Director, Clinician Experience

10/12/2026

2000 16th St, Denver, Colorado, 80202-5117, United States of America

100% Remote Eligible Position

The Director of Innovation and Nursing Strategy is a high-visibility, executive leadership role within the National Nursing Team at DaVita Kidney Care. This leader is responsible for setting and executing enterprise-wide nursing innovation and strategic initiatives across a national clinical community of over 18,000 nurses and 19,000 patient care technicians (PCTs). Operating at the intersection of clinical excellence, data analytics, digital health, and workforce strategy, the Director architects and scales forward-looking solutions that modernize frontline workflows, elevate clinical leadership pipelines, and enhance patient outcomes. This role acts as a trusted strategic advisor to senior executive leadership (including the CNO, CMO, CPO, and Operations executives), driving multi-million dollar clinical investments and translating high-level enterprise vision into measurable, sustainable operational impact.

1. Strategy & Vision

• Develops and executes the multi-year clinician experience strategy across all clinical disciplines (RN, PCT, SW, RD).
• Analyzes turnover, engagement, and exit data to identify systemic issues and design targeted interventions.
• Partners with senior leadership to align clinician experience initiatives with Village-wide strategic goals.

2. Program Development & Execution

• Leads high-impact programs designed to improve retention and economic mobility.
• Oversees efforts to standardize key facility roles to ensure role clarity, job satisfaction, and top-of-license practice.
• Manages the scaling and adoption of new clinical engagement programs, awards, and recognition initiatives.

3. Cross-Functional Leadership & Workflow Optimization

• Collaborates with People Services, Clinical Enterprise, Operations, and IT to advocate for workflow improvements and technology solutions (including AI enablement and automation) to reduce administrative friction and give time back to patient care.
• Effectively navigates matrixed structures to influence stakeholders and drive change management.

4. Voice of the Clinician

• Establishes and maintains continuous feedback loops.
• Ensures frontline input directly shapes corporate policy, tools, and training.
• Presents clinician insights and program outcomes concisely and coherently to executive stakeholders.
• Ideal Candidate Profile & Qualifications
• Clinical & Strategic Credibility: Master's degree in Nursing (MSN), Healthcare Administration (MHA/MBA), or related field preferred; active RN licensure preferred.
• Enterprise Transformation Experience: Proven track record leading large-scale clinical, operational, or system-level transformation initiatives in complex healthcare organizations.
• Innovation & Systems Thinking: Demonstrated ability to evaluate emerging healthcare technologies, clinical AI use cases, and digital tools while designing seamless user journeys for frontline clinicians.
• Executive Presence & Influence: High emotional intelligence and persuasive communication skills capable of influencing C-suite stakeholders, multidisciplinary committees, and field leaders.
• Data-Driven Problem Solving: Strong analytical acumen with experience utilizing business intelligence, workforce metrics, and performance analytics to measure clinical and operational ROI.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Commitment to and role model of DaVita’s values of Service Excellence, Integrity, Team, Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Fulfillment, and Fun.