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Senior Clinical Risk Manager

Pride Health is hiring a Senior Clinical Risk Manager for one of its clients in Colorado.

This is a 3-month contract with possible extension, with competitive pay and benefits.

Location – Denver, CO - 80204

Pay range - $45- $50 per hour on W2.

Length of assignment – 3-month contract (possibility to extend)

Shift / Schedule – Monday–Friday | M-F 8a-5p.

Work Type - This position is on-site.

Job Summary

The Senior Clinical Risk Manager supports system-wide clinical and operational risk management by investigating adverse events, leading Root Cause Analyses (RCAs), identifying patient safety risks, and developing strategies to reduce harm and liability. This role partners closely with Patient Safety, Quality, clinical leadership, and legal teams to ensure regulatory compliance and improve patient outcomes.

Job Duties

• Investigate adverse events, significant occurrences, claims, and potentially compensable events.
• Lead and facilitate Root Cause Analyses (RCAs), including interviews, data review, and identification of system-level contributing factors.
• Assess events for state reporting and Joint Commission sentinel event/near-miss criteria.
• Partner with Patient Safety, Quality, clinical, operational, and legal teams on risk mitigation.
• Conduct clinical reviews, develop care timelines, and evaluate potential liability exposure.
• Identify trends and recommend process improvements to reduce clinical and financial risk.
• Develop and deliver education on risk management, patient safety, documentation, compliance, and risk mitigation.
• Assist with policies, procedures, committees, and system-wide patient safety initiatives.

Requirements

• Clinical background with experience in healthcare risk management, patient safety, or quality.
• Strong experience conducting Root Cause Analyses and adverse event investigations.
• Knowledge of clinical standards, healthcare regulations, patient safety, and risk mitigation.
• Strong analytical, communication, investigation, and facilitation skills.
• Ability to collaborate with clinical leaders, quality teams, and legal counsel.
• RN experience preferred but not required.
• Ability to work independently and manage sensitive, time-critical situations.

Pride-Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Pride-Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Pride-Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, upon any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.