Legal Career Center

We are fighting for a healthier world and a new era of wellness!

Nearly a decade ago, we set out to build an entirely different kind of health care company from the ground up—one that unlocks access to affordable, high-quality, and economically sustainable care and wellness in ways never imagined. Today, we are the largest private, physician-led health care network—caring for millions of people across the U.S. and beyond. Our transformative, fully integrated model represents a new beginning for America’s health care system and others around the world.

We have 39 community hospitals across 9 states and the country of Malta serving over 800 communities, with more than 43,000 employees.  Spanning Arizona to Malta, we are ushering in a new day of world class health care. From renowned pediatricians, sports medicine specialists and cardiac surgeons to state-of-the-art hospitals, urgent care centers and orthopedic clinics, we have the inter-continental scalability to offer easier access to high-quality affordable health care to people around the globe — when they need it and where they want it.

Join our dynamic team of Risk Managers!  We have a location that will work for you!

Benefits:

• Grow with a health system that supports career advancement
• Competitive Pay & Salary Increases
• Locations close to home, that support work-life balance
• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
• 401k via Fidelity, for eligible employees, with company match
• Tuition Assistance / Reimbursement
• Family atmosphere and team approach that provides flexibility
• Opportunities to grow your career, while not changing your employer
• And much more!

The Risk Manager is responsible for coordinating all aspects of the risk management program, including the identification, evaluation, and treatment of risk in the organization. The risk manager develops and manages a systematic process to identity, assess, and treat actual and potential exposures to loss.  Assists the Director of Quality and Safety and the Manager of Regulatory Readiness with the implementation of the System-wide Quality and Safety Plan consistent with board approved plans and regulatory and standard setting agencies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors required, Masters or JD, preferred.
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM), preferred.
• Two (2) to five (5) years’ experience required, in a healthcare setting. 
• Experience and understanding of Patient Safety, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis and FMEA Analysis.

Job Responsibilities, including, but not limited to:

• Manages a risk identification process for the organization’s operations, departments, and services. Educates and assists other managers in assessing their areas of responsibility for exposures to loss and unsafe processes and conditions.
• Reviews and analyzes incident reports, rates by severity, and conducts all follow-up as identified from review.
• Investigates all serious events. Assists with communication and documentation of errors or serious events in accordance with legal requirements and/or accreditation standards.
• Acts as liaison to outside agencies such as local, state, federal, or voluntary accrediting agencies.
• Remains knowledgeable about and promotes compliance with professional standards and guidelines.
• Works with general counsel to coordinate the investigation, processing, settlement, and defense of claims and suits against the organization. Notifies insurance carriers of potential and actual claims. Coordinates the release of information in response to subpoenas, court orders, attorney requests, etc.
• Reviews patient complaints which may result in legal action. Works with patient advocate to offer solutions to patient grievances. Works with billing and compliance officer in deciding on appropriateness of billing waivers/write offs.
• Supports process of root cause analysis in the event of a sentinel or near miss event. Coordinates review of medical information, debriefs all individuals as identified, performs cause and effect analysis, and coordinates expert panel review, root solution and follow-up for all incidents identified.
• For a full listing of duties, please see complete job description.