Director of Risk Management

Continuing Life LLC; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Safe Harbor 401(k) with match

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition assistance

Wellness program

Employee meal program

Job summary

Continuing Life LLC in California seeks a Director of Risk Management to partner with clinical leadership to minimize risk, promote safety, and protect residents, staff and assets across the organization. This full-time onsite role leads enterprise risk initiatives, with a strong benefits package and a 15% bonus target.

The position requires extensive healthcare risk management experience, certification, and the ability to travel 40% to community locations in California.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Risk Management or related field.
• Progressive leadership experience in healthcare risk management.
• CPHRM or CPPS certification or comparable.
• Incident Command System certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritize operational, regulatory, clinical and reputational risks and lead mitigation plans.
• Report risk trends and program results to executive leadership.
• Develop and deliver in-person risk and safety training for leaders and staff.
• Promote a culture of reporting and learning from near misses and events.
• Provide litigation support and oversee annual insurance renewal.

Skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Communication

Relationship-building

Availability outside hours

Education

Bachelor's degree in Risk Management

CPRHM/CPPS certification

Job description

The Director of Risk Management partners with operational and clinical leadership to minimize risk, promote a culture of safety for residents and team members and safeguard the organization’s assets and reputation. This position supports enterprise-wide risk reduction, resident and employee safety, emergency preparedness, litigation and insurance support and enterprise risk initiatives.

• Excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, and a Safe Harbor 401(k) plan with guaranteed company match that is immediately vested each pay period!
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO), Flex Holidays, and 6 Paid holidays per year for full-time staff.
• $2,000 a year in Tuition Assistance for full-time employees and robust Talent Development Program – we help you accelerate your career!
• Wellness program with the opportunity to earn a 30% discount on your benefit premiums!
• Employee Meal Program coming! We will prepare delicious meals for you daily!

This is a full time, onsite position. Compensation is $155,000 - $185,000 (depending on experience) plus 15% bonus target.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES:

• Identify, analyze and prioritize operational, regulatory, clinical and reputational risks, and lead mitigation plans across CL supported communities.
• Report risk trends, key risk indicators and program results to executive leadership and committees.
• Develop and deliver in-person risk and safety training for community leaders and team members.
• Promotes a culture that encourages reporting and learning from near misses and events.
• Provides litigation support and leads the annual insurance renewal process.

Emergency Preparedness and business continuity

• Collaborate, educate and support emergency preparedness and business continuity and crisis response plans including drills and after-action reviews.
• Ability to train and conduct drills utilizing the Incident Command System

Resident, employee safety and clinical risk

• Monitor trends in incident reporting, investigation and root cause analysis for potentially adverse events to include but not limited to falls, medication errors, pressure injuries, etc.
• Partner and support operational leaders on prevention programs and performance improvement efforts (QAPI).
• Conducts consistent audits based on trends and risk identification.
• Supports and supervises Worker’s Compensation Specialist.
• Supports workplace safety and injury illness plans.

Regulatory readiness and compliance

• Conduct periodic community OSHA inspections and provide education and support action planning as needed.
• Support survey readiness and responses to state and federal licensing and life safety surveys.
• Conduct monthly site visits of each community supporting leaders and providing

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare or senior living risk management.
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM), Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS), or comparable certification.
• Certification in Incident Command System
• Experienced with Life Safety Systems
• OSHA Certification
• Exceptional analytical, leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Availability outside normal hours to immediately respond to serious incidents
• Ability to travel a minimum of 40% regularly to community locations in California.