Sr Director, Clinical Programs (Clinical Transformation)

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The Senior Director of Clinical Strategy & Performance is a physician or advanced clinical leader accountable for defining and scaling standardized, evidence-based care models across a multi-market, value-based kidney care organization. This role ensures that clinical best practices translate into reliable, frontline execution, driving quality, consistency, and total cost of care (TCOC) performance at scale.

Operating at the intersection of clinical strategy, operations, and technology, this leader translates evidence into executable standards, embeds them into care delivery, and continuously improves performance through measurement and iteration.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTION:

Enterprise Clinical Strategy & Standards

Owns “what good looks like” clinically.

• Define, maintain, and evolve enterprise clinical standards, pathways, and care models aligned to evidence-based medicine and organizational priorities.
• Design scalable care models that balance standardization with appropriate clinician autonomy across diverse markets.
• Establish disease specific strategies and intervention expectations for high-impact conditions, including:
  • Congestive heart failure and volume management
  • Diabetes and hypertension
  • Dialysis access management
  • Infection prevention and complication mitigation
• Translate evidence-based guidelines into clear, actionable clinical expectations.

Scaled Execution & Care Model Enablement

Partners with operators to turn clinical standards into consistent frontline execution.

• Partner with clinical operations to embed clinical standards into NP and RN workflows and team-based care models.
• Lead adoption strategies, including pilots, phased rollouts, and change management across markets.
• Identify execution gaps and remove barriers at the point of care.
• Ensure clinical standards are operationally practical, durable, and adaptable.

Clinical Decision Support & Technology Enablement

Guides technology to reinforce clinical strategy.

• Partner with IT, analytics, and product teams to develop or procure IT- and AI-enabled clinical decision support tools.
• Drive adoption of tools that enable:
  • Risk stratification and cohort identification
  • Next-best-action guidance
  • Escalation and clinical routing
  • Automation that reduces cognitive load and improves adherence to clinical standards
• Ensure technology strengthens—not replaces—clinical judgment.

Clinical Capability, Education & Talent Standards

Owns clinical readiness and reliability of the workforce.

• Define and implement structured, role-specific hiring standards for NPs and RNs.
• Establish a case-based interview framework that requires candidates to demonstrate clinical judgment and problem-solving.
• Set clear expectations for onboarding, ramp-up, and ongoing case-based coaching to ensure rapid and reliable execution of care models.
• Establish a unified NP and RN clinical curriculum aligned to defined clinical standards and interventions.
• Educate operational leaders on foundational clinical concepts to enable effective performance management.

Performance Management & Continuous Improvement

Owns measurement, learning, and evolution of care models.

• Define quality and outcome metrics aligned to clinical standards.
• Partner with analytics to monitor performance, identify variation, and prioritize improvement opportunities.
• Lead iterative refinement of standards based on outcomes, frontline feedback, and emerging evidence.
• Stay current on evolving evidence and innovation in CKD and ESRD care.
• Evaluate and advance new models, tools, and approaches that improve scalability and value.

Licensure/Education: Medical Doctor (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), or Nurse Practitioner (NP) required.

What We’ll Provide:

More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most. Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment. Below are some of our benefit offerings.

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
• Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
• Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.

At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

This position will be open for a minimum of three days.

Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. DaVita offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Learn more at https://careers.davita.com/benefits

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