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Purple Cow Recruiting
Las Cruces, New Mexico

Director of Risk Management, Quality & Medical Staff | RN

Registered NurseFull-Time

Listed compensation

$120k-$150k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1 day ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Purple Cow Recruiting as a Director of Risk Management, Quality & Medical Staff | RN in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $120K - $150K
  • Student loan repayment assistance.
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
  • Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
  • Paid Time Off
  • Extended Illness Bank
  • Life Insurance
  • Accident and Critical-Injury Insurance
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Identity Theft Coverage

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Purple Cow Recruiting in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The Director provides strategic leadership for quality, risk management, and medical staff functions within an acute care hospital. They are responsible for overseeing clinical risk programs, regulatory compliance, operational performance, and quality improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current New Mexico or multistate RN license and a bachelor's degree from an accredited nursing school. The role requires at least 5 years of nursing experience, 3 years of director or manager experience, and specific expertise in risk management and quality.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Medical Staff OversightClaims ManagementPatient Care QualityAuditingBudgetingStaffingRegulatory ReadinessContinuous ImprovementProfessional Development

Risk Management — Registered Nurse Career Context

Purple Cow Recruiting holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 253 active listings.

Of the 49 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 45% are remote, 35% have no call, 55% require no weekends.

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is down 13.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$135k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $146k in an average-cost state. 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
25%
Sign-on bonus
10%

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About Purple Cow Recruiting

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11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
Paid Time Off
Extended Illness Bank
Life Insurance
Accident and Critical-Injury Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Identity Theft Coverage