RN license
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited nursing school
• BLS certification is required within 30 days of hire.
• At least 5 years experience in Nursing
• At least 3 years as a Director/Manager.

Nice To Haves

• MSN, Healthcare Administration, and MBA strongly preferred.
• Prior acute healthcare risk management experience is preferred and can substitute for the leadership experience.
• Experience working in a for-profit hospital strongly preferred.
• Previous Director level experience preferred.
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM) certification preferred upon hire and required within three years of employment.

Responsibilities

• Utilizing specialized plan-of-care intervention and serving as a patient-care innovator.
• Shaping exceptional patient journeys every day.
• Leveraging skills and cutting-edge technology to directly impact patient wellbeing.
• Developing departmental goals and standards.
• Directing operational performance, patient care quality, audits, staffing, budgeting, and compliance activities.
• Collaborating across the organization to ensure regulatory readiness, drive continuous improvement, foster professional development, and support excellence throughout the continuum of care.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
• Flexible-spending and health-savings accounts
• Competitive paid time off
• Extended illness bank package for full-time employees
• Income-protection programs, such as life, accident, critical-injury insurance, short- and long-term disability, and identity theft coverage
• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan assistance
• 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program including mental, physical, and financial wellness
• Professional development and growth opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director