Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer

Fresenius Medical Care is seeking a Senior Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer (SVP, CNO) to lead nursing and clinical services across its 2,600 U.S. clinics as well as Home Services
. Reporting to the President of the U.S. Clinical Business, this executive role serves as the senior clinical leader for quality, regulatory and compliance as well as clinical education, and clinical transformation within a global, matrixed healthcare organization. This is a high-impact
national leadership role focused on translating clinical excellence into measurable patient outcomes, operational performance improvement, and business value. Direct reports include VP Clinical Transformation, VP Regulatory and Compliance, VP, Education, VP, Clinical Home Modalities, VP, Clinical Analytics, and Special Projects.

• Lead the clinical and nursing strategy for the largest dialysis platform in the U.S.
• This is a highly visible national role with global interface, requiring executive presence, complexity leadership, and the ability to influence across a matrixed, for-profit organization.
• Oversee clinical education and workforce development for nursing, patient care technicians, social work, dietetics, and clinical leadership.
• Provide executive leadership for in-center and home dialysis modalities, supporting national expansion of home-based care.
• Drive clinical initiatives and performance improvement, translating evidence-based care into scalable national programs.
• Partner with finance, operations, IT, and analytics to link clinical performance to P&L, growth, and patient outcomes.
• Play a key leadership role in clinical workflow redesign and EHR modernization.

• Registered Nurse required;
  Master’s degree in Nursing or related field required (doctorate preferred).
• Senior nurse executive with large-scale, multi-site, national healthcare leadership experience.
• Proven success leading enterprise clinical strategy, quality, regulatory compliance, and transformation.
• Experience operating in complex, highly regulated healthcare environments.
• Demonstrated ability to translate clinical innovation into business value and scalable implementation.
• Comfort operating in a for-profit, publicly traded environment, with strong financial and operational acumen.
• Willingness to travel approximately 30%;
  Central or Eastern U.S. location preferred.

Kirby Bates Associates is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our associates.