Vice President, Clinical Services, Operations

DaVita Kidney Care

VP of Clinical Services leading the strategy for renal services at DaVita. Overseeing clinical operations and educational program development to enhance patient care across the US.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado, Kentucky, Montana, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $200,000 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Sets enterprise direction for clinical services strategies & programs that improve patient outcomes, advance safety performance, and drive consistent execution across the country.
Provides executive leadership for innovation and strategic initiatives that address business priorities, field performance needs, and evolving patient care requirements.
Manages compliance and regulatory adherence, ensuring training programs meet external regulatory requirements, required documentation is submitted to regulatory agencies, and action plans are developed and executed to address deficiencies.
Establishes enterprise clinical education strategy and priorities, ensuring educational programs are aligned to clinical, operational, quality, and safety goals.
Identifies, analyzes, and drives continuous improvement opportunities of educational offerings; regularly reports on training program performance.
Ensures teams drive the implementation of training materials/revisions and ensures timely completion of required training for clinical teammates.
Manages a diverse team including Directors of Clinical Services and Clinical Services Managers to include training, coaching, and ongoing performance management.
Drives effective implementation of clinical strategy, including change planning, leader enablement, and escalation/resolution of execution barriers.
Maintains strong field presence through regular travel to markets and clinics to observe workflows, coach leaders, gather frontline input, and ensure strategies are practical, adopted, and sustained.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required
Master’s degree in education, business, or related field preferred
Minimum of ten years’ clinical experience in renal services
Minimum of ten years’ leadership experience in clinical operations, clinical services, education, and/or administrative functions in a complex healthcare environment
Demonstrated experience leading large-scale implementation, change management, and cross-functional strategic initiatives
Demonstrated expertise in effectively teaching adult learners with different learning styles.
Demonstrated expertise in organizing and speaking at large corporate meetings.
Prior experience managing remote teammates.
Highly effective communicator, highly organized with an ability to drive new clinical processes into routine habits, and advanced proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Learning Management Systems (LMS).

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

clinical serviceschange managementlarge-scale implementationadult learningtraining program performancecomplianceregulatory adherencecontinuous improvementclinical education strategyperformance management

Soft Skills

executive leadershipcoachingcommunicationorganizationteam managementstrategic thinkinginnovationfield presenceproblem-solvingadaptability

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in NursingMaster’s degree in educationMaster’s degree in business