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Senior Director of Risk Management

Rogue Community Health

Medford, OR 97504 • 9/17/2026

Accounting / Finance , Management , Professional

Job Description

Job Description

Wage starts at $150,000.00/annually

Rogue Community Health (RCH) is a non-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) located in beautiful Jackson County, Oregon. RCH is seeking a strategic Senior Director of Risk Management to serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and a central point of coordination for organizational risk management across Human Resources, Compliance, employment law, regulatory matters, patient-related concerns, and operational risk.

This role is responsible for identifying, evaluating, prioritizing, and mitigating organizational risk while ensuring appropriate escalation, investigation, follow-through, and resolution of complex issues. The Senior Director exercises significant independent judgment and works closely with leadership, HR, compliance, and operational teams to protect the organization, its patients, and its employees.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the assessment and management of complex organizational risks involving employment, compliance, patient care, regulatory, operational, reputational, and legal matters.
  • Serve as a confidential advisor to leaders navigating sensitive employee, patient, and organizational concerns.
  • Evaluate incidents, complaints, investigations, claims, subpoenas, and other high-risk matters and determine appropriate action.
  • Provide executive leadership with clear risk assessments, recommendations, and regular reporting.
  • Oversee investigation processes and ensure appropriate documentation, accountability, and follow-through.
  • Support compliance with federal and state employment laws, HIPAA, OSHA, FQHC regulations, and organizational policies.
  • Coordinate with legal counsel and leadership on matters requiring legal review or regulatory response.
  • Identify systemic risks and recommend practical process improvements, training, and corrective actions.
  • Assist with complex accommodation, protected leave, workers' compensation, credentialing, licensing, and patient-related risk matters.

EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Law-related field, Risk Management, Business Administration, Compliance, Human Resources, or a closely related discipline. Master's degree preferred.

EXPERIENCE:Minimum of 8 years of progressively responsible experience in risk management, regulatory compliance, Legal, healthcare administration, or a closely related field. Experience working in a healthcare, FQHC, hospital, medical group, behavioral health, or similarly regulated environment strongly preferred. Equivalent combinations of education, training, and experience may be considered.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:Professional certification such as CHC, CCEP, SHRM-SCP, SPHR or comparable credential preferred

Enjoy stable hours, competitive pay, and benefits.

Benefits Include:

  • Opportunity for 4 or 5-day Work Week
  • Mental Health Paid Time Off – Up To 10-Hours Per Quarter
  • Generous PTO Accrual Annually
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Partially Paid Family Coverage
  • No Cost to Employee Life Insurance, AD&D, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability
  • Holiday Pay (in addition to PTO)
    • To be considered benefit-eligible, must work 20 hours per week or more.
  • Rogue Rewards Benefits provides up to $750.00 (prorated by FTE and hire date) for the year 2026.

If this career sounds like a great fit for your skills and interests, we welcome you to apply today!

At Rogue Community Health (RCH), our mission is to ensure community members have access to healthcare services without barriers. Employees are assigned a primary work location upon hire; however, to support patient access and operational needs, RCH reserves the right to reassign employees to another RCH work site. By accepting employment with RCH, employees acknowledge that flexibility in work location is a condition of employment.

Required to complete a criminal background check, and pre-employment drug screen once a conditional offer is accepted.

Oregon is an employment-at-will state and Rogue Community Health (RCH) has a 90-day probationary period for all newly hired team members.

Rogue Community Health upholds our mission of Vibrant Health for All by working to remove socioeconomic barriers and ensure that all community members have access to safe, respectful, and engaging healthcare. We provide high-quality, professional care that recognizes each person’s unique needs and prioritizes collaborative partnerships to support meaningful, sustainable health outcomes.

Rogue Community Health (RCH) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. As an employer of choice, we are committed to fair and consistent hiring, development, and retention practices for team members within and beyond our community. We foster a culture of respect, unity, and belonging, where a wide range of perspectives is valued and fair, consistent employment practices guide all decisions.

We comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you consider yourself disabled and desire assistance in the application process, please contact our Human Resources Department.

**No phone calls please** Due to the number of applications received, we are not able to reply to every applicant.