RN-Risk Specialist

Job Highlights

• Hybrid position requiring residence within 30‑60 minutes of the Saint Louis, Missouri main office.
• Standard work hours Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, with additional hours as needed.

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong communication skills
• Strong time management skills
• Ability to respond quickly to situations
• Strong clinical background

Develops, implements and manages risk management activities.

• Develops, implements and evaluates practices and policies.
• Collects and assesses data to identify potential or actual sources of risk to patients and employees.
• Collaborates with staff, medical staff, leadership, quality and other committee members regarding risk‑related incidents, policies and practices.
• Develops or facilitates safety, risk, and quality care initiatives.
• Manages activities related to staffing, including hiring, orientation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and continuing education initiatives.
• Complies with codes, laws, rules and regulations concerning patient care, including state and federal mandates.
• Manages the investigation of incidents by collecting information necessary to prepare for the defense of claims and interacting with legal counsel, insurance carriers, and patients/families to effect timely settlement.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and maintains a safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.

Five years’ experience.

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0‑25lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20inches or less) and far (20feet or more), and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech for oral communication, and to hear alarms or malfunctioning machinery.
• Frequent keyboard use / data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25‑50lbs.
• Rare climbing.

• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) – Illinois, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Registered Nurse (RN) – Missouri, Division of Professional Registration
• Registered Nurse (RN) – Oklahoma, Board of Nursing (OBN), issue by Compact
• Registered Nurse (RN) – Wisconsin, Department of Safety and Professional Services, issue by Compact

Day Shift (United States of America)

Employee

• Paid Parental Leave: one week for newborns or newly adopted children (pro‑rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: instant access to earned, unpaid base pay through Daily Pay (fees may apply).
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: provided through Flex Path for eligible team members.
• Comprehensive benefits package tailored to employee needs.

SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.