OCMO Vice President (Physician)

Posting Date

02/26/2026

601 Hawaii St, El Segundo, California, 90245-4814, United States of America

DaVita is searching for a dynamic physician leader to drive clinical excellence across the full spectrum of kidney care. This unique role sits at the intersection of Fee-for-Service (FFS) operations and Value-Based Care (VBC) innovation.

The successful candidate will oversee clinical strategy and operations for a designated business group, serving as the bridge between traditional dialysis operations (ESKD) and upstream Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) management. This leader will be responsible for driving superior clinical outcomes, mentoring medical directors, and developing innovative care delivery programs that function effectively across commercial payors and government programs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Value-Based Care (CKD & ESKD)

• Care Continuum Management: Lead clinical initiatives that span the entire patient journey, ensuring seamless transitions and management between CKD, ESKD, and transplant.
• VBC Program Development: Partner with the Integrated Kidney Care (IKC) leadership to provide feedback on design and assist with implementation of innovative care delivery models that improve quality and lower costs for complex chronic conditions.
• External Stakeholder Partnerships: Serve as an external-facing clinical subject matter expert to medical professionals, payors, health care systems, and government organizations to support growth and business development.
• Population Health: Utilize data to assess quality, strength of evidence, and clinical results to drive population health management strategies across assigned markets.

Operational Excellence (Fee-for-Service/Dialysis)

• Field Support & Outcomes: Partner with Group Vice Presidents and operational leadership to drive clinical performance, including the Clinical Leaderboard, DaVita Quality Index (DQI), and publicly reported data.
• Medical Director Liaison: Serve as a subject matter expert, resource, and mentor for local medical directors within the assigned geography. Support onboarding, peer review processes, and navigating complex clinical situations.
• Physician Engagement: Consistently lead outreach to physicians and practices; educate non-physician practitioners and partners to drive alignment on clinical goals.

Qualifications

Education & Licensure

• Required: M.D., D.O., or MBBS degree.
• Required: Board Certification in Nephrology.

Experience & Skills

• Clinical Experience: Minimum 10 years of experience, with a background as a practicing nephrologist and experience as a dialysis medical director.
• Hybrid Expertise: Demonstrated content knowledge in both operational dialysis therapies (Home and In-Center) and Value-Based Care (general internal medicine, population health, CKD management).
• Leadership: Proven experience leading large healthcare teams and influencing without direct authority. Ability to work effectively with non-physician leadership.
• Data Fluency: Ability to evaluate clinical outcomes, interpret complex data sets, and determine appropriate training/interventions to positively impact results.
• Communication: Confidence as a speaker in multiple settings (executive, clinical, and commercial); ability to translate complex clinical data for diverse audiences.

Physical Demands & Travel

• Travel: Ability to travel nationally (up to 40-50%) to build relationships, participate in internal/external meetings, and evaluate clinical care first-hand.
• Work Environment: Moderate noise level (business office/clinics).

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Fluent in the written and verbal skills necessary to successfully perform the essential functions, duties, and responsibilities of the position

VISUAL REQUIREMENTS:

Vision adequate to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of position

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Physical requirements can vary. These must be reviewed with management. However, in general, the position requires the following physical activities:

• Ability to lift minimum of 2 pounds to a maximum of 25 pounds unassisted; able to sit for extended periods of time with some standing, stooping, walking, stretching, reaching, lifting; moderate range of body motions

• Ability to hear and interact by phone, in person, and in presentations clearly and efficiently

• Ability to use computer and all peripherals as needed to meet goals

• Ability to travel nationally

WORK ENVIRONMENT  

Level III - Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)

No required tasks involve greater exposure to blood, body fluids or tissues than would be encountered by a visitor. The normal work routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluids or other hazardous conditions.

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.

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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 $200,000.00 - $325,000.00 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/hour

Washington 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

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 https://careers.davita.com/benefits  

  

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