Director of Risk Management, Quality & Medical Staff | RN

Director Of Risk Management, Quality & Medical Staff | RN

Las Cruces, NM | Acute Care Hospital | $120K-$150K

Heartline Staffing is recruiting an experienced RN leader for a Director of Risk Management, Quality & Medical Staff opportunity with a 199-bed acute care hospital in Las Cruces, New Mexico. This senior leadership position provides strategic oversight of the organization's Quality, Risk Management, and Medical Staff functions and reports to the CNO.

This Director provides strategic leadership across clinical risk programs, claims management, regulatory compliance, quality improvement, and Medical Staff functions. The position develops departmental goals and standards while directing operational performance, patient care quality, audits, staffing, budgeting, and compliance activities. The Director collaborates across the organization to support regulatory readiness, continuous improvement, professional development, and quality throughout the continuum of care.

Compensation: Salary Range: $120,000-$150,000. No signing bonus. Partial relocation assistance.

Leadership Scope:

• Provide strategic leadership for quality, risk management and medical staff functions
• Oversee clinical risk programs and claims management
• Direct regulatory compliance and quality improvement initiatives
• Develop departmental goals and standards
• Direct operational performance and patient care quality
• Oversee audits, staffing and budgeting
• Support regulatory readiness across the organization
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Support professional development
• Collaborate across the organization to promote excellence throughout the continuum of care

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Paid time off
• Extended illness bank for full-time employees
• Life insurance
• Accident and critical-injury insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Identity theft coverage
• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan assistance
• 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program
• Mental, physical and financial wellness support
• Professional development and growth opportunities

Requirements:

• Current New Mexico RN license or multistate RN license required
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited nursing school required
• Minimum 5 years of nursing experience required
• Minimum 3 years of director/manager experience required
• Risk management experience required
• Quality experience required
• Medical staff experience required
• Certified professional in healthcare risk management (CPHRM) certification within 3 years of employment required
• CPHRM certification upon hire preferred
• Prior acute healthcare risk management experience preferred
• Experience working in a for-profit hospital preferred
• Previous director-level experience preferred

Not ready to formally apply? That's completely fine. Many nursing leaders prefer a confidential conversation first. Call or text Elizabeth directly at 272-230-3157.