Registered Nurse - Risk Manager

Veterans Health Administration

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 80,000 - 149,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

The Jesse Brown VA Risk Manager Registered Nurse (RN) leads the risk management program at the Veterans Health Administration. The role ensures daily operations align with standards and supports overall quality and safety across the medical center.

Key duties include collaboration with patient safety and performance improvement teams, providing staff training, and coordinating risk activities with executive leadership. This position may require flexible scheduling to meet program needs.

Qualifications

Must hold a valid RN license.
Experience in risk management preferred.
Transcript submission if qualification is based on education.

Responsibilities

Develops, implements, evaluates, and maintains a risk management program to reduce liability at the medical center.
Maintains links between risk management, patient safety and performance improvement initiatives.
Provides consultation and training to staff on risk management and tort matters.
Serves as coordinator of the risk management program and advisor to ELT on risk activities.
Assists ELT and service chiefs in planning and maintaining risk management at JBVA including community clinics.

Skills

Risk management

Communication

Training

Quality improvement

Education

RN license

Job description

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The Jesse Brown VA Risk Manager Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for all of the daily management, directives and standards relating to the entire risk management program.

Key Responsibilities

The Risk Manager, Registered Nurse (RN), duties include, but are not limited to the following: Develops, implements, evaluates, and maintains a risk management program that helps to avoid or reduce liability claims through identification of potential risk/s and takes action to control liabilities to the medical center and staff.

Develops and maintains communication links between risk management, patient safety and performance improvement initiatives to promote quality in clinical and administrative areas. Provides consultation, technical assistance and training to QSV and medical center staff in matters pertaining to risk management, administrative investigations, and tort activities.

Maintains continuous professional development, which supports the immediate and long-term organizational goals for he medical center through continuing education, professional literature review, workshop attendance and/or use of research. Serves as a coordinator of the risk management program and advisor to the executive leadership team (ELT) on risk management activities through the Chief of Quality, Service and Value (QSV).

Assist ELT, and the clinical and administrative service chiefs in planning, designing, developing, implementing, modifying and maintaining risk management at JBVA including the community-based outpatient clinics. This position potentially requires flexibility in schedule and assignments.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not available.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Requirements & Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $80018 – $149392/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-19.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.