Director, Risk Management & Compliance

HV Talent Group; Las Cruces, Northern (NM, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Paid time off & illness bank

Income protection programs

Tuition reimbursement & 401(k)

Employee assistance program

Professional development

Job summary

HV Talent Group is recruiting for a Director of Risk Management for an established acute-care hospital and clinics in Las Cruces. The role leads risk management, quality, and patient safety programs, and serves as Compliance and Ethics Officer.

The candidate will oversee risk, compliance, education, and staff processes, partnering with clinical and executive leadership to enhance patient care quality and regulatory readiness.

Qualifications

• Active New Mexico RN license or multistate RN license.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited nursing program.
• At least 5 years of nursing experience, including at least 3 years in management or director-level leadership.
• Demonstrated experience in healthcare risk management, quality, and medical staff functions.
• Acute-care healthcare risk management experience preferred; may substitute for the management/director‑level leadership requirement.
• Experience in a for-profit hospital strongly preferred.
• Prior Director-level experience preferred.
• CPHRM certification preferred upon hire and required within 3 years of employment.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the hospital’s Quality, Risk Management, and Medical Staff functions.
• Lead the organization’s overall risk management program, including risk identification, mitigation, and patient safety initiatives.
• Investigate incidents and collaborate with leadership, providers, staff, and other stakeholders to identify trends and implement corrective actions.
• Support potential and active litigation, including investigations, interviews, depositions, legal holds, and coordination with legal counsel.
• Advise leadership and providers on informed consent, documentation standards, disclosure practices, and professional liability exposure.
• Oversee professional liability, general liability, and property claims management activities.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives, performance improvement programs, and regulatory readiness activities.
• Develop and monitor departmental goals, standards, performance metrics, and quality and risk outcomes.
• Oversee audits, compliance monitoring, and other activities designed to maintain regulatory and organizational compliance.
• Support medical staff functions, including medical staff processes, credentialing, and medical staff‑related risk activities.
• Provide risk management, quality, compliance, and patient safety education and training to leaders, providers, and hospital staff.
• Serve as the facility’s Compliance and Ethics Officer and support organizational compliance initiatives.
• Partner with clinical and executive leadership to strengthen patient care quality, safety, compliance, and risk management practices.
• Manage departmental staffing, budgeting, operational performance, and professional development.

Skills

RN license

Nursing leadership

Healthcare risk management

Regulatory compliance

Director-level experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

CPHRM certification

Job description

HV Talent Group is recruiting for a Director of Risk Management for an established acute-care hospital and clinics in Las Cruces. The role leads risk management, quality, and patient safety programs, and serves as Compliance and Ethics Officer.

The candidate will oversee risk, compliance, education, and staff processes, partnering with clinical and executive leadership to enhance patient care quality and regulatory readiness.