Director, Talent Acquisition

09/22/2026

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

DaVita is a rapidly growing Healthcare Services company driven by the unwavering pursuit of a healthier tomorrow. As a key driver to enable our vision and financial/operating performance, our Talent Acquisition team serves as trusted partner for finding top talent to work in our dialysis clinics nationwide.

Here's what you can expect as a Talent Acquisition Director at DaVita

Lead an exceptional team of talent acquisition professionals who are filling critical field positions; patient care technicians, registered nurses, clinical leadership

Partner with field operational leaders (Directors and VPs) to align on talent acquisition strategies and outcomes to ensure talent acquisition team is meeting business needs to support patient care

This position is instrumental in building the department in concert with senior leadership, centers of excellence, and broader People Services teams (i.e. Human Resources, Compensation, etc.). Our most successful talent acquisition leaders have the business acumen, process and performance management skills and the managerial courage to drive exceptional metrics that deliver value to both our hiring partners and ultimately reflect in the lives of our patients.

Work remotely driving strategic initiatives for executing ~3000 hires per year

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to

The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to be all inclusive.

Provide day-to-day management, ongoing education, support, inspiration and coaching of talent acquisition manager/supervisor and partners (~40 direct/indirect reports) who are responsible for all stages of the recruitment process (talent attraction to hire)

Own the entire talent acquisition function for ~$4 billion business lane in a large multi-state geography

Work closely with operational business partners (Regional Operations Directors, Division Vice Presidents, Group Vice Presidents) and key stakeholders to partner on hiring need alignment and strategies to meet hiring objectives; to include proactive communication on results and possible roadblocks impacting hiring performance

Establish and manage a cohesive talent acquisition team that excels at meeting business hiring targets; ensure effective, consistent attraction and selection processes are in place and operational business partners have appropriate talent acquisition support to fill high impact roles

Manage, leverage, and challenge existing recruiting strategies, methods, and systems to generate a proactive and efficient approach to increasing application volume to meet hiring needs, while improving the quality of candidates, and time to hire.

Lead team to utilize our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to the fullest extent.

Consult with operational business partners on recruiting process, strategy and expectations

Execute and track performance of recruiting strategies to hit defined goals and metrics.

Monitor and track metrics to identify trends; redirect team as appropriate to ensure workload is managed to produce established goals

Stay informed of trends and innovative recruiting techniques to attract and compete for top talent in the market

Manage internal and external recruiting activities including, but not limited to, teammate referral programs and student internship programs.

Build effective relationships with all clients (internal/external), leveraging relationships to accomplish goals