This is a Travel RN Risk & Patient Safety Manager contract at Cody Regional Health in Cody, Wyoming.
Quick Overview
- Facility: Cody Regional Health
- Location: Cody, WY
- Facility Size: Small rural hospital (0–49 beds)
- Role: Risk Manager / Quality Department Nurse
- Schedule: Monday–Friday days
- Contract Length: 13 weeks
- Start Date: 6/1/2026
- Hours: 40 hrs/week guaranteed
- Urgency: Quick Start
(“All-inclusive” means stipends/housing are likely bundled into the hourly rate.)Key
RequirementsRequired- Active Wyoming RN license
- BSN required
- Minimum 5 years healthcare experience
- Experience in:
- Risk Management
- Patient Safety
- Performance Improvement
- Regulatory/Compliance
- Incident investigations
- Report writing/data analysis
- EPIC EMR experience
Preferred
- CPHRM certification
- LEAN/Performance Improvement training
- Master’s degree
What This Role Actually Does
This is mostly an administrative/quality leadership RN role, not bedside nursing.
Main duties include:
- Managing incident reports and patient safety events
- Leading Root Cause Analyses (RCA)
- Tracking trends and quality metrics
- Handling patient grievances/complaints
- Working on regulatory compliance
- Coordinating performance improvement projects
- Assisting with malpractice/risk investigations
- Reporting to leadership and committees
Important Notes
- 100-mile radius rule: traveler cannot live within 100 miles of the hospital
- No holiday coverage required
- No call
- No 1099 accepted
- Agency can be fined if traveler delays start after confirmation
Candidate Fit
This job is best for:
- RN leaders
- Quality/Risk Management nurses
- Nurse managers/directors
- Compliance or patient safety specialists