Director, IKC Operations

Posting Date

01/30/2026

2624 N Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny, Iowa, 50023-4704, United States of America

DaVita Integrated Kidney Care is seeking a visionary leader to architect and implement end-of-life care and palliative care strategies at scale across our national operations in our value-based care programs. As Director of Palliative Care, you will serve as the principal designer for how frontline staff and care teams ensure patients with kidney disease receive appropriate end-of-life care, with initial focus on leveraging our Supportive Care team to serve high-complexity patients. This role represents a transformative opportunity to advance care for patients with kidney disease facing serious illness and end-of-life decisions, combining strategic design, cross-functional partnership, and policy advocacy to create sustainable, scalable models of care.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Master's degree in healthcare-related field (MD, NP, PA, MSW, nursing, public health, healthcare administration) required

• Experience: 7-10+ years progressive leadership experience in palliative care or end-of-life care, with demonstrated success building and scaling clinical programs

• Clinical Expertise: Deep knowledge of palliative care principles, serious illness communication, and end-of-life care; nephrology/kidney disease experience highly preferred

• Operational Excellence: Proven track record in operations management, including experience working in matrix organizations and managing cross-functional initiatives at scale

• Strategic Thinking: Demonstrated ability to design programs from the ground up, develop implementation roadmaps, and scale interventions across large organizations

• Data-Driven: Strong analytical skills with ability to use data to identify opportunities, measure impact, and drive decision-making

• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional relationship-building skills; ability to influence without direct authority and partner effectively across all organizational levels

• Change Management: Experience leading organizational change initiatives, navigating resistance, and building buy-in across diverse stakeholder groups

• Financial Acumen: Understanding of healthcare economics, value-based care models, and ability to articulate business case for palliative care investments

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. 

• Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out 

• Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more

• 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. 

At 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 $115,000.00 - $183,000.00 per year.

 

 

 

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