Alaska Rural Healthcare Quality, Compliance and Risk Leadership Opportunities
$31,200–$31,200 year
HybridAlaska, United States
Job Summary
Lead quality, compliance, risk, patient safety, infection prevention, or regulatory programs across rural Alaska healthcare organizations. Monitor quality indicators, incidents, and performance trends while leading investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action planning. Develop policies, procedures, and reporting systems to support regulatory surveys, accreditation visits, and readiness activities. Educate staff on expectations, partner with clinical and executive teams, and prepare recommendations for governing boards. Manage risk identification, mitigation, and organizational learning while adapting systems to remote locations, limited resources, and regional care coordination needs.
Required Qualifications
- Progressive experience in healthcare quality, compliance, risk, patient safety, infection prevention, privacy, or regulatory affairs
- Previous leadership experience as a director, manager, officer, supervisor, coordinator, or comparable professional
- Knowledge of healthcare regulations, accreditation standards, quality improvement, compliance, privacy, and risk-management practices
- Experience with audits, investigations, corrective action plans, surveys, accreditation, or regulatory readiness
- Strong analytical, communication, education, documentation, and problem-solving skills
- The ability to work collaboratively across clinical, operational, technical, Tribal, and executive departments
- Experience leading quality or compliance programs across multiple facilities or geographically dispersed teams may be valuable
- Experience with rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, FQHCs, Tribal health organizations, regional health corporations, long-term care providers, or community healthcare organizations
- Experience working with Alaska Native communities, Tribal health organizations, Indian Health Service programs, or tribally operated systems may be highly valued for some opportunities
- Relevant education, licensure, or certification based on the position
- A practical, fair, transparent, culturally respectful, and relationship-focused leadership style
- Some opportunities may require or prefer credentials such as CPHQ, CHC, CHPC, CPPS, CIC, ARM, RN, or another quality, compliance, risk, privacy, safety, infection prevention, or clinical credential
Desired Qualifications
- Experience leading quality or compliance programs across multiple facilities or geographically dispersed teams may be valuable
- Experience working with Alaska Native communities, Tribal health organizations, Indian Health Service programs, or tribally operated systems may be highly valued for some opportunities
- Some opportunities may require or prefer credentials such as CPHQ, CHC, CHPC, CPPS, CIC, ARM, RN, or another quality, compliance, risk, privacy, safety, infection prevention, or clinical credential
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