Clinical Quality Lead

Lasante-Health-Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Job summary

LaSante Health Center is seeking a Clinical Quality Lead to drive quality improvement initiatives, support exceptional patient care, and report to senior leadership. This role oversees quality programs across clinical services, strengthens preventive care, and helps advance accreditation readiness and value-based care efforts.

You will analyze data, identify care gaps, develop staff training, and partner with clinical and operational leaders to build scalable systems that improve outcomes and

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare quality improvement, population health, clinical operations, or care management.
• Knowledge of quality metrics, regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and value-based care models.
• Strong analytical, communication, project management, and leadership skills.
• Community health center, FQHC, Medicaid, primary care, or behavioral health experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead organization-wide quality improvement initiatives across clinical programs and service lines.
• Monitor and improve quality metrics including preventive screenings, pediatric programs, well visits, medication adherence initiatives, and payer incentive measures.
• Develop patient engagement and outreach strategies to improve access, retention, and health outcomes.
• Analyze data, identify gaps in care, and implement operational improvements to strengthen quality performance and compliance.
• Support quality accreditations, regulatory readiness, PCMH initiatives, and value-based care programs.
• Develop staff training initiatives to maintain quality standards and regulatory compliance.
• Partner with clinical and operational leadership to build scalable systems that support growth.
• Improve patient experience efforts, complaint resolution processes, and root cause improvement activities.
• Prepare quality reports and performance updates for leadership.

Skills

Quality improvement

Healthcare operations

Analytics

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Healthcare-related advanced degree

Job description

LaSante Health Center is a community health center dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate healthcare to underserved communities. We focus on improving health outcomes through preventive care, patient engagement, quality initiatives, and innovative programs that address community needs.

Position Summary

LaSante Health Center is seeking a Clinical Quality Lead to drive quality improvement initiatives and support exceptional patient care. Reporting to the Assistant Medical Director and Director of Strategic Initiatives, this individual will lead quality programs, improve preventive care performance, strengthen patient outreach efforts, support compliance and accreditation activities, and build systems that improve patient outcomes and organizational growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead organization-wide quality improvement initiatives across clinical programs and service lines
• Monitor and improve quality metrics including preventive screenings, pediatric programs, well visits, medication adherence initiatives, and payer incentive measures
• Develop patient engagement and outreach strategies to improve access, retention, and health outcomes
• Analyze data, identify gaps in care, and implement operational improvements to strengthen quality performance and compliance
• Support quality accreditations, regulatory readiness, PCMH initiatives, and value-based care programs
• Develop staff training initiatives to maintain quality standards and regulatory compliance
• Partner with clinical and operational leadership to build scalable systems that support growth
• Improve patient experience efforts, complaint resolution processes, and root cause improvement activities
• Prepare quality reports and performance updates for leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; healthcare-related advanced degree preferred
• Experience in healthcare quality improvement, population health, clinical operations, or care management
• Knowledge of quality metrics, regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and value-based care models
• Strong analytical, communication, project management, and leadership skills
• Community health center, FQHC, Medicaid, primary care, or behavioral health experience preferred

What We Offer

• Mission-driven work improving care for underserved communities
• Collaborative and growth-focused culture
• Competitive compensation and benefits

Join LaSante Health Center and help strengthen quality care and improve health outcomes across our communities.