Sr Director, Clinical Programs (Clinical Transformation)

DaVita Kidney Care

4d•$129,000 - $205,000

About The Position

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.

Responsibilities

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Benefits

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.