About the Role
The Clinical Risk Manager serves as a trusted clinical consultant and strategic resource to skilled nursing communities. This position partners with facility and regional leadership to identify and mitigate clinical risk, recognize trends, strengthen quality improvement efforts, and promote a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive clinical risk assessments through baseline data collection, trend analysis, and review of clinical and quality indicators.
- Evaluate areas of potential risk, including high-priority centers, survey activity, quality measures, adverse events, quality improvement initiatives, and applicable monitoring tools.
- Identify emerging and existing clinical risks and proactively communicate findings and recommendations to facility and regional leadership.
- Serve as a clinical advisor and resource to Center Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) committees.
- Review clinical trends and data to identify opportunities to improve resident outcomes and reduce preventable risk.
- Partner with facility leadership to develop and implement appropriate interventions based on identified risks.
- Assist with the investigation of unusual occurrences and other priority clinical events.
- Support root cause analysis and development of corrective action plans.
- Serve as a consultant and educator to facility teams regarding clinical risk prevention, regulatory compliance, quality improvement, and resident safety.
- Provide education designed to strengthen clinical practices and promote consistent adherence to corporate programs, policies, and processes.
- Help facility leaders understand the relationship between quality outcomes, regulatory compliance, clinical practices, and risk management.
- Develop or facilitate targeted education based on identified trends, recurring risks, and individual community needs.
- Promote a proactive culture in which teams identify and address potential risks before they result in adverse outcomes.
Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Texas in good standing.
- Strong knowledge of federal and Texas long-term care regulations and skilled nursing clinical practices.
- Must reside within Regency Integrated Health Services' service area.
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively throughout assigned areas of Texas.
Skills
- Clinical Risk Management
- Quality Improvement
- Regulatory Compliance
- Resident Safety
- Clinical Investigations
- Root Cause Analysis
- Data Analysis
- Trend Analysis
Location
- Austin, TX 78727
Work Type
- Full Time
- Travel
Experience Level
- Five or more years of long-term care experience
- Prior Director of Nursing or regional clinical leadership experience preferred
Education Level
- Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Texas
About the Company
- At Regency Integrated Health Services, our work is driven by a commitment to providing compassionate, high-quality care to the residents and communities we serve.
- Regency supports Wellsential Health, a nonprofit organization supporting more than 70 skilled nursing locations across Texas.
- We believe managing clinical risk is more than identifying problems—it is about preventing harm, strengthening clinical practices, supporting our teams, and ultimately improving outcomes for those entrusted to our care.
