Interim Healthcare Risk Manager (Engagement; Hybrid – Chicago)

Duties

• Provide day-to-day support across a broad range of hospital and clinical risk management matters
• Review physician, CRNA, and other healthcare provider credentialing and privileging applications to identify potential issues, red flags, or matters requiring further review
• Support medical staff credentialing and peer review processes, including reviewing underlying matters in advance of credentialing and Board committee meetings
• Participate in credentialing, policy, and other relevant committees as appropriate
• Work collaboratively with the Medical Staff Office to help ensure credentialing matters are appropriately reviewed and addressed
• Review, update, and draft health system policies and procedures
• Partner closely with the Legal Department, Patient Safety/Quality, Medical Staff, clinical leadership, and other stakeholders on risk-related matters
• Assist with professional liability and other healthcare risk issues as needed
• Assist with insurance renewal process
• Assist with accumulated projects and other risk management priorities requiring additional bandwidth during the permanent search
• Provide practical and responsive risk management support as new matters arise

Qualifications

• Significant healthcare risk management experience, preferably within a hospital or multi-hospital health system
• Experience with medical staff credentialing, privileging, and peer review
• Familiarity with professional liability and other healthcare risk management matters
• Experience reviewing and drafting hospital or healthcare policies and procedures
• Ability to independently review complex information, identify potential issues or red flags, and appropriately escalate matters
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with Legal, Medical Staff, Patient Safety/Quality, clinical leadership, and other operational stakeholders
• Ability to quickly integrate into an existing department and provide substantive support with limited ramp-up time

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting risk management within a complex health system
• Experience supporting medical staff credentialing committees and/or Board-level credentialing processes
• Knowledge of multiple lines of healthcare insurance, including professional liability
• Experience assisting with insurance renewals
• Experience working closely with an in-house healthcare legal department
• Broad enterprise risk management experience

Pay and Benefits

The annualized compensation range for this position is $180,000 to $220,000. Pay is based on numerous factors including, but not limited to, work experience, qualifications, credentials, location, market supply and demand, and candidate preferences.

Latitude offers engagement professionals access to a range of benefits. Benefits vary based on employment classification and eligibility and may include health insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, and other benefits.