Director of Safeguarding and Risk
K
KoothDigital behavioral health
Workable workplace: remote; Workable locations: United StatesFull-TimeDirector
SalaryThe base salary for this role is up to $130,000 annually.
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Job Details
- Experience
- 7+ years of experience managing risk in a relevant field
- Required Skills
- HIPAARisk Management
Requirements
- Master’s degree or higher in Psychology, Social Work, Medicine, Mental Health, Counseling, or a closely related field.
- 7+ years of experience managing risk in a relevant field.
- Clinical license in a relevant field.
- Experience leading safety and safeguarding initiatives in digital healthcare or behavioral health environments.
- People management experience, including leading, developing, and supporting teams.
- Experience developing, implementing, and managing safeguarding, clinical safety, and risk management strategies.
- Strong understanding of online trust and safety frameworks, including content moderation, user protection, and digital platform safety.
- Working knowledge of HIPAA and healthcare privacy and compliance requirements.
- Understanding of child and adult protection laws, safeguarding regulations, and state and federal regulatory frameworks.
- Experience conducting compliance risk assessments and implementing risk mitigation strategies.
- Experience managing clinical and patient safety protocols, incident response frameworks, investigations, and corrective actions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for assessing complex risks and making evidence-based decisions.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Safeguarding and Trust & Safety functions and frameworks across North America.
- Set strategy for the US Clinical & Safeguarding Department with the VP of Clinical Excellence.
- Build and lead a high-performing risk team, ensuring team members are trained and supported.
- Prepare monthly reports on function activity, trends, challenges, and improvement plans.
- Lead incident reporting, investigations, root cause analysis, and reporting of lessons learned.
- Develop risk policies with local stakeholders and oversee their implementation.
- Ensure clinical policies, procedures, and team governance align with regulatory and best-practice frameworks.
- Lead risk management, reporting, prevention, training recommendations, and risk mitigation actions.
- Provide specialist advice on risks affecting youth behavioral health and vulnerable adults.
- Respond to stakeholder data requests and provide risk activity information to commissioners and stakeholders.
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