Director, Clinical Services – Hospital Services

DaVita Kidney Care

Senior clinical leader overseeing quality and regulatory compliance in DaVita's hospital services. Leading clinical initiatives and coordinating with healthcare executives for improved patient outcomes.

Posted 6/7/2026full-timeKentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $128,000 - $175,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Director, Clinical Services (DCS) – Hospital Programs is the senior clinical leader accountable for quality, safety, and regulatory readiness across DaVita’s hospital and acute care partnerships.
Drives clinical excellence across inpatient dialysis, hospital-based programs, and physician-aligned care models by leading safety response, developing clinical leaders, and executing division-wide clinical strategy.
Partners closely with hospital executives, physician groups, operations, and DaVita divisional leadership to ensure consistent, compliant, and high-performing hospital programs while advancing patient outcomes and clinical reliability at scale.
Owns hospital-based safety readiness, including CMS, CLUE, Joint Commission, and hospital credentialing requirements.
Leads real-time response for serious safety events, Immediate Jeopardy surveys, and high-risk regulatory issues across hospital programs.
Drives consistent execution of safety dashboards, incident response, and corrective action plans across all hospital sites.
Leads and coaches the Hospital Clinical Services leadership team (hospital-based clinical leaders, nurse managers, and regional clinical partners).
Drives performance management, leadership capability, and succession planning for hospital clinical leaders.
Intervenes directly in underperforming teams, high-risk relationships, or complex physician/hospital dynamics.
Identifies underperforming hospital programs (quality, safety, throughput, or experience) and deploys focused clinical recovery plans.
Prioritizes resources and leadership attention based on risk, regulatory exposure, and patient impact.
Partners with hospital operations and physician leadership to stabilize and elevate high-acuity programs.
Owns the hospital clinical strategy for the division in partnership with the DVP and hospital operations leaders.
Leads execution of hospital-focused clinical initiatives, quality improvement plans, and standardization across all hospital partnerships.
Ensures initiatives translate into measurable improvement in patient outcomes, safety, and compliance.
Acts as the clinical authority for hospital partnerships, balancing regulatory rigor with operational reality.
Works in tight partnership with hospital executives, DaVita operations leaders, and physician groups.
Provides visible, on-site leadership in high-risk or high-growth hospital programs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or related field (Master’s preferred)
8–10+ years of clinical experience, with 4+ years in senior clinical leadership
Deep experience with hospital-based care, acute services, or complex healthcare systems
Strong command of regulatory, quality, and safety frameworks (CMS, Joint Commission, hospital accreditation)
Proven ability to lead through complex stakeholder environments (hospitals, physicians, executives)
Strong analytical, communication, and executive-level presentation skills
Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
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 leadershiphospital-based careacute servicesregulatory frameworksquality improvementsafety managementperformance managementclinical strategyincident responseclinical recovery plans

Soft Skills

analytical skillscommunication skillsexecutive-level presentation skillsleadership capabilitystakeholder managementcoachingproblem-solvingresource prioritizationteam interventionrelationship management

Certifications

Registered Nurse (RN) license