RN Director of Quality & Risk

Location: Beckley, WV

Work Model: Onsite (Hospital)

Type: Full-Time

RN Director of Quality & Risk to lead quality improvement, risk management, and patient safety initiatives across the organization. This role will oversee quality programs, regulatory compliance, and risk reduction strategies to ensure high performance in patient outcomes, safety standards, and hospital-wide quality metrics.

The ideal candidate is a strong nurse leader with acute care experience and a proven background in quality programs, regulatory readiness, and performance improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for hospital-wide Quality Improvement and Risk Management programs.
• Develop, implement, and monitor quality initiatives to improve patient outcomes and compliance performance.
• Oversee patient safety programs including risk identification, mitigation strategies, and event reporting workflows.
• Drive process improvements aligned with regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Lead preparation for surveys, audits, and regulatory inspections.
• Monitor quality indicators and performance dashboards; prepare leadership reports and action plans.
• Collaborate with nursing leadership, providers, and interdisciplinary teams to strengthen safety culture and reduce risks.
• Support investigations, root cause analyses (RCA), and corrective action planning related to clinical events.
  
  

Required Qualifications (Must-Haves)

• Active West Virginia RN License (required)
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) (required)
• Previous Quality experience (required)
• 5 years as an RN in Acute Care (required)
• Strong clinical knowledge, communication skills, and ability to lead quality initiatives across departments
  
  

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-To-Haves)

• CPHRM certification (ideal; will be required within 2 years of employment)
• CPPS certification (ideal; will be required within 2 years of employment)
  
  

Core Skills

• Quality Improvement leadership
• Risk Management and patient safety programs
• Acute care clinical expertise
• Regulatory compliance and audit readiness
• Incident investigation and root cause analysis (RCA)
• Performance improvement and reporting
• Strong decision-making and leadership presence
  
  

Recruiter Submission Template -

Full Name:

Degree Major with University and Completion Year:

Do you have a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)? (Yes/No - please specify):

Do you have an advanced degree? (MSN / MHA / MBA) (Yes/No - please specify):

Do you have an Active West Virginia RN License? (Yes/No - please specify):

WV RN License Number:

License Expiry Date:

Total Years of RN Experience:

Total Years of Acute Care RN Experience (must be 5 ):

Total Years of Quality Experience:

Hospital Type: (Acute care / Community hospital / Trauma / Critical access):

Do you have previous Quality experience (required)? (Yes/No - please elaborate):

Have you led Quality Improvement initiatives? (Yes/No - please elaborate):

Do you have experience in Risk Management / Patient Safety programs? (Yes/No - please elaborate):

Do you have experience with RCA / Event Investigations / Corrective Action Plans? (Yes/No - please elaborate):

Do you have experience with regulatory audits / accreditation readiness? (Yes/No - please elaborate):

Please describe one recent Quality/Risk project you led (Role outcome):

Do you have CPHRM Certification? (Yes/No - Expiry Date):

If not, willing to obtain within 2 years? (Yes/No):

Do you have CPPS Certification? (Yes/No - Expiry Date):

If not, willing to obtain within 2 years? (Yes/No):

Motivation / Reason for Interest in this Position:

Contact Number:

Email ID:

LinkedIn Profile URL:

Full Address (Street, City, State, ZIP Code):

Notice Period (in weeks):

Current Work Authorization Status (e.g., US Citizen, GC, H1B, etc.):

Expected Salary:

Are you comfortable working Onsite in Beckley, WV? (Yes/No):

Are you willing to relocate on your own expenses if not local? (Yes/No):