Director of Risk and Safety

Beecan Health; Colorado; On-site; USD 134,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision care

401k retirement savings plan

Paid vacation

Job summary

Beecan Health is seeking a Director of Risk & Safety to lead enterprise safety, regulatory compliance, workers’ compensation, and incident prevention across Colorado facilities.

You will partner with facility leaders to identify hazards, reduce injuries, and implement corrective actions while ensuring OSHA compliance and data-driven program improvements. Travel 10–15% across Colorado locations is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in safety, risk, healthcare admin, or related field.
• Progressive experience in workplace safety, risk management, workers' compensation, or related discipline.
• Experience managing safety and workers' compensation programs across multiple locations.
• Working knowledge of OSHA requirements and injury prevention practices.
• Knowledge of workers' compensation claims management and prevention principles.
• Experience conducting workplace investigations, root-cause analyses, safety assessments, and corrective-action planning.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and influencing skills for partnering with leadership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate data into actions.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities; travel 10–15%.

Responsibilities

• Develops and oversees comprehensive workplace safety, risk, and loss prevention strategy across multiple facilities.
• Establishes policies and programs to promote a culture of safety.
• Conducts risk assessments and safety audits to identify hazards and opportunities for improvement.
• Leads risk-reduction initiatives based on injury trends and regulatory requirements.
• Partners with facility leaders to implement corrective action plans and improve safety performance.
• Provides leadership to safety committees and ensures follow-through on corrective actions.
• Advises senior leadership on significant safety and risk exposures and mitigation strategies.
• Maintains OSHA compliance and documentation; supports inspections and inquiries.
• Monitors data to identify trends and drive continuous improvement in safety.
• Supports workers' compensation programs and return-to-work processes.
• Conducts investigations and root-cause analyses of incidents; develops preventive actions.
• Develops safety training and culture initiatives; fosters employee engagement.
• Generates reports on safety metrics for executive visibility.
• Travels to facilities to perform assessments and trainings as needed.
• Performs other risk and safety duties as assigned.

Skills

Safety Leadership

OSHA Compliance

Risk Management

Workers' Comp

Investigation

Data Analysis

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Microsoft Office

Travel 10-15%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety/Risk Management/Healthcare Administration or related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Are you a person who believes in providing great care? Do you believe in having a positive impact on other people's lives? Are you a team player, quick-thinker, and ready to be a part of an organization that supports your growth?

What We're About

We believe care goes beyond a medical chart. With kindness and integrity as our guide, we strive for excellence in every interaction.

Requirements

• You care.

