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Director Risk Management, Quality and Medical Staff

$120k - $150k

Taphealthcare

Job Description

Job Description

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Director of Risk Management, Quality and Medical Staff to provide strategic and operational leadership across hospital risk management, quality, and medical staff functions in Las Cruces, New Mexico. This senior leadership opportunity is designed for an accomplished RN leader with extensive nursing experience and a strong background overseeing healthcare quality, risk, and medical staff operations.

The Director will play an important role in strengthening patient safety, regulatory readiness, organizational quality, and risk-management practices while working closely with hospital executives, physicians, nursing leadership, and other clinical teams. This position requires a leader who can manage multiple interconnected functions while maintaining a strong focus on quality outcomes and organizational performance.

Required Qualifications
  • Current New Mexico Registered Nurse (RN) License or qualifying multistate RN license
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited nursing school
  • Minimum 5 years of nursing experience
  • Minimum 3 years of Director or Manager-level leadership experience
  • Professional experience across Risk Management, Quality, and Medical Staff functions
  • Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM) certification preferred upon hire and required within 3 years of employment
  • Strong understanding of healthcare risk, quality, patient safety, and medical staff operations
Preferred Qualifications
  • Previous acute-care healthcare risk management experience
  • Acute healthcare risk management experience may substitute for the specified leadership experience
  • Experience working within a for-profit hospital environment is strongly preferred
  • Previous Director-level experience preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively with hospital leadership, physicians, and multidisciplinary clinical teams
Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced RN healthcare leader with direct expertise in Risk Management, Quality, and Medical Staff operations . This individual should bring a strong nursing foundation along with the leadership judgment necessary to identify organizational risk, support quality initiatives, strengthen patient-safety practices, and effectively manage medical staff-related responsibilities.

Candidates with previous Director-level leadership in an acute-care or for-profit hospital environment will be especially well aligned. A strong candidate will also either possess the CPHRM credential or be prepared to obtain certification within the required timeframe.

Compensation

$120,000 – $150,000 annually

Compensation within the listed range will be determined based on the candidate's healthcare leadership experience, risk and quality expertise, certifications, acute-care background, qualifications, and overall alignment with the position.

Why Join Through Tap Healthcare Solutions?

At Tap Healthcare Solutions , we understand that experienced healthcare leaders need opportunities that recognize the full scope of what they bring to an organization. For a nursing leader specializing in risk, quality, and medical staff operations, this position offers the opportunity to apply that expertise across several functions that directly influence patient safety, clinical standards, and hospital performance.

Our team will work with you throughout the hiring process with clear communication and attention to your professional goals. We'll help ensure the opportunity aligns with your leadership experience, specialized healthcare expertise, compensation expectations, and long-term career direction , so you're considering a position that represents a meaningful next step in your healthcare leadership career.

Vacancy posted 8 days ago
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