Healthcare Risk Manager

USF Health

Healthcare Risk Manager overseeing clinical risk management programs at USF. Ensuring compliance with federal regulations and safety standards in healthcare settings.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeTampa • Florida • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $91,637 - $96,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop, manage, and administer facility-wide systems for risk identification, investigation, and reduction.
Maintain working knowledge of state, national and/or federal standards as required, reporting quality of care issues, adverse medical incidents, facility compliance related issues and any other requirements that directly impact the continued operations of the facility.
Ensures compliance with patient safety and risk management related standards by accrediting and regulatory entities and participants in clinical quality and safety efforts of the facility.
Assess, develop, implement, and maintain educational risk management programs for assigned personnel, leaders and Executive Team on identified issues and any other related activities as statutorily required.
Identify, investigate, and report on adverse medical incidents and facilitate the Collaborative Risk Review and Action process.
Work closely with the USF Self-Insurance Program and affiliate risk managers to identify events likely to lead to litigation.
Serves as a resource to clinical administration, other employees, and providers on Risk Management/ethical issues.
Monitors, analyzes, and reports aggregated event report data to leadership and other relevant committees within the organization, with a focus on risk exposures for trends or patterns.
Close collaborations with the Patient Experience department to address patient grievances and identify risk measures that could improve patient satisfaction.
Collect, analyze, and share Risk Management software data. Prepare graphs, reports and data to support department goals and strategic plans. Track and analyze data, provide feedback, trending and problem solving. Prepare and present data as needed.
The RM assists with data collection, review of medical records and acts as consultant to physicians, leadership and team members on matters of Risk Management and Patient Safety.
Maintains confidentiality and ethical judgment.
Knowledge and proficiency in MS Office Suite.
Experience with electronic health record (EHR) systems is required. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in navigating, reviewing and interpreting patient information, conducting safety investigations and ensuring compliance with data privacy requirements within an EHR environment.
Excellent and effective written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
Analytical and Critical Thinking.
Conflict Resolution.
Collaboration with clinical, legal and administrative staff.

Requirements

What you’ll need

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in nursing or other allied health professional and five years of experience in a healthcare setting with experience implementing major performance improvement processes.
CPHRM certification is preferred; but must be obtained within (1) year of employment
Knowledge of patient safety principles of High Reliability Organizations and Collaborative Just Culture preferred.
High Reliability Collaborative Just Culture Program certification in Fact Gatherer and Facilitator must be obtained within (1) year of employment.
Legal- Licensure: Registered Nurse or other allied health professional Florida State license is **preferred.**

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental and life insurance plans
retirement plan options
employee and dependent tuition programs
generous leave
hundreds of employee perks and discounts

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Hard Skills & Tools

risk managementdata analysisperformance improvementpatient safetyadverse medical incident investigationeducational program developmentEHR systemsdata privacy complianceconfidentiality maintenancemedical record review

Soft Skills

communicationanalytical thinkingcritical thinkingconflict resolutioncollaborationinterpersonal skillsethical judgmentleadershipproblem solvingreporting

Certifications

CPHRM certificationHigh Reliability Collaborative Just Culture Program certificationRegistered Nurse license