Job Description

Washington Rural Healthcare Quality, Compliance and Risk Leadership Opportunities

Rural Staffing Services partners with rural hospitals, clinics, public hospital districts, and community healthcare organizations throughout Washington to identify experienced leaders in quality, compliance, risk, patient safety, infection prevention, and regulatory readiness.

We are currently connecting with professionals who may be interested in active and upcoming quality, compliance, risk, patient safety, and regulatory leadership opportunities across Washington

These opportunities may include positions within Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, public hospital districts, community hospitals, long-term care organizations, and integrated rural healthcare systems.

This Is More Than a Compliance Role

In rural healthcare, quality, compliance, and risk leaders help protect patients, employees, and the long-term stability of the organization.

These professionals support safe care, strong systems, regulatory readiness, and a culture where concerns can be identified and addressed before they become larger problems.

The strongest leaders understand that quality and compliance are not simply about policies, audits, or survey preparation. They are about helping people do their best work, strengthening trust, improving outcomes, and making sure the organization can continue serving its community.

Opportunities May Include

This application may connect you with current or upcoming roles such as:

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  Quality Director or Manager
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  Compliance Officer
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  Director or Manager of Compliance
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  Risk Manager
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  Director of Risk Management
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  Patient Safety Director or Manager
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  Performance Improvement Director or Manager
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  Regulatory Affairs Director or Manager
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  Accreditation or Survey Readiness leadership
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  Infection Prevention Director or Manager
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  Privacy or Ethics leadership
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  Clinical Quality leadership
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  Quality Improvement Coordinator or Supervisor
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  Senior quality, compliance, risk, or regulatory roles

What You May Lead

Responsibilities will vary by organization and position and may include:

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  Providing leadership for quality, compliance, risk, patient safety, or regulatory programs
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  Supporting a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement
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  Monitoring quality indicators, patient outcomes, incidents, and performance trends
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  Leading investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action planning
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  Developing and maintaining policies, procedures, and compliance programs
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  Supporting regulatory surveys, accreditation visits, audits, and readiness activities
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  Managing risk identification, reporting, mitigation, and follow-up
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  Supporting infection prevention and employee or patient safety initiatives
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  Educating employees and leaders on quality, compliance, privacy, and regulatory expectations
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  Partnering with clinical, operational, HR, finance, and executive teams
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  Preparing reports and recommendations for executive leadership and governing boards
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  Tracking improvement plans and helping departments sustain progress
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  Supporting grievance, complaint, incident, and event-review processes
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  Helping the organization respond to changing regulations and standards
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  Building systems that are practical, consistent, and understandable for employees

What You Will Bring

Qualifications will vary by opportunity, but organizations may seek:

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  Progressive experience in healthcare quality, compliance, risk, patient safety, infection prevention, or regulatory affairs
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  Previous leadership experience as a director, manager, officer, supervisor, or comparable professional
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  Knowledge of healthcare regulations, accreditation standards, quality improvement, and risk-management practices
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  Experience with audits, investigations, corrective action plans, or survey readiness
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  Strong analytical, communication, education, and problem-solving skills
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  The ability to work collaboratively across clinical and operational departments
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  Experience with rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, FQHCs, public hospital districts, long-term care, or community healthcare organizations
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  Relevant education, licensure, or certification based on the position
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  A practical, fair, and relationship-focused leadership style

Some opportunities may require or prefer credentials such as CPHQ, CHC, CHPC, CPPS, CIC, ARM, RN, or another quality, compliance, risk, privacy, safety, or clinical credential. Requirements will depend on the specific position.

Why Rural Washington?

Washington's rural healthcare organizations serve communities surrounded by mountains, forests, farmland, rivers, islands, and coastlines. These organizations often operate with lean teams and broad responsibilities, making strong quality, compliance, and risk leadership especially important.

Working in this area within a rural organization offers the opportunity to create meaningful improvements, support employees directly, and help protect healthcare access for an entire community.

Join the RSS Rural Talent Network

By applying through this page, you are joining the confidential Rural Staffing Services talent network. You may be considered for current or upcoming quality, compliance, risk, patient safety, infection prevention, and regulatory leadership opportunities that align with your experience, goals, preferred location, and availability.

Please submit your resume and let us know:

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  Which Washington communities or regions you would consider
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  Whether you are open to relocation
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  Whether you are interested in permanent, interim, remote, or multiple types of opportunities
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  Which position or community you were viewing on RSSJobs.org

Our team personally reviews each application. When we identify an opportunity that may be a strong match, we will contact you directly to share more about the organization, community, position, and next steps.

Your information will be handled professionally and confidentially.

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