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Posting Date05/18/20262000 16th St, Denver, Colorado, 80202-5117, United States of AmericaVP, Clinical Services & OperationsThe VP of Clinical Services and Ops serves as an enterprise clinical leader responsible for setting and advancing clinical services strategy while ensuring strong field execution. This role supports and enables field clinical operations by translating clinical priorities into clear policies, procedures, clinical content, and education that drive consistent, high-quality care. The VP partners closely with Field leaders and GVPs to plan, implement, and sustain clinical strategy in clinics, using field engagement, rounding, and feedback loops to identify barriers, accelerate adoption, and improve outcomes. This leader oversees clinical writing and governance (including standards, procedures, and supporting tools), as well as the design, delivery, and evaluation of clinical education programs that build teammate capability. The VP leverages data, trends, and performance metrics to monitor impact, course-correct quickly, and continuously strengthen safety, quality, and operational performance across the country.Location preference: This is a remote position. Candidates can be based anywhere in the US, ideally Colorado. Travel requirements: This role will require approximately 25-50% travel.ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIESStrategic & Clinical Leadership<ul><li>Sets enterprise direction for clinical services strategies & programs that improve patient outcomes, advance safety performance, and drive consistent execution across the country.</li><li>Provides executive leadership for innovation and strategic initiatives that address business priorities, field performance needs, and evolving patient care requirements.</li><li>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. </li></ul>Educational Program Development & Delivery<ul><li>Establishes enterprise clinical education strategy and priorities, ensuring educational programs are aligned to clinical, operational, quality, and safety goals</li><li>Identifies, analyzes, and drives continuous improvement opportunities of educational offerings; regularly reports on training program performance. </li><li>Ensures teams drive the implementation of training materials/revisions and ensures timely completion of required training for clinical teammates. </li></ul>Team Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration<ul><li>Manages a diverse team including Directors of Clinical Services and Clinical Services Managers to include training, coaching, and ongoing performance management. </li><li>Manages, develops, and trains a team of clinical and non-clinical education teammates. </li><li>Owns clinical policy, procedure, and standards governance; leads clinical writing to ensure content is clear, usable in the field, and aligned with regulatory, safety, and quality expectations.</li><li>Partners with Field OPUS leaders and Palmers to drive effective implementation of clinical strategy, including change planning, leader enablement, and escalation/resolution of execution barriers.</li><li>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.</li></ul>Administrative Duties <ul><li>Participates in the development and management of capital budgets on an ongoing basis. </li><li>Other duties as assigned. </li></ul>QUALIFICATIONS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION:<ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Nursing required</li><li>Master’s degree in education, business, or related field preferred</li><li>Minimum of ten years’ clinical experience in renal services</li><li>Minimum of ten years’ leadership experience in clinical operations, clinical services, education, and/or administrative functions in a complex healthcare environment</li><li>Demonstrated experience leading large-scale implementation, change management, and cross-functional strategic initiatives</li><li>Demonstrated expertise in effectively teaching adult learners with different learning styles.</li><li>Demonstrated expertise in organizing and speaking at large corporate meetings.</li><li>Prior experience managing remote teammates.</li><li>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). </li></ul>LIST OF CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS:<ul><li>Current RN license in state of practice required</li><li>Certification in Nephrology Nursing (CNN) or Case Management preferred</li><li>Clinical Nurse Specialist or Advanced Practice Nursing</li><li>Active member of training and development professional organizations (e.g., ATD, Training Magazine)</li></ul>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.<ul><li>Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out</li><li>Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more</li></ul><ul><li>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.</li></ul>#LI-RFAt 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.The Salary Range for the role is $200,000.00 - $240,000.00 per year. If a candidate is hired, they will be paid at least the minimum wage according to their geographical jurisdiction and the exemption status for the position.New York Exempt: New York City and Long Island: $66,300.00/year, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties: $66,300.00/year, Remainder of New York state: $62,353.20/year New York Non-exempt: New York City and Long Island: $17.00/hour, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties: $17.00/hour, Remainder of New York state: $16.00/hourWashington Exempt: $80,168.40/year Washington Non-exempt: Bellingham: $19.13/hour, Burien: $21.63/hour, Everette: $20.77/hour, Unincorporated King County: $20.82/hour, Renton: $21.57/hour, Seattle: $21.30/hour, Tukwila: $21.65/hour, Remainder of Washington state: $17.13/hour<div>For location-specific minimum wage details, see the following link: <a href="https://davita.jobs/WageRates" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">DaVita.jobs/WageRates</a></div>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 <a href="https://careers.davita.com/benefits" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://careers.davita.com/benefits</a> Colorado Residents: Please do not respond to any questions in this initial application that may seek age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You may also redact this information from any materials you submit during the application process. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

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