Chief Enterprise Clinical Risk Management

Memorial Hermann; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Memorial Hermann is seeking an experienced Enterprise Clinical Risk Management leader to oversee enterprise-wide risk strategies and coordinates a system-wide team of risk professionals to mitigate clinical risk across hospitals and ambulatory settings.

You will collaborate with legal, quality, patient safety, and clinical operations to proactively address risks, protect patients, and improve care outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree (MSN, MHA, MBA, MPH) or JD preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in clinical risk management or clinical quality roles.
• Strong program management experience and healthcare regulatory knowledge.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to present to executives.

Responsibilities

• Establish proactive approach to identifying, assessing, and mitigating clinical risks.
• Develop enterprise standards for clinical risk management practices and tools.
• Provide executive oversight of event reporting and investigation of significant adverse events.
• Advise executive leadership on significant clinical risks and mitigation strategies.
• Lead initiatives to reduce high-risk practices and improve patient outcomes.
• Develop dashboards tracking key risk metrics for leadership review.

Skills

Program management

Healthcare risk mgmt

Communication

Leadership

Collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Regulatory knowledge

Computer proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

JD preferred

Tools

Risk management software

Job description

Memorial Hermann is seeking an experienced Enterprise Clinical Risk Management leader to oversee enterprise-wide risk strategies and coordinates a system-wide team of risk professionals to mitigate clinical risk across hospitals and ambulatory settings.

You will collaborate with legal, quality, patient safety, and clinical operations to proactively address risks, protect patients, and improve care outcomes.