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Director of Risk Management

Acadia Healthcare
Jacksonville, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 Sept 2025

About the role

Overview

Director of Risk Management – New Behavioral Health Hospital in Jacksonville, FL

As a key member of the leadership team, the Director of Risk Management wil plan, organize, direct, and oversee all aspects of risk management activities, promote a safe environment for the protection of patients, clients, employees, and visitors to the facility in such a manner as to comply with laws, regulations, and regulatory agencies. Will also identify risks that could potentially result in harm to patients, staff or visitors or lead to litigation or negative media or various forms of loss.  This will be for our newly constructed 144-bed behavioral health hospital in St. Johns, Florida—just outside Jacksonville. Coastal Pines will be a modern, purpose-built facility and a cornerstone of behavioral health care in Northeast Florida, designed to meet the growing demand for high-quality psychiatric services in the region.  The hospital will offer a full continuum of services including inpatient psychiatric care, Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), and Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT).

 

What We Offer:

Our leaders are equipped with the tools, support, and benefits they need to thrive:

  • Competitive compensation package including performance-based incentives
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company match through Acadia Healthcare
  • Equity/stock-based incentive awards for long-term financial growth
  • Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, and sick days
  • Executive onboarding and support, leveraging Acadia’s national infrastructure
  • Growth opportunities within Acadia’s expansive network of 250+ behavioral health facilities

 

If you're ready to lead with purpose and drive lasting impact in the behavioral health space, we invite you to consider joining us at Coastal Pines Behavioral Health.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Implement a robust risk management program throughout the facility.
  • Collaborate and consult with the corporate risk management department.
  • Lead Investigations and analyze actual and potential risks in the facility. Collaborate with the Legal team to assess liability and probability of legal action for potential notification. Implement, educate, and encourage incident reporting per policy throughout the facility.
  • Develop and implement infrastructures and systems that support patient safety.
  • Promote a culture of safety by encouraging incident reporting.
  • Collaborate with employees to streamline the incident reporting process making it more effective and efficient.
  • Collaborate with facility leadership and all departments to monitor and promote compliance with the organization's policies, procedures, state and federal laws, and regulatory agencies
  • Responsible for identifying high-risk areas that could cause harm to persons receiving services, visitors, and employees.
  • Provide staff development, and training related to identifying, reporting, mitigating, and minimizing risk.
  • Collaborate with Patient Advocate to review complaints and grievances to identify potential exposures.
  • Coordinate with facility leadership to establish and implement a Safe Catch Program.
  • Collaborate with QAPI disciplines to complete a Root Cause Analysis for specified events.
  • Establish and lead a Safety Committee that identifies and develops measurable safety initiatives based on facility data that improve the safety culture.
  • Serve as a resource and consultant for risk management activities, performance improvement, policy/procedure development, and compliance initiatives.

 

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

  • Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor's degree in a clinical healthcare, risk management, business, finance, or a related field required. Master's degree in health information management, nursing, or related field preferred. 
  • Two or more years’ experience in a risk management position required.
  • One or more years of supervisory experience preferred.
  • Experience with CARF, DEA, Joint Commission, or CMS surveys, as required by service line(s) supported

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

  • CPHRM Preferred.
  • CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
  • First aid may be required based on state or facility.
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