Director Risk Management and Patient Safety
- Salary
- $100K–$140KUSD per year
- Moves you to
- United States
- Support
- Relocation support
- Posted
- Sep 28, 2026
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Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
- Relocation bonus
Now Hiring: Director, Risk Management & Patient Safety
📍 Downey, California | Onsite | Full-Time
Are you an experienced healthcare risk leader ready to drive patient safety, clinical risk management, regulatory readiness, and a culture of continuous learning across an acute-care hospital environment?
We’re seeking a Director, Risk Management & Patient Safety to lead clinical risk and patient safety programs while partnering with senior leadership, physicians, clinical teams, and regulatory stakeholders. This role combines hands-on clinical risk expertise with strategic leadership, including risk assessment, patient safety investigations, quality improvement, regulatory compliance, and enterprise risk mitigation.
✨ Why This Opportunity Stands Out:
- 🛡️ Direct leadership of Clinical Risk Management & Patient Safety programs
- 🏥 Work within an acute-care hospital environment with complex clinical risk exposure
- 🔎 Lead sophisticated Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and FMEA initiatives
- 🦠 Oversee infection prevention and architectural infection-control risk considerations
- 📊 Influence patient safety strategy through data, risk trends, and quality analytics
🛡️ What You’ll Lead:
- Direct hospital-wide clinical risk management and patient safety programs
- Identify, investigate, escalate, and mitigate significant clinical risks, safety events, near misses, and emerging trends
- Establish standards for Root Cause Analysis, FMEA, clinical record audits, utilization reviews, and corrective action plans
- Oversee quality-of-care complaints, sensitive patient investigations, claims-related risk indicators, and significant event management
- Develop sustainable strategies that strengthen the organization’s culture of safety and continuous learning
✅ What We’re Looking For:
- CPHRM certification – required
- Active California RN license strongly required/preferred
- Recent Clinical Risk Management experience in an acute-care hospital
- 3–5+ years of recent clinical risk management experience
- Demonstrated expertise conducting detailed clinical chart reviews
📩 Interested in leading clinical risk and patient safety at the hospital level? Apply directly or message me to discuss the opportunity and next steps.
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Compensation: $100,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year