Director, Risk Management, Quality & Medical Staff | Healthcare | $120K-$150K

Full-Time | On-Site | Las Cruces, NM

Dana Gudermuth
Senior Recruiter | Heartline Staffing
Call or Text: (314) 526-0706
Email: Dana@heartlinestaffing.com

Prefer a confidential conversation instead of applying? Call or text Dana directly at (314) 526-0706.

Heartline Staffing is recruiting a Director, Risk Management, Quality & Medical Staff for a senior-level healthcare leadership opportunity in Las Cruces, New Mexico. This role provides strategic leadership across Quality, Risk Management, and Medical Staff functions, with responsibility for clinical risk programs, claims management, regulatory compliance, and quality improvement initiatives.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Director will develop departmental goals and standards while directing operational performance, patient care quality, audits, staffing, budgeting, and compliance activities. This position collaborates across the organization to support regulatory readiness, drive continuous improvement, foster professional development, and promote excellence throughout the continuum of care.

ROLE

• Provide strategic leadership for Quality, Risk Management, and Medical Staff functions.
• Oversee clinical risk programs, claims management, regulatory compliance, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Develop departmental goals and standards.
• Direct operational performance, patient care quality, audits, staffing, budgeting, and compliance activities.
• Collaborate across the organization to ensure regulatory readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support professional development and organizational excellence.

COMPENSATION

• $120,000-$150,000
• Relocation assistance available

BENEFITS

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Flexible-spending and health-savings accounts
• Paid time off and extended illness bank package for full-time employees
• Life, accident, critical-injury insurance, short- and long-term disability, and identity theft coverage
• Tuition reimbursement and loan assistance
• 401(k) matching
• Employee assistance program including mental, physical, and financial wellness
• Professional development and growth opportunities

WORK ARRANGEMENT

• On-site in Las Cruces, NM
• Travel is not required
• Relocation assistance available

Requirements

• NM RN License Or Multistate RN License REQUIRED
• Bachelor's Degree From An Accredited Nursing School REQUIRED
• At Least 5 Years Of Nursing Experience With At Least 3 Years As A Director / Manager REQUIRED
• Risk Management, Quality And Medical Staff Experience REQUIRED
• CPHRM Certification Preferred Upon Hire And Required Within 3 Years Of Employment REQUIRED

Preferred

• Prior Acute Healthcare Risk Management Experience
• Prior Acute Healthcare Risk Management Experience May Substitute For The Leadership Experience Requirement
• Experience Working In A For-Profit Hospital
• Previous Director-Level Experience

Not ready to formally apply? That's completely fine. Many nursing and healthcare leadership professionals prefer a confidential conversation first.
Call or text Dana directly at (314) 526-0706.
Email: Dana@heartlinestaffing.com