Position Summary

The Director of Risk & Safety provides strategic leadership and oversight of workplace safety, occupational risk, workers' compensation, loss prevention and claims management programs across multiple skilled nursing and long-term care facilities throughout Colorado. The Director is responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving an organization-wide safety and risk management program designed to protect employees, residents, visitors, physical assets, and the organization. This position partners closely with facility leadership and executive departments to identify hazards, reduce workplace injuries, strengthen regulatory compliance, manage organizational risk, and promote a proactive culture of safety. The Director provides leadership for the organization's OSHA compliance, workers' compensation program, injury and illness prevention efforts, safety committees, incident investigations, safety education, risk assessments, and corrective action processes. The Director analyzes injury, claims, and safety data to identify trends and develop strategies that reduce frequency and severity of workplace incidents and associated costs. This position supports multiple facilities and requires approximately 10-15% travel throughout Colorado.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and oversees the organization's comprehensive workplace safety, occupational risk, and loss prevention strategy across multiple skilled nursing and long-term care facilities.
• Establishes policies, procedures, standards, and programs that promote a strong and consistent culture of safety throughout the organization.
• Conducts and oversees facility risk assessments and safety audits to identify hazards, areas of exposure, and opportunities for improvement.
• Develops annual and long-term risk reduction initiatives based on injury trends, workers' compensation experience, regulatory requirements, facility assessments, and organizational priorities.
• Partners with facility Administrators, Directors of Nursing, Human Resources, Operations, and other leaders to implement corrective action plans and improve safety performance.
• Provides leadership, guidance, and support to facility safety committees and ensures appropriate follow‑through on identified risks and corrective actions.
• Advises senior leadership regarding significant workplace safety and risk exposures and recommends appropriate mitigation strategies.
• OSHA & Regulatory Compliance
• Leads organizational efforts to maintain compliance with applicable OSHA workplace safety and health requirements and other applicable federal and Colorado requirements.
• Oversees OSHA recordkeeping practices and works with appropriate stakeholders to support accurate and timely documentation of occupational injuries and illnesses.
• Supports facilities during OSHA inspections, inquiries, complaints, and other workplace safety matters.
• Monitors changes to applicable workplace safety requirements and recommends policy, procedure, training, or operational changes as necessary.
• Ensures safety programs appropriately address hazards relevant to skilled nursing and long‑term care environments.
• Partners with facility and organizational leadership to maintain appropriate programs related to safe patient/resident handling; ergonomics and musculoskeletal injury prevention; slips, trips, and falls; workplace violence prevention; bloodborne pathogen and exposure risks; personal protective equipment; hazard communication; emergency preparedness; and other occupational hazards relevant to healthcare environments.
• Workers' Compensation & Claims Management
• Provides strategic oversight of the organization's Colorado workers' compensation program, working with internal stakeholders, insurance carriers, third‑party administrators, brokers, legal counsel, and medical providers as appropriate.
• Monitors workers' compensation claims from initial reporting through resolution and promotes timely communication between the appropriate stakeholders.
• Reviews workers' compensation data to identify injury patterns, claim trends, high‑risk locations, recurring causes, and opportunities for prevention.
• Monitors claim activity, reserves, costs, and significant developments and communicates material issues to appropriate organizational leadership.
• Partners with Compliance, Human Resources, Operations, and facility leadership to support effective return‑to‑work and modified‑duty processes.
• Conducts or coordinates claim reviews with appropriate internal and external partners.
• Identifies opportunities to reduce claim frequency, severity, lost workdays, and overall organizational risk.
• Ensures workers' compensation practices align with applicable Colorado requirements.
• Incident Investigation & Loss Prevention
• Oversees investigation of significant employee injuries, workplace incidents, safety events, and other identified areas of organizational risk.
• Leads or facilitates root cause analyses to identify contributing factors and appropriate corrective actions.
• Ensures corrective actions are assigned, documented, communicated, and monitored for completion.
• Uses incident and claims data to identify systemic risks rather than addressing events solely on a case‑by‑case basis.
• Develops targeted injury‑prevention initiatives for facilities or departments demonstrating elevated risk or recurring trends.
• Partners with operational and clinical leadership to implement sustainable solutions while maintaining resident care and operational effectiveness.
• Training & Safety Culture
• Develops and oversees safety education and training programs for employees and leaders.
• Ensures required workplace safety training appropriately addresses identified hazards and employee exposures.
• Coaches facility leadership on effective safety practices, accident prevention, incident investigation, and employee engagement.
• Develops tools, communications, and resources that reinforce accountability for workplace safety at all levels of the organization.
• Promotes employee participation in hazard identification, incident prevention, and safety improvement initiatives.
• Data, Reporting & Performance Improvement
• Develops and monitors key safety and risk indicators across the organization.
• Analyzes workers' compensation, injury, incident, and safety data to identify emerging risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Creates reports and presentations for executive and operational leadership highlighting trends, areas of exposure, corrective actions, and recommended strategies.
• Establishes measurable safety goals and monitors facility and organizational progress.
• Uses data and industry best practices to drive continuous improvement in workplace safety and injury prevention.
• Evaluates effectiveness of implemented risk‑control measures and adjusts strategies as necessary.
• Serves as a subject matter resource to Facility and Executive leadership regarding workplace safety, occupational risk, and workers' compensation.
• Collaborates with insurance brokers, carriers, third‑party administrators, legal counsel, consultants, and other external partners as appropriate.
• Supports insurance and risk management activities as assigned.
• Maintains confidential information and documentation in accordance with organizational requirements.
• Travels to facility locations to conduct assessments, investigations, training, leadership meetings, and other risk and safety activities.
• Performs other duties related to organizational risk and safety as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Risk Management, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Human Resources, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Progressive experience in workplace safety, risk management, workers' compensation, occupational health, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience managing or supporting safety and workers' compensation programs across multiple locations.
• Working knowledge of OSHA workplace safety requirements and injury and illness prevention practices.
• Knowledge of workers' compensation claims management and injury prevention principles.
• Experience conducting workplace investigations, root cause analyses, safety assessments, and corrective action planning.
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to interpret injury, claims, and safety data and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and influencing skills with the ability to partner effectively with facility and senior leadership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex risk and safety matters clearly.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, facilities, and initiatives.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel approximately 10-15% throughout Colorado.

Preferred

• Experience in skilled nursing, long‑term care, senior living, healthcare, or another multi‑site healthcare environment.
• Experience overseeing safety and workers' compensation programs across a multi‑facility organization.
• Professional safety or risk management certification such as CSP, ASP, ARM, or similar credential.
• Experience working with insurance carriers, third‑party administrators, brokers, legal counsel, and occupational healthcare providers.
• Experience developing and delivering safety training for both frontline employees and leadership.
• RN or other healthcare‑related license or clinical background is a plus but not required.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision care
• 401k retirement savings plan
• Paid vacation

Salary Range: $134,000.00 - $195,000.00*

• The salary range is the one that Pharos Administrative Services reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual salary will depend on several factors (e.g., experience, educations, qualifications, etc.).

Pharos Administrative Services is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Pharos Administrative Services is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact the People Department @ HR

Salary: $135000 - $195000 per year