Director, Risk Management & Patient Safety

Job overview

The Director, Risk Management & Patient Safety role is full-time and onsite in Downey, CA, Monday through Friday, with leadership on-call as needed. Pay is $175,600–$258,100 per year. The role is presented by The Employee Connect for an acute care medical center at a regional healthcare provider. The director leads hospital risk management and patient safety programs, overseeing event review, claims coordination, regulatory compliance, and safety improvement. The role helps prevent patient harm and strengthen a just, transparent safety culture across clinical departments.

What you'll do

• Lead risk management and patient safety programs across clinical departments
• oversee incident reporting, serious event review, and root cause analysis
• partner with physician, nursing, and quality leaders
• manage early claims resolution with legal counsel and insurers
• ensure compliance with Joint Commission, CMS, and state reporting rules
• provide staff education and report safety trends and improvement plans.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

onsite

director

risk management

patient safety

acute care

hospital

downey ca

monday–friday

leadership on-call

$175,600–$258,100 per year

healthcare

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and retirement benefits through the employer.

About the employer

The Employee Connect is hiring for this role. Industry: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals. Sector: 62.