Senior Director, Clinical Programs – Clinical Transformation

DaVita Kidney Care

Senior Director, Clinical Programs at DaVita overseeing clinical operations and team performance. Ensuring quality care delivery for kidney disease patients across various teams and regions.

Posted 7/22/2026part-timeRemote • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $129,000 - $205,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates clinical leadership in care delivery, focusing on kidney disease and chronic conditions while ensuring alignment with evidence-based practices and operational goals. Excels in team development, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the implementation of value-based care models to enhance patient outcomes.

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Clinical LeadershipValue-Based Care ModelsInterdisciplinary Team LeadershipCoaching and Team DevelopmentClinical Judgment and Data Utilization

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Hard Skills

Clinical Decision-MakingCare Pathway ImplementationPerformance ManagementPatient Care CoordinationChronic Disease Management

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationCollaborationChange LeadershipCoachingInfluence

Tools & Technologies

Decision Support ToolsTechnology-Enabled Care ProcessesClinical Documentation Workflows

Certifications & Qualifications

MDDONPPAActive Unrestricted Clinical License

Industry Keywords

Kidney CarePopulation HealthChronic DiseaseValue-Based CareMatrixed Environment

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide clinical leadership for care delivery across assigned care teams and regions, ensuring alignment with evidence-based practice, organizational priorities, and model-of-care expectations
Drive consistency in clinical decision-making, escalation pathways, and documentation practices across clinicians and interdisciplinary teammates
Provide impromptu and organized education to continually upskill NPs and members of the care team in physiology, pathology, and care guidelines
Partner with clinical and operational leaders to implement protocols, care pathways, and best practices into operations, ensuring that that they improve quality, patient experience, and total cost of care
Identify variation in care delivery and lead efforts to reduce unwarranted variation across teams
Ensure appropriate clinical focus on kidney disease, comorbidity management, hospitalization prevention, transitions of care, and optimal starts
Serve as a clinical thought partner in the design and refinement of population-specific care approaches based on frontline operational feedback and experience
Provide direct and indirect leadership to clinicians and interdisciplinary teammates across assigned teams
Coach teams on complex clinical cases, high-risk patient management, and the application of care standards in real-world settings
Support onboarding, development, performance management, and ongoing growth of clinicians working within the care model
Reinforce a culture of accountability, collaboration, and clinical excellence
Help develop team confidence and judgment in managing kidney disease alongside cardiovascular, metabolic, and other chronic conditions
Model effective interdisciplinary collaboration and escalation practices
Contribute to clinician engagement, mentorship, and leadership development across the care model
Partner with operations and clinical leadership to optimize workflows, role clarity, handoffs, and care team processes
Identify care gaps that contribute to missed opportunities, inconsistent execution, or avoidable escalations in care
Use performance data, clinical insights, and frontline feedback to improve care processes and operational reliability
Support operational implementation of scalable approaches to panel management, risk stratification, care coordination, and post-discharge follow-up
Advance operational processes that help teams identify issues early, intervene effectively, and sustain improvements over time
Collaborate across functions to align clinical priorities with operational execution and enterprise value-based care goals
Provide clinical input into decision support tools, documentation workflows, registries, and technology-enabled care processes based on frontline operational feedback and experience
Help ensure clinical tools are practical, evidence-based, and well-integrated into frontline workflows
Partner with product, analytics, informatics, and operational teams to surface opportunities for better visibility into patient risk, care gaps, and clinical performance based on frontline operational experience
Support adoption of technology and workflow enhancements that improve clinician efficiency and patient care
Serve as a clinical stakeholder in the ongoing refinement of digital tools and workflows that support team success
Review cases of patients who are high utilizers of inpatient and outpatient resources for opportunities to improve NP-delivered care
Own clinical performance across assigned care teams and markets
Drive improvement in quality, patient outcomes, team performance, and execution of the care model
Serve as a trusted partner to operational leaders, nursing leaders, and enterprise clinical leadership
Balance strategic thinking with practical execution, helping teams translate vision into consistent day-to-day care delivery
Lead through influence in a highly matrixed environment while building strong, accountable teams
Foster a culture that is patient-centered, collaborative, performance-oriented, and improvement-focused

Requirements

What you’ll need

MD, DO, NP, or PA required
Active unrestricted clinical license required
Significant clinical experience caring for patients with complex chronic disease; kidney care, value-based care, primary care, hospital medicine, or population health experience strongly preferred
Demonstrated people leadership experience, including coaching, team development, and performance management
Experience leading interdisciplinary clinical teams in a matrixed environment
Strong experience in value-based care models and care model execution
Strong ability to use clinical judgment, data, and influence to improve outcomes at scale
Excellent communication, collaboration, and change leadership skills

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.