Enterprise risk manager and counsel
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
LaKeisha Sisco-Beck found her calling when she began her fi rst job as a registered nurse; the orientation process included a segment with the hospital risk manager.
“During that session, she discussed key laws that impact the day-to-day work of healthcare providers,” Sisco-Beck says. “She also described her role in coaching staff through challenging patient/family situations, working to navigate medicalethical dilemmas, and working with clinicians and hospital leaders to manage patient safety events and resulting claims. I knew then that I had found my niche.”
After later becoming a hospital risk manager and then working as an attorney for a few years, Sisco-Beck joined St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the organization that pioneers the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. She now works with the organization’s chief legal officer to lead risk management efforts enterprise-wide. Thanks to her unique credentials as a registered nurse, attorney and certified professional in healthcare risk management, Sisco-Beck is an expert on legal and risk management issues in the healthcare arena.
“My concerns have broadened in scope over time,” she says, “moving from concerns about processes governing incident management and incident resolution to concerns about our ability to identify emerging risks and develop processes to manage emerging risks more proactively.”
