Division Director (VP equivalent) of Clinical Strategy, Innovation, and Care Delivery

Title : Division Director (VP equivalent) of Clinical Strategy, Innovation, and Care Delivery – Skilled Nursing

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an exceptional enterprise clinical executive to serve as our next Division Director of Clinical Strategy, Innovation, and Care Delivery for our Skilled Nursing Practice.

Travel: Remote executive leadership position | Approximately 15% travel | Eastern U.S. preferred

Summary : This is a highly visible, enterprise-level leadership opportunity for a transformational healthcare executive who is ready to shape the future of skilled nursing care at one of the nation's leading home healthcare organizations. This is more than a clinical leadership role. It is an opportunity to define strategy, influence enterprise priorities, transform care delivery, and shape the future direction of a national healthcare organization. You will provide executive leadership across clinical strategy, care transformation, innovation, quality, value-based care, clinical operations, and organizational development, with the opportunity to influence how BAYADA delivers care across multiple markets. The successful leader will operate at both the enterprise and operational level—translating a compelling future-state vision into measurable results while aligning clinical, operational, financial, technology, and business leaders around shared priorities. This is an opportunity for an executive who wants to build what comes next—not simply lead what exists today.

What You'll Lead:

• Enterprise Clinical Strategy & Vision
  • Own and advance the enterprise clinical strategy and long-term vision for BAYADA's Skilled Nursing Practice.
  • Partner with the Practice President and enterprise executives to establish strategic priorities, translate organizational goals into actionable roadmaps, and drive alignment across the Practice.
  • Identify emerging healthcare trends, market opportunities, and competitive dynamics and translate them into strategic recommendations and growth opportunities.
  • Serve as a trusted executive advisor and thought partner to senior leadership on clinical strategy, care delivery, quality, innovation, and market evolution.
  • Ensure clinical strategy is tightly integrated with broader business, operational, financial, and growth objectives.
• Care Transformation & Innovation
  • Lead the future-state transformation of skilled nursing care delivery, identifying new models that improve outcomes, experience, access, and sustainability.
  • Establish an innovation agenda focused on technology-enabled care, artificial intelligence, automation, digital health, data, and emerging care models.
  • Evaluate and scale innovative solutions that demonstrate meaningful clinical, operational, and financial value.
  • Challenge traditional approaches and create a culture that encourages strategic thinking, experimentation, innovation, and continuous improvement.
  • Anticipate changes in healthcare delivery, reimbursement, technology, and regulation and position BAYADA ahead of those changes.
• Clinical Excellence, Quality, & Outcomes
  • Establish and advance a national clinical excellence strategy focused on quality, safety, evidence-based practice, patient experience, and measurable outcomes.
  • Drive enterprise-wide improvement in clinical performance, patient satisfaction, value-based outcomes, and operational effectiveness.
  • Leverage industry benchmarks and emerging best practices to continuously elevate BAYADA's clinical standards.
  • Create accountability for measurable outcomes while empowering clinical leaders to drive sustainable improvement.
  • Ensure clinical strategies support regulatory, accreditation, compliance, and risk-management priorities.
• Executive Leadership & Organizational Development
  • Lead, influence, and develop a high-performing network of clinical leaders across multiple markets.
  • Build organizational capability through executive coaching, succession planning, leadership development, talent strategy, and change leadership.
  • Establish clear expectations, accountability, and performance measures for clinical leadership.
  • Serve as a visible executive champion for organizational transformation and enterprise change.
  • Build strong partnerships across operations, finance, technology, human resources, marketing, and other enterprise functions to accelerate execution.
  • Create alignment across a complex, highly matrixed organization and influence without relying solely on direct authority.
• Value-Based Care, Growth & Strategic Partnerships
  • Shape clinical strategy in support of value-based care, population health, emerging reimbursement models, and evolving healthcare partnerships.
  • Partner with executive leadership to identify opportunities where clinical innovation can drive growth, market differentiation, and financial performance.
  • Develop and strengthen relationships with health systems, payers, strategic partners, and other healthcare stakeholders.
  • Translate changes in reimbursement and healthcare economics into actionable clinical and business strategies.
  • Ensure clinical excellence and business performance are viewed as mutually reinforcing priorities.
• Data, Analytics & Executive Decision-Making
  • Establish an enterprise approach to using clinical, operational, financial, and patient experience data to inform strategic decisions.
  • Develop executive-level performance dashboards and metrics that create visibility, accountability, and insight.
  • Identify trends and performance gaps and translate complex data into clear strategic recommendations.
  • Establish a culture of data-driven decision-making and measurable accountability across clinical leadership.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required .
• Master's Degree in Nursing, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field required .
• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing required .
• Executive Leadership Experience required ; We are seeking a leader who brings the strategic perspective, executive presence, and organizational influence typically associated with a Vice President-level healthcare executive.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive executive clinical leadership within home health, post-acute care, skilled nursing, or a complex healthcare organization.
• Demonstrated experience operating at an enterprise, national, or multi-market level.
• Proven success developing and executing enterprise strategy and large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to lead organizations through growth, transformation, innovation, and significant change.
• Experience influencing senior executives and aligning stakeholders across a complex, highly matrixed organization.
• Deep understanding of value-based care, population health, healthcare reimbursement, quality strategy, and evolving care delivery models.
• Demonstrated success connecting clinical strategy to operational performance, growth, patient outcomes, and financial results.
• Experience leading innovation involving technology, analytics, AI, automation, digital health, or other emerging care delivery solutions.
• Experience developing high-performing leadership teams and building organizational capability through succession planning and executive development.
• Adult and pediatric clinical leadership experience preferred.
• Exceptional executive presence, strategic thinking, communication, influence, and relationship-building skills

Why You’ll Love BAYADA:

• Lead With Purpose. Transform Healthcare.
• At BAYADA, you will have the opportunity to influence healthcare on a national scale while remaining grounded in a mission that has guided our organization for more than 50 years: helping people have a safe home life with comfort, independence, and dignity.
• You will join a leadership environment where clinical excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship, and mission are deeply connected—and where executive leaders have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference for the people and communities we serve.
• This is an opportunity to bring your executive leadership experience to an organization that is actively shaping the future of care beyond the walls of traditional healthcare settings.
• A Culture That Invests in Leaders
• BAYADA is committed to recognizing, developing, and investing in exceptional leaders.
• Our culture includes strong employee recognition through BAYADA Celebrates, Hero Spotlights, Key Action of the Week, Awards Weekend, and additional recognition programs.
• Employees also have opportunities to engage with our Employee Resource Councils, including Women in Limitless Leadership, Lean In Circles, RED Council, Pride LGBTQIA+ Council, Military Community Network, ABLE, F.A.I.T.H., and more.
• BAYADA offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, paid holidays, employer-paid life insurance, 401(k) with company match, employee assistance program, and additional wellness benefits.
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Compensation:

• Total Annual Compensation: $185,000–$220,000, inclusive of base salary and annual incentive opportunity.

If you are a healthcare executive who is ready to influence strategy, transform care delivery, and help define what the future of skilled nursing looks like, we invite you to bring your vision to BAYADA.

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