Flexible Healthcare Risk Management Consultant Jobs

JOB PURPOSE:  The Risk Management Consultant, is an integral part of the Compliance team and will work with the El Rio Health staff that provide comprehensive healthcare services that effectively meet the needs of the surrounding community through compassionate and responsible care. The Risk Management Consultant will be part of a team that embraces a positive attitude to excel and to provide the safest and highest quality patient care.
The Risk Management Consultant will need to have experience in developing patient safety initiatives, high reliability concepts, root cause analysis, and safety event classification. Reporting directly to the Director of Risk Management, the Risk Management Consultant will provide technical support to staff about Risk Management and Mitigation principles. The Risk Management Consultant is ideally a Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM) or Certified Professional Patient Safety (CPPS). In addition, the Consultant of Risk Management will continuously train staff while leading teams across multi-disciplinary units in compliance and risk management.

The primary goal of the El Rio Health Risk Management Consultant is to support El Rio’s Mission of providing comprehensive, quality health care that is affordable and accessible to all who may have healthcare needs, by successfully performing the primary essential functions.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• A Degree or Diploma as a Registered Nurse from an accredited school of nursing, college or university.

• Five (5) years’ nursing experience in acute hospital setting or ambulatory care setting.
• Five (5) years’ experience in a leadership role in Risk Management, Quality or Compliance in an inpatient or outpatient healthcare environment with progressive experience in program analysis, program implementation, and reporting.

If applicable, equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered, and must be directly related to the functions and responsibilities of the job.

Required Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations:

• A current Registered Nurse license in good standing from Arizona Board of Nursing.
• A current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) for health care providers from an approved and accredited training program.

• Level I fingerprint clearance card: current valid and in good standing or have applied for it within seven working days after beginning employment.
• Employees in this position are required to have reliable transportation that can meet any operational reassignments of the organization during the workday.  If an employee is driving during work hours, the employee is required to possess a valid driver’s license and must comply with Arizona vehicle insurance requirements.

Preferred Education, Experience, Skills, Abilities:

• Master’s Degree in a related healthcare professional field from an accredited university.
• Certification in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM) or Certified Professional Patient Safety (CPPS).
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) with the ability to speak, read and write in both languages.

Core Competencies:

• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
• Planning and Organizing
• Training and Development
• Decision Making
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Foster and Develop Teamwork
• Stress Management/Composure
• Influence and Leadership
• Clinical Knowledge
• Cultural Competence and Adaptation

• Conflict Resolution

Supervisory Duties:

• None

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Elk Ridge Community Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age 40 and over, disability, genetic information, military status, ancestry, marital status, familial status, or any other status protected by law or regulation.

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions are based on job-related factors.

All employees are required to undergo drug testing prior to employment and will be subject to post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return to duty and follow up drug and alcohol testing in compliance with Federal and State regulations for alcohol and controlled substance testing. Employees in positions holding responsibility for the safety and welfare of others will also be classified as safety sensitive.

Elk Ridge Community Health is a Non-profit 501(c)(3) Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and abides by all applicable federal Drug-Free Workplace standards.