Risk Management Specialist
Job Description
Welcome to AMN Healthcare - Where Talent Meets Purpose Ever wondered what it takes to build one of the largest and most respected healthcare staffing and total talent solutions companies? It takes trailblazers, innovators, and exceptional people like you. At AMN Healthcare, we don't just offer jobs - we build careers that make a difference. Why AMN Healthcare? Because Excellence Is Our Standard:
- Named to Becker's Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare - three years running.
- Consistently ranked among SIA's Largest Staffing Firms in America .
- Honored with Modern Healthcare's Innovators Award for driving change through innovation.
- Proud holder of The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Staffing Companies since 2006.
The Risk Management Specialist
supports the review and administration of insurance provisions within client and vendor contracts, ensuring alignment with AMN's insurance programs and risk tolerance. This role evaluates contractual risk transfer requirements, recommends edits aligned with company standards, and partners with Legal and business stakeholders to address insurance-related contractual requirements. The position also supports contract administration activities, issuance of AMN certificates of insurance, and provides day-to-day operational support to the Risk Management team.
Job Responsibilities Commercial Insurance & Contractual Risk Review
- Review client, vendor, supplier, subcontractor, Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), and other commercial agreements to identify and evaluate insurance provisions and contractual risk-transfer requirements.
- Interpret insurance requirements and assess whether requested coverage, limits, endorsements, and other provisions align with AMN's insurance programs, contractual standards, and operational capabilities.
- Apply knowledge of commercial insurance coverage, including Commercial General Liability, Professional Liability/Medical Malpractice, Workers' Compensation, Auto Liability, Cyber Liability, and Umbrella/Excess Liability, in the evaluation of contractual requirements.
- Identify non-standard, excessive, or potentially unachievable insurance requirements and recommend practical solutions or alternative language.
- Personally draft, revise, and redline insurance-related contract provisions and clearly articulate the rationale behind recommended changes.
- Analyze how insurance requirements may differ based on the specific services being provided and associated exposures.
- Escalate complex or higher-risk contractual insurance matters to appropriate Risk Management or Legal partners while providing a clear assessment and recommendation.
Commercial Insurance Consultation & Stakeholder Partnership
- Serve as a knowledgeable resource to internal stakeholders regarding commercial insurance coverage, contractual risk transfer, and insurance requirements.
- Translate complex insurance concepts into clear, practical business language for stakeholders who may not have an insurance background.
- Partner with Legal, Sales, Operations, Finance, and other business functions to resolve insurance and contractual risk matters while supporting timely completion of agreements.
- Communicate directly with insurance brokers and agents regarding coverage questions, policy provisions, endorsements, limits, renewals, and the feasibility of contractual insurance requirements.
- Work with clients, vendors, suppliers, and other partners to identify insurance discrepancies and clearly explain requirements and potential paths to resolution.
- Provide guidance and training to internal stakeholders regarding insurance requirements, contractual risk transfer, and established Risk Management standards.
Certificate of Insurance & Insurance Program Support
- Support the issuance and administration of Certificates of Insurance (COIs) for clients and other business partners.
- Review COI and supporting insurance documentation to identify discrepancies between contractual requirements and evidence of coverage.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders, suppliers, brokers, or agents to resolve insurance documentation and coverage discrepancies.
- Assist with insurance renewals, documentation collection, coverage information, and related insurance program activities.
- Maintain accurate and organized records of COI requests, supporting documentation, and insurance-related contractual requirements.
Process Improvement & Risk Support
- Identify recurring themes, trends, or emerging risks across contractual insurance requirements and escalate meaningful insights to Risk Management leadership.
- Support the development and maintenance of insurance requirement matrices, standard operating procedures (SOPs), contract language, playbooks, and negotiation guidelines.
- Recommend improvements to contract review, insurance documentation, and COI workflows.
- Support consistent application of commercial insurance and contractual risk standards across business and service lines.
- Manage multiple contract and insurance requests while maintaining accuracy and responsiveness in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Key Qualifications Experience
- Bachelor's degree plus 3-6 years of relevant experience in commercial insurance, corporate risk management, insurance-focused contract review, or a related discipline; OR High School Diploma/GED plus 7-9 years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated experience working with commercial insurance, preferably Property & Casualty/commercial lines.
- Direct experience reviewing insurance provisions within client, vendor, supplier, or other commercial contracts.
- Experience evaluating contractual insurance requirements against existing insurance coverage and organizational capabilities.
- Demonstrated experience providing recommendations regarding insurance and contractual risk issues.
Commercial Insurance Knowledge
- Strong understanding of commercial insurance concepts and terminology.
- Working knowledge of multiple commercial insurance coverages, preferably including: Commercial General Liability Professional Liability Medical Malpractice Workers' Compensation Commercial Auto Liability Cyber Liability Umbrella/Excess Liability
- Ability to read and interpret commercial insurance policies and apply coverage concepts to contractual requirements.
- Understanding of Certificates of Insurance, endorsements, policy limits, and evidence-of-coverage requirements.
- Comfortable communicating directly with commercial insurance brokers and agents regarding coverage questions and contractual requirements.
Contract Review & Risk Transfer Skills
- Experience identifying contractual risk and recommending practical solutions.
- Demonstrated experience drafting, revising, or redlining insurance-related contract language.
- Ability to distinguish between standard and non-standard insurance requirements and identify when escalation is appropriate.
- Ability to clearly explain why an insurance requirement may not align with existing coverage and recommend reasonable alternatives.
- Understanding of contractual risk-transfer principles and their relationship to commercial insurance coverage.
Core Competencies
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex insurance concepts into understandable business language.
- Critical thinking and analytical ability.
- Strong attention to detail and sound business judgment.
- Ability to make recommendations and confidently communicate them to internal and external stakeholders.
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities and time-sensitive deadlines.
- Strong collaboration skills and professional discretion.
- Demonstrated coachability and openness to feedback.
- Ability to develop and improve processes, procedures, matrices, and other tools that create consistency and efficiency.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively use technology, automation, and AI-enabled tools to improve productivity, support decision-making, and enhance business outcomes while adhering to company policies and responsible AI practices.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience within healthcare, healthcare staffing, staffing, professional services, or another organization with complex commercial insurance requirements.
- Commercial Property & Casualty insurance experience within a corporate risk function, insurance brokerage, carrier, or commercial lines environment.
- Experience working directly with insurance brokers or agents regarding coverage questions, endorsements, limits, renewals, and coverage feasibility.
- Experience reviewing contracts across multiple service lines or business models with differing insurance exposures.
- Experience developing insurance requirement matrices, SOPs, contract playbooks, standardized language, or review guidelines.
- Experience working in a high-volume environment involving time-sensitive contract and insurance requests.
Work Environment / Physical Requirements
- • Work is performed in an office/home office environment.
- Team Members must have the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.
- AMN Healthcare will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.
Our Core Values
● Respect ● Passion ● Continuous Improvement ● Trust ● Customer Focus ● Innovation
- At AMN we embrace the ways we are similar and different; respecting all voices and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our collective success. We acknowledge our shared responsibility to foster a welcoming environment where everyone feels recognized and valued. We cast a wide net to recruit and retain competitive talent and build healthcare workforces supportive of the communities we serve. We believe in the power of compassion and collaboration to build healthy communities where access to quality care is available to all. Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.At AMN we recognize that in-person connections have value and promote collaboration. You will be expected to come into an AMN Healthcare office at a frequency dependent on the work arrangement for your role.
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