Wyoming Rural Healthcare Quality, Compliance and Risk Leadership Opportunities
On-siteWyoming, United States
Job Summary
Provide leadership for quality, compliance, risk, patient safety, or regulatory programs while supporting a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement. Monitor quality indicators, patient outcomes, incidents, and performance trends; lead investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action planning. Develop policies, procedures, and compliance programs; support regulatory surveys, accreditation visits, and readiness activities. Manage risk identification, reporting, mitigation, and follow-up; support infection prevention and safety initiatives. Educate employees and leaders on expectations; partner with clinical, operational, HR, finance, and executive teams. Prepare reports and recommendations for executive leadership and governing boards; track improvement plans and sustain progress. Support grievance, complaint, and event-review processes; help organizations respond to changing regulations and standards. Build practical, consistent systems for employees.
Required Qualifications
- Progressive experience in healthcare quality, compliance, risk, patient safety, infection prevention, or regulatory affairs
- Previous leadership experience as a director, manager, officer, supervisor, or comparable professional
- Knowledge of healthcare regulations, accreditation standards, quality improvement, and risk-management practices
- Experience with audits, investigations, corrective action plans, or survey readiness
- Strong analytical, communication, education, and problem-solving skills
- The ability to work collaboratively across clinical and operational departments
- Experience with rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, FQHCs, public hospital districts, long-term care, or community healthcare organizations
- Relevant education, licensure, or certification based on the position
- A practical, fair, and relationship-focused leadership style
Desired Qualifications
- Some opportunities may require or prefer credentials such as CPHQ, CHC, CHPC, CPPS, CIC, ARM, RN, or another quality, compliance, risk, privacy, safety, or clinical credential
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