About the role
Latitude is seeking an experienced Healthcare Risk Manager for an interim engagement with the legal and risk management department of a large Chicago health system. The successful candidate will provide immediate, hands-on support across a broad range of hospital risk management matters while the health system conducts its search for a permanent Director of Risk Management and Insurance.
This role is open to both experienced healthcare risk professionals and attorneys with significant hospital risk management experience. A JD is preferred but not required.
The ideal candidate will have substantial experience working within a hospital or health system and be comfortable independently supporting credentialing and peer review processes, policy development, professional liability matters, insurance matters, and other day-to-day healthcare risk needs.
Basic Requirements
- ·Significant healthcare risk management experience, preferably within a hospital or multi-hospital health system
- ·Experience with medical staff credentialing, privileging, and peer review
- ·Experience identifying, evaluating, and addressing clinical and operational risk issues
- ·Familiarity with professional liability and other healthcare risk management matters
- ·Experience reviewing and drafting hospital or healthcare policies and procedures
- ·Ability to independently review complex information, identify potential issues or red flags, and appropriately escalate matters
- ·Strong written and verbal communication skills
- ·Ability to collaborate effectively with Legal, Medical Staff, Patient Safety/Quality, clinical leadership, and other operational stakeholders
- ·Ability to quickly integrate into an existing department and provide substantive support with limited ramp-up time
- ·JD preferred but not required; attorneys and non-attorney healthcare risk professionals with relevant experience will be considered
Preferred Qualifications
- ·Experience supporting risk management within a complex health system
- ·Experience supporting medical staff credentialing committees and/or Board-level credentialing processes
- ·Knowledge of multiple lines of healthcare insurance, including professional liability
- ·Experience assisting with insurance renewals
- ·Experience working closely with an in-house healthcare legal department
- ·Broader enterprise risk management experience
Position Details
- ·Type of Role: Engagement
- ·Schedule: Full-time
- ·Location: Chicago, Illinois
- ·Work Arrangement: Hybrid / on-site preferred
- ·Start Date: ASAP
- ·Duration: Interim engagement during the health system’s search for a permanent Director of Risk Management and Insurance
- ·Potential for Permanent Employment: The client is simultaneously conducting a permanent search, and the successful engagement professional may be considered for the permanent position
Duties of the Healthcare Risk Manager
- ·Provide day-to-day support across a broad range of hospital and clinical risk management matters
- ·Review physician, CRNA, and other healthcare provider credentialing and privileging applications to identify potential issues, red flags, or matters requiring further review
- ·Support medical staff credentialing and peer review processes, including reviewing underlying matters in advance of credentialing and Board committee meetings
- ·Participate in credentialing, policy, and other relevant committees as appropriate
- ·Work collaboratively with the Medical Staff Office to help ensure credentialing matters are appropriately reviewed and addressed
- ·Review, update, and draft health system policies and procedures
- ·Partner closely with the Legal Department, Patient Safety/Quality, Medical Staff, clinical leadership, and other stakeholders on risk-related matters
- ·Assist with professional liability and other healthcare risk issues as needed
- ·Provide support in connection with the health system’s insurance renewal process
- ·Assist with accumulated projects and other risk management priorities requiring additional bandwidth during the permanent search
- ·Provide practical and responsive risk management support as new matters arise
Compensation
The annualized compensation range for this position is $180,000 to $220,000. Pay is based on numerous factors including, but not limited to, work experience, qualifications, credentials, location, market supply and demand, and candidate preferences. The compensation listed is an estimate and not guaranteed.
Benefits
Latitude offers engagement professionals access to a range of benefits. Benefits vary based on employment classification and eligibility and may include health insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, and other benefits.
Confidentiality
Latitude will not propose any candidate to the client without the candidate’s prior consent. Qualified candidates selected to move forward will be contacted by a Latitude recruiter to discuss the opportunity and client in greater detail.
About Latitude
Latitude is a full-service legal talent company specializing in providing experienced attorneys, paralegals, legal operations professionals, and other legal professionals to corporate legal departments and law firms nationwide.
Founded by attorneys, Latitude understands firsthand the demands placed upon sophisticated legal departments and the importance of providing experienced professionals who can integrate quickly, exercise sound judgment, and deliver high-quality work.
Latitude Contract Engagements & Secondments
Latitude’s contract engagements and secondments provide experienced attorneys and other legal professionals with opportunities to work directly with sophisticated corporate legal departments and law firms on substantive matters while maintaining greater flexibility and control over their careers.
Our engagements range from short-term project support to long-term and open-ended secondments, and many provide opportunities to work as an integrated member of an in-house legal, compliance, or risk management team.
Our Specialty: Peer-Level Contract Attorneys and Legal Professionals
Latitude specializes in experienced legal professionals who can step into sophisticated environments and provide meaningful support with minimal training or oversight.
Our clients include corporate legal departments and law firms across the country seeking professionals with the judgment, substantive experience, and practical skills necessary to contribute immediately.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Will Latitude submit my résumé without my permission?
- ·No. Latitude will not propose you to a client without first discussing the opportunity with you and obtaining your consent.
- ·What happens after I apply?
- ·Latitude will review your experience against the requirements of the position. Candidates whose backgrounds appear to align closely with the opportunity will be contacted to discuss the role, client, compensation, availability, and next steps.
- ·Can I apply for other Latitude opportunities?
- ·Yes. Candidates should apply separately to each position for which they are qualified. Additional opportunities and Latitude’s general application are available at latitudelegal.com/jobs/.
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About Latitude
To learn more about Latitude and our approach to legal talent, please visit latitudelegal.com.
Thank you for your interest in Latitude. We look forward to reviewing your application.
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