Assistant Director, Clinical Quality Performance

American Health Quality Association; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Director of Clinical Quality Performance to spearhead initiatives aimed at enhancing population health outcomes. This role involves collaborating with leadership to develop and oversee various clinical programs, ensuring alignment with quality and utilization improvement goals. The ideal candidate will possess a graduate degree and demonstrate strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills. Join a dynamic team committed to making a significant impact in healthcare delivery and outcomes, where your expertise will drive innovative solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree required in relevant fields with strong leadership and communication skills.
• Experience in population health management and clinical program planning is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee clinical quality performance initiatives and multidisciplinary teams.
• Collaborate with leadership to develop and implement population health programs.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Analytical Skills

Presentation Skills

Negotiation Skills

Supervisory Skills

Team Player

Education

Graduate Degree in Business Administration

Graduate Degree in Health Administration

Graduate Degree in Public Health

Job description

Description

The Office of Population Health and Accountable Care (OPHAC) is focused on leading and facilitating the framework to improve population health outcomes across UCLA Health’s Alternative Payment Model (APM) populations across the care continuum. As APMs evaluate outcomes regardless of where the care was rendered, OPHAC initiatives are targeted at improving population-based outcomes for care at UCLA Health and outside of UCLA Health (e.g. post-acute care settings, pharmacies). Successful participation in APMs is essential to respond to the evolving healthcare industry, as health systems are experiencing increased pressures to take on more financial risk and be held accountable for value-based outcomes.

The Assistant Director of Clinical Quality Performance will collaborate with Office of Population Health and Accountable Care (OPHAC) leadership to develop, execute, and oversee Population Health’s Clinical Quality Performance function. The role will be responsible for program development, implementation, and oversight of various clinical programs and medical services in Population Health including but not limited to: Health Risk Assessment Program, Care at Home Program, Population Health Pharmacy Programs, and Population Health Quality Management Program. The Assistant Director will lead and oversee a multidisciplinary team of clinical supervisors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, quality outreach specialists, and program coordinators. This role will support the Faculty Practice Group (FPG) across accountable care, population health, and department-level initiatives and will interface directly with leadership, clinical departments, and organizational stakeholders to ensure that the priority initiatives are supported and meet the needs established quality and utilization improvement accountable care goals.

Salary Range: $112,900.00-$256,900.00/annually

Qualifications

Required:

1. Graduate Degree in Business Administration, Health Administration, Public Health, or related field
2. Previous work experience in population health management and strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills
3. Skill to research and analyze information, problems, situation and procedures to define objectives, identify patterns, and formulate conclusions
4. Excellent oral and communication skills to obtain and convey correct and complete information and concepts to individuals and groups in formal and informal situations
5. Ability to make presentations to senior management
6. Excellent resolution skills to plan activities among individuals and groups in a wide variety of working relationships
7. Skill in negotiating, exchanging ideas, information, and opinions with others to formulate policies and programs and/or arrive jointly at decisions, conclusions or solutions
8. Prior experience supervising employees (as directed) including selection, training, work assignments and review, motivation, performance appraisal, career counseling and discipline
9. Working knowledge of clinical program planning, cash and accrual accounting, financial management control systems, financial analysis and management reporting, and the operation aspects of clinical programs in ambulatory teaching settings
10. Ability to be a team player, flexible and capable of working in an environment which is fast paced, progressive and requires entrepreneurial thinking and action

Preferred:

1. Experience in reporting for regulatory and contractual healthcare quality programs