At Elara Caring, we have a unique opportunity to play a huge role in the growth of an entire home care industry. Here, each employee has the chance to make a real difference by carrying out our mission every day. Join our elite team of healthcare professionals, providing the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place.

Job Description:

Clinical Risk & Safety Investigation Specialist

At Elara Caring, we care where you are and believe the best place for your care is where you live. We know there’s no place like home, and that’s why our teams continue to provide high-quality care to more than 60,000 patients each day in their preferred home setting. Wherever our patients call home and wherever they are on their journey of health, we care. Each team member has a part to play in this mission. This means you have countless ways to make a difference as a Clinical Risk & Safety Investigation Specialist. Being a part of something this great starts by carrying out our mission every day through your true calling: developing an amazing team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare providers.

To continue to be an industry pioneer in delivering unparalleled care, we need a Clinical Risk & Safety Investigation Specialist with commitment and compassion. Are you one of them? If so, apply today!

Why Join the Elara Caring mission?

• Work in a collaborative environment.
• Be rewarded with a unique opportunity to make a difference
• Competitive compensation package
• Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff and continuing education opportunities for all employees at no cost
• Opportunities for advancement
• Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(K) with employer match
• Paid time off, paid holidays, family, and pet bereavement
• Pet insurance

As a Clinical Risk & Safety Investigation Specialist you’ll contribute to our success in the following ways:

• Manage the enterprise High-Risk Patient Program, including patient reviews, risk assessments, mitigation plans, and coordination with operational leadership.
• Identify, monitor, and escalate patient and employee safety concerns, including workplace violence, threats, weapons, and environmental risks.
• Review and triage clinical risk concerns, providing guidance and collaborating with appropriate stakeholders to resolve issues.
• Review incident reports, Quality Improvement Events, and safety assessments to ensure accurate documentation, appropriate follow-up, and risk mitigation.
• Support investigations through medical record reviews, evidence collection, documentation, interview coordination, and corrective action tracking.
• Analyze safety trends, maintain risk-related data, and develop reports and dashboards to support leadership decision-making.
• Support enterprise safety initiatives, safety agreements, and committee activities to promote risk reduction and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Quality, Legal, Human Resources, and Operations while ensuring adherence to HIPAA, organizational policies, and confidentiality requirements. Perform other duties as assigned.

What is Required?

• Bachelor’s degree or associate degree in health care-related field, safety, or risk management preferred.
• 5 years’ health care experience, home health/hospice preferred.
• Ability to analyze data and develop action plans/priorities.
• Experience working in and reporting from EMRs and incident management systems.
• Profound insight of program and project management skills.
• Experience leading change management initiatives. 
• Minimum of 10% travel
• Meets all applicable agency policies and procedures related to health screening and required testing.

You will report to the Senior Clinical Risk and Safety Specialist, or Manager.

The base salary for this position is $75,000-$92,000 and is based on the company’s good faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual pay will be determined based on factors such as education, experience, skills, and internal equity.

Equal Employment Opportunity: We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruiting@elara.com.

Pay & Benefit Information: Compensation for this role will be determined based on a variety of factors, including qualifications, skills, competencies, and relevant experience. Elara offers a broad range of benefits. Learn more at https://careers.elara.com/us/en/benefits

EVerify: Elara Caring participates in E-Verify after a job offer is accepted and Form I-9 completed.