Director of Clinical Performance and Risk

Northland Health Centers•Turtle Lake, ND

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As Director 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.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Leading quality and safety initiatives
Coordinating compliance monitoring and regulatory readiness
Overseeing incident review processes
Ensuring clinical data integrity and quality reporting
Partnering with providers, nursing, behavioral health, dental, outreach, and operations to strengthen workflows and patient-centered care
Reviewing the latest quality, safety, and risk indicators
Aligning with site and service-line leads
Working with clinical and operational partners to convert insights into decisions, owners, and deadlines
Reconciling data sources, validating submissions, and ensuring documentation supports reported information
Keeping audit materials current
Closing gaps early
Stress-testing processes before reviews occur
Coordinating with other NHC locations
Balancing onsite presence with timely guidance when new issues surface
Capturing progress, updating trackers, and setting the next day’s priorities