Clinical Risk Coordinator

Columbus Regional Healthcare System; Columbus (IN); On-site; USD 71,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Columbus, Indiana, is seeking a Clinical Risk Coordinator to oversee the health system's clinical risk and patient safety activities, including detection, monitoring, investigation of adverse events, and incident reporting.

This full-time role requires a BSN, five years of clinical or leadership experience, and familiarity with regulatory standards. CPHRM within two years and Indiana RN licensure are required; hours are 8:00am–5:00pm, Monday–Friday.

Qualifications

• BSN required; Master degree preferred.
• Five years of recent clinical or clinical leadership experience.
• Exposure to healthcare regulatory standards, credentialing, or legal discovery is helpful, or a willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Oversee clinical risk and patient safety activities, including detection, monitoring, investigation, reporting, and management of adverse events and incident indicators.
• Provide consultation to measurably improve patient safety outcomes and reduce litigation through team-based implementation.
• Support clinical legal risk management activities under the direction of General Counsel and Medical Malpractice Counsel.
• Commit to a 40-hour workweek, 8:00am–5:00pm, Monday–Friday.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Master degree preferred

Job description

Columbus , IN

Professional

Full Time , 1 , 40

Posted 08/27/2026

What you need to know about this position:

• The role of the Clinical RiskCoordinator is responsible for the health system's clinical risk and patient safety activities, which include, but may not be limited to, detection, monitoring, preventing, organizing, measuring, investigating, reporting, and managing patient adverse events, incident reports, and other indicators of potential patient harm.
• Thisrole will provide consultation and collaboration for the purpose of measurably improving patient safety outcomes and reducing litigation, systematically assessing and supporting team-base implementation, and evaluating clinical risk.
• The Clinical RiskCoordinator is responsible for supporting the healthsystems clinicallegal risk management activities under the direction of the General Counsel and Medical Malpractice Counsel.
• The base hourly rate for this position is $38.06annualized to $79,165. Individual compensation is determined for this position through years of directly relevant experience and does include shift differentials and premium pay as applicable. The hourly compensation is only a portion of the total rewards package and a comprehensive benefits program is available for qualifying positions.
• This full‑time position will requireyou to work 40 hours a week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday through Friday.

What is required for this position:

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) required. Master degree preferred.
• Strong clinical background with (5) five years' recent clinical or clinical leadership experience.
• Exposure to healthcare regulatory standards, credentialing processes, or legal discovery is helpful, or a strong willingness to learn these frameworks.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations

• Certified Professional in Health Care Risk Management (CPHRM) required within two (2) years of hire.
• Indiana Registered Nurse License or Multi‑State Registered Nurse License through the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) required.