Divisional Vice President of Operations

Posting Date

06/17/2025

417 Ware Ave, Rockford, Illinois, 61107-6413, United States of America

DaVita SNF Dialysis (DSD) is seeking a Divisional Vice President of Operations. Due to team growth this position was created for this Strategic Business Initiative of our quickly expanding operations. This is a remote role with up to 35% travel throughout the territory.

This position is a key member of DaVita’s SNF Dialysis field management team responsible for the general management and oversight of operations within an assigned SNF operating division. This position provides strategic and tactical leadership, counsel and direction to the field operations management of DaVita to ensure safe, efficient, therapeutic and ethical patient care.  Additionally, this position identifies and develops strategic growth opportunities, monitors division performance, and works closely with senior leadership to develop competitive strategies in alignment with DaVita’s mission and values to support DaVita SNF Dialysis services achieving assigned clinical and financial objectives and, ultimately, to a leading position within the assigned operating division for SNF dialysis services. This position has budget and P&L accountability.

This role will manage a portfolio of skilled nursing facility (SNF) partnerships to optimize the delivery of kidney care in the SNF setting and to improve quality of life for residents with kidney disease. You will lead a growing, socially responsible business that strives to be the role model for American Healthcare. You will join a team of highly motivated individuals that engage with their head, heart, and hands to better serve the people of their community.  At this level in our organization, our leadership ranks consist of ex-consultants, military leaders, investment bankers and hospital C-suite executives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

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

• Full P&L management and corresponding general operations team management and leadership responsibilities

• Provide leadership to direct reports and strategic leadership to division teammates, including:

  • Help direct reports overcome any organizational obstacles encountered

  • Develop and foster a positive, fulfilling work environment within the division

  • Know, understand, implement, follow, and communicate to teammates all DaVita employment policies and procedures, awards, and other opportunities within company

  • Ensure effective implementation of all corporate programs.

  • Identify and implement methods that enable all division teammates to excel in their assigned roles in a team environment; develop and foster a positive work environment

  • Facilitate teammate development (PDRs, coaching, mentoring, DaVita training, outside training); collaborate with direct reports to create professional development goals

  • Review, analyze, and implement staffing plans that promote the most effective use of teammates

  • Oversee and/or manage all teammate employment activity effectively and professionally including hiring, promoting, job performance, evaluations, compensation, teammate relations, disciplinary actions, and terminations

  • Know, understand, follow, and implement wage and hour laws, federal, state and local laws and regulations, Medicare regulations, and legislation affecting employment; ensure compliance with all laws and regulations including Teammate Health and Safety Training Program and DaVita healthcare clinical and safety standards

• Develop and execute strategic operating plans and goals for assigned division leading to an industry leading position in SNF Services, including:

  • Lead the creation and implementation of teammate development processes and succession planning including mentoring, coaching, and modeling appropriate leadership behaviors

  • Review, analyze, and address gaps in service excellence, policies, and/or procedures proactively; identify issues and implement solutions

  • Analyze current trends impacting patient service delivery

  • Track metrics and success criteria including ROI for all activities

• Lead management of key stakeholder relationships, including SNF facility and corporate leadership, physicians, health systems, payors and others in support of DaVita SNF Services clinical and financial objectives.

• Maintain a liaison relationship between the corporate office and field operations.  Develop positive work relationships with all levels of management and other departments in the Village; work collaborative