Manager of Clinical Performance and Risk

Northland Community Health Center; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Life Insurance

Health Savings Account

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Continuing Education

License Renewal

Student Loan Repayment Programs

Job summary

Northland Health Centers is seeking a Manager of Clinical Performance and Risk to provide senior-level ownership of organization-wide clinical quality, patient safety, risk management, regulatory compliance, and performance improvement. You will drive outcomes through measurement, governance, and proactive risk mitigation across all service lines and locations.

As a leader, you will oversee incident reviews, ensure data integrity and reporting quality, and collaborate with clinical and

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience.
• Experience with risk management and compliance methodology.
• Willingness to travel between Northland Health Center locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality and safety initiatives across the organization.
• Coordinate compliance monitoring and regulatory readiness.
• Oversee incident review processes to drive improvements.
• Ensure clinical data integrity and quality reporting.
• Partner with providers, nursing, behavioral health, dental, outreach and operations to strengthen workflows and patient-centered care.

Skills

Nursing experience

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Bring Your Nursing Expertise to a Leadership Role That Improves Healthcare Outcomes

As Manager of Clinical Performance and Risk, you hold senior-level ownership for organization-wide clinical quality, patient safety, risk management, regulatory compliance, and performance improvement. This role exists to drive outcomes through disciplined measurement, clear governance, and proactive risk mitigation across all service lines and locations.

Key responsibilities include leading quality and safety initiatives; coordinating compliance monitoring and regulatory readiness; overseeing incident review processes; ensuring clinical data integrity and quality reporting; and partnering with providers, nursing, behavioral health, dental, outreach, and operations to strengthen workflows and patient-centered care.

Required qualifications/skills:

• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience
• Experience with risk management and compliance methodology
• Willingness to travel between NHC health centers

If you're ready to lead and shape clinical performance with strategic impact.

Total Rewards

Northland Health Centers offers a competitive total compensation package, including competitive salary, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Life Insurance, Health Savings Account, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Continuing Education, License Renewal, Student Loan Repayment Programs, and more.

Daily Operating Rhythm

Your day opens with a leadership review of the latest quality, safety, and risk indicators- what moved, what's stalled, and what needs escalation- then quick alignment with site and service-line leads. From there, you shift into working sessions with clinical and operational partners to convert insights into decisions, owners, and deadlines. You'll reserve uninterrupted time to reconcile data sources, validate submissions, and ensure documentation supports what's being reported. Readiness work is continuous: keeping audit materials current, closing gaps early, and stress-testing processes before reviews occur. Expect regular coordination with other NHC locations, balancing onsite presence with timely guidance when new issues surface. You wrap by capturing progress, updating trackers, and setting the next day’s priorities for the Manager of Clinical Performance and Risk agenda.

Northland Health Centers has a Drug-Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.