Risk & Patient Safety Manager

This is a Travel RN Risk & Patient Safety Manager contract at Cody Regional Health in Cody, Wyoming.

• Facility: Cody Regional Health
• Location: Cody, WY
• Facility Size: Small rural hospital (0–49 beds)
• Role: Risk Manager / Quality Department Nurse
• Schedule: Monday–Friday days
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: 6/1/2026
• Hours: 40 hrs/week guaranteed
• Urgency: Quick Start

• Active Wyoming RN license
• BSN required
• Minimum 5 years healthcare experience
• Experience in:
  • Risk Management
  • Patient Safety
  • Performance Improvement
  • Regulatory/Compliance
  • Incident investigations
  • Report writing/data analysis
• EPIC EMR experience

• CPHRM certification
• LEAN/Performance Improvement training
• Master’s degree

This is mostly an administrative/quality leadership RN role, not bedside nursing.

Main duties include:

• Managing incident reports and patient safety events
• Leading Root Cause Analyses (RCA)
• Tracking trends and quality metrics
• Handling patient grievances/complaints
• Working on regulatory compliance
• Coordinating performance improvement projects
• Assisting with malpractice/risk investigations
• Reporting to leadership and committees

• 100-mile radius rule: traveler cannot live within 100 miles of the hospital
• No holiday coverage required
• No call
• No 1099 accepted
• Agency can be fined if traveler delays start after confirmation

This job is best for:

• RN leaders
• Quality/Risk Management nurses
• Nurse managers/directors
• Compliance or patient safety specialists