Role Snapshot
The Director of Clinical Risk Management provides strategic leadership and oversight of all clinical and operational risk management functions across Old Dominion University's Virginia Health Sciences, EVMS Medical Group, and affiliated healthcare entities. This role is critical for implementing enterprise risk management frameworks, ensuring regulatory compliance, and fostering a culture of patient safety across academic and clinical environments.
Key Responsibilities: Oversees implementation and management of comprehensive enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks integrating clinical, operational, financial, and reputational risk strategies; proactively identifies, assesses, and mitigates healthcare-related risks while maintaining compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards. Reports to the Executive Director of Risk Management and promotes institutional accountability and patient safety initiatives across multiple healthcare entities.
Skills & Tools: Strategic leadership, risk assessment and mitigation, enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks, healthcare compliance and regulatory knowledge, patient safety culture development, and stakeholder communication. Strong analytical capabilities, problem-solving skills, and ability to manage complex cross-functional initiatives in academic and clinical healthcare settings.
Qualifications: Master's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Risk Management, or related field with 7+ years of progressive experience in clinical risk management, healthcare compliance, or risk management in academic medical centers. Knowledge of accreditation standards (Joint Commission, NCQA), healthcare regulations, and experience managing clinical and operational risk programs in complex healthcare systems required.
Location: In-Person
Compensation: $140K–$200K/yr (estimated)
Job Description
The Director of Clinical Risk Management provides leadership and oversight of all clinical and operational risk management functions for the Elmer and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at ODU (VHS), the EVMS Medical Group, and affiliated healthcare entities. Reporting to the Executive Director of Risk Management, this position assists in implementing and managing a comprehensive enterprise risk management (ERM) framework that integrates clinical, operational, financial, and reputational risk strategies across academic and clinical environments. The Director ensures healthcare-related risks are proactively identified, assessed, and mitigated; maintains compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards; and promotes a culture of patient safety and institutional accountability.
This position is required to complete a Statement of Personal Economic Interest upon hire in accordance with the Code of Virginia.
This position is required to complete a Statement of Personal Economic Interest upon hire in accordance with the Code of Virginia.