Clinical Quality Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Clinical Quality Manager ensures that the quality of the work in a clinical environment is consistent and meets government and industry standards as well as customer expectations. Verifies compliance with health and safety regulations. Coordinates all activities related to quality assurance and monitoring and revises existing processes in order to increase efficiency.
Job Outlook
There were 161 Clinical Quality Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 4762 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Clinical Quality Manager industry, which includes the Clinical Quality Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:
Salary
Many new Clinical Quality Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $119,836.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $111,427.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Clinical Quality Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $96,116.
Education and Experience
Posted Clinical Quality Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 71.04% |
| Master's Degree | 44.86% |
| Doctoral Degree | 5.19% |
| Other | 2.04% |
Posted Clinical Quality Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 7.46% |
| 3 to 5 years | 59.37% |
| 6 to 8 years | 19.41% |
| 9+ years | 13.77% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Clinical Quality Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Leadership (64.13%)
- Management (54.89%)
- Communication (46.18%)
- Operations (38.26%)
- Quality Assurance (31.92%)
- Coordinating (23.9%)
- Problem Solving (22.81%)
- Planning (20.16%)
- Microsoft Excel (17.22%)
- Writing (15.96%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Quality Management Systems (20.76%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (23.82%)
- Data Analysis (22.76%)
- Quality Improvement (55.31%)
- Auditing (46.68%)
- Performance Improvement (31.71%)
- Nursing (25.85%)
- Project Management (28.25%)
- Quality Management (46.96%)
- Process Improvement (28.97%)
- Quality Strategy (6.11%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Healthcare Quality (15.44%)
- Workflow Management (11.64%)
- Business Metrics (8.46%)
- Six Sigma Methodology (6.77%)
- Data Management (6.91%)
- Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA) (16.84%)
- Clinical Practices (7.59%)
- ISO 9000 Series (4.9%)
- Data Collection (11.45%)
- Change Management (7.3%)
- Good Manufacturing Practices (4.2%)
- Medical Records (9.99%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (10.12%)
- Clinical Trials (12.45%)
- Clinical Research (8.34%)
- Lean Manufacturing (6.53%)
- External Auditing (7.55%)
- Regulatory Compliance (18.66%)
- Patient Safety (18.37%)
- Health Administration (12.11%)
- Medicare (13.53%)
- Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) (11.37%)
- Standard Operating Procedure (9.61%)
- Lean Six Sigma (6.26%)
- HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data And Information Set) (17.45%)
- Population Health (6.85%)
- Risk Analysis (8.97%)
- Risk Management (19.13%)
- Root Cause Analysis (14.46%)
- Internal Auditing (6.07%)
- Good Clinical Practices (GCP) (9.46%)
- Healthcare Industry Knowledge (14.46%)
- Medicaid (9.78%)
- Pharmaceuticals (10.41%)
- New Product Development (6%)
- Performance Metric (8.53%)
- Managed Care (14.13%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Clinical Quality Management (4.77%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Quality Improvement (71.65%)
- Quality Management Systems (26.9%)
- Process Improvement (37.53%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Clinical Quality Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Quality Manager
- Quality Improvement Manager
- Clinical Quality Assurance Manager
- Director of Quality
- Director of Clinical Quality
- Director of Quality Management
- Air Quality Consultant
- Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist
- Clinical Quality Program Manager
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Director of Quality Assurance
- Quality Assurance Manager
- Quality Manager (General)
- Quality Engineering Manager
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Clinical Quality Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Elevance Health (245)
- UnitedHealth Group (128)
- Merck & Co. (113)
- Centene (109)
- Atlas (103)
- Kaiser Permanente (87)
- Molina Healthcare (81)
- Centerwell Limited Partnership (66)
- Johnson & Johnson (53)
- Intermountain Health (48)
North Carolina
- Atrium Health (8)
- WakeMed (8)
- Blue Cross Nc (5)
- Cone Health (5)
- Bluecross Blueshield Of Nc (5)
- Orion Talent (4)
- Elevance Health (4)
- IQVIA (4)
- UNC Health (4)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (3)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Regulatory Science in Agriculture Graduate Certificates
- Regulatory Science in Agriculture Undergraduate Certificates
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