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Jason A. Saenz

Cibolo,TX

Summary

Healthcare operations leader with over 11 years of experience developing leaders, improving clinical operations, and designing scalable systems that help healthcare organizations grow. Beginning my career as a speech-language pathologist, I've built a leadership career focused on translating frontline clinical insight into operational strategy: developing leadership programs, standardizing workflows, and guiding organizations through growth and change.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Alternate Administrator, South Texas

Care Options for Kids
01.2026 - Current
  • Serve as acting Administrator during absences.
  • Represent the agency during regulatory surveys.
  • Support compliance, quality improvement, and operational readiness.

Clinical Director, San Antonio Market

Care Options for Kids
07.2025 - Current
  • Lead clinical operations for a growing pediatric therapy market supporting ~30 clinicians.
  • Interviewed and selected 20 clinicians in the first seven months of 2026, contributing to net workforce growth and nearly doubling year-over-year visit volume.
  • Designed staffing workflows and geographic mapping tools improving clinician-to-patient alignment.
  • Partner with recruiting and marketing to strengthen clinician pipelines.
  • Expanded patient access through workforce growth and operational improvements.

Director of Cross-Market Clinical Support

Care Options for Kids
03.2025 - Current
  • Provide operational leadership across Therapy Division (5 states) during leadership transitions and extended coverage assignments.
  • Lead clinician populations exceeding 90 during coverage periods while maintaining operational continuity.
  • Designed Colorado clinical leadership restructuring model and coordinated implementation.
  • Partner with Area Directors on market health, workforce planning, and operational recommendations.

Clinical Director - Colorado

Solace Pediatric Healthcare - A Care Options for Kids Company
Denver, CO
08.2021 - 03.2025
  • Led regional clinical operations, supporting 65–80+ clinicians.
  • Scaled a $500K+ statewide leadership development program across 47 teams.
  • Redesigned statewide clinical alignment to improve scalability and leadership capacity.
  • Built dashboards and standardized operational workflows, adopted across multiple markets.
  • Created a cross-market mentorship program pairing experienced Colorado leaders with newly appointed Texas leaders, accelerating onboarding and leadership readiness through a structured 60-day development framework.
  • Redesigned Colorado's clinical leadership structure, improving leadership capacity, and operational scalability across six Clinical Directors.

Speech Language Pathologist

Solace Pediatric Healthcare | A Care Options for Kids Company
01.2017 - 01.2021

Contract (1099) Speech-Language Pathologist

Zia Therapy
01.2016 - 01.2017

Speech-Language Pathologist

Amplified Therapy, Inc.
01.2015 - 01.2016

Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow

Amplified Therapy, Inc.
01.2014 - 01.2015

Education

Master of Arts - Communication Disorders

New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM
05-2014

Professional Highlights

  • Led, developed, and scaled a $500K+ statewide clinical leadership development program supporting 47 leadership teams across Colorado.
  • Expanded the leadership development framework into Texas, establishing consistent leadership support across markets.
  • Created a cross-market mentorship program pairing experienced Colorado leaders with newly appointed Texas leaders, accelerating onboarding and leadership readiness through a structured 60-day development framework.
  • Redesigned Colorado's clinical leadership structure, improving leadership capacity and operational scalability across six Clinical Directors.
  • Provided enterprise clinical leadership across five states, assuming operational responsibility for 90+ clinicians during executive coverage assignments.
  • Led workforce growth by selecting 20 clinicians in seven months, contributing to significant market expansion and nearly doubling year-over-year visit volume.

Timeline

Alternate Administrator, South Texas

Care Options for Kids
01.2026 - Current

Clinical Director, San Antonio Market

Care Options for Kids
07.2025 - Current

Director of Cross-Market Clinical Support

Care Options for Kids
03.2025 - Current

Clinical Director - Colorado

Solace Pediatric Healthcare - A Care Options for Kids Company
08.2021 - 03.2025

Speech Language Pathologist

Solace Pediatric Healthcare | A Care Options for Kids Company
01.2017 - 01.2021

Contract (1099) Speech-Language Pathologist

Zia Therapy
01.2016 - 01.2017

Speech-Language Pathologist

Amplified Therapy, Inc.
01.2015 - 01.2016

Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow

Amplified Therapy, Inc.
01.2014 - 01.2015

Master of Arts - Communication Disorders

New Mexico State University
Jason A. Saenz