CoxHealth · 17 hours ago
Liability Risk Manager
Springfield, MO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expCoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across Southwest Missouri and Northern Arkansas. The Liability Risk Manager is responsible for managing and overseeing the healthcare system's claims and liability matters, including professional liability, medical malpractice, and general liability claims, while ensuring collaboration with various departments to promote risk mitigation and safety.
Oncology
Responsibilities
Provides day-to-day management and strategic oversight of the healthcare system’s claims and liability matters
Directing the full lifecycle of professional liability, medical malpractice, general liability, workers’ compensation, and other high-risk claims, including investigation, evaluation, litigation management, resolution, and closure
Leads complex and high-exposure matters
Assesses legal liability, causation, damages, and trial risk
Establishes, monitors, maintains, and justifies claim reserves
Ensures timely reporting and coordination with insurers, excess carriers, and reinsurers
Serving as the primary liaison with defense counsel, internal legal teams, paralegals, providers, and operational leaders
Provides strategic oversight of litigation activities, including discovery management, motion practice, settlement negotiations, mediation, and trial preparation
Protecting the organization’s legal, financial, and reputational interests
Collaborates closely with Legal, Patient Safety, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Staff Quality, Compliance, Patient Experience, Security, Patient Financial Services, clinical partners, and leadership to identify trends
Manages potentially compensable events
Supports disclosure and resolution efforts
Implements system-wide risk mitigation strategies
Promotes fiscal responsibility and a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement across the healthcare system
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree
5 years of professional liability claims experience
Strong understanding of medical malpractice and general liability claims processes
Familiarity with healthcare operations, clinical risk, and patient safety principles
Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
Excellent investigative and research skills
Ability to think critically and objectively in high pressure situations
Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with clinicians, executives, legal counsel, insurers, and external stakeholders, both verbally and in writing
Excellent judgment skills
Extraordinary attention to detail
High level of discretion and capability to manage sensitive and confidential matters
Proficiency with claims management systems and data analysis tools
Preferred
JD
Healthcare Degree (e.g., RN, BSN, MHA)
Experience in medical risk management, claims management, or litigation
JD
RN
CPHRM
ARM
CPCU
CPHQ
Benefits
Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!
Company
CoxHealth
CoxHealth focuses on cancer care, dermatology, diabetes care, emergency services, and more.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Kyle Brown
Vice President & CMCO
Matthew Turner
VP of Operations
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