Director of Clinical Excellence & Development

Arbor Therapy; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 105,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with 3% company match

Continuing education support

Relocation assistance

Retention bonus program

EOS Gym membership (employer-paid)

Team-building and culture events

Job summary

Arbor Therapy is seeking a Director of Clinical Excellence & Development to lead clinician development, onboarding, mentorship, and student rotations across our growing pediatric-focused organization.

The role calls for an experienced OT or SLP with strong leadership, collaboration, and systems-thinking skills to elevate clinical practice and create scalable, repeatable development programs across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• This role requires an active Arizona license as an Occupational Therapist or Speech-Language Pathologist.
• Minimum 5 years of pediatric clinical experience; 7+ years preferred.
• Experience mentoring, coaching, supervising, or developing clinicians.
• Strong clinical judgment and leadership skills.
• Experience developing onboarding, training, competency, mentorship, or professional-development programs.
• Student supervision or clinical rotation experience preferred.
• Multi-site leadership experience is a plus.
• Strong communicator who can build relationships across disciplines, locations, and leadership levels.
• A systems-minded leader who can turn great ideas into scalable programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical excellence and development across Arbor Therapy locations.
• Strengthen onboarding, training resources, and competency frameworks.
• Create scalable clinician development systems to support growth.
• Support mentorship, retention, and professional growth for clinicians.
• Oversee student rotations and align mentors with learning needs and settings.
• Partner with HR and clinical leaders to identify future clinical leaders.

Skills

Mentoring & coaching

Leadership

Communication

Clinical judgment

Systems thinking

Curriculum development

Education

Arizona OT or SLP license

Job description

Director of Clinical Excellence & Development
Location: Chandler, AZ (Base) Phoenix Metro Area
Salary: $105,000-$115,000 annually + performance incentive
Position: Full-Time | Director-Level Clinical Leadership

Lead with Purpose at Arbor Therapy

Are you an experienced pediatric clinician who loves developing other clinicians, building strong clinical programs, and creating a culture of excellence?

Arbor Therapy is seeking a Director of Clinical Excellence & Development to lead clinician development, mentorship, clinical training, and student clinical rotations across our growing organization.

This is a unique leadership opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist or Speech-Language Pathologist who wants to make an organization-wide impact without moving into billing, financial, or traditional clinic operations.

You will help shape the clinician experience from the very beginning - developing students during their clinical rotations, supporting new clinicians through onboarding, strengthening therapists through mentorship and professional development, and helping identify Arbor Therapy's future clinical leaders.

What You'll Lead

Clinical Excellence & Development

• Serve as a senior clinical resource for therapists, Practice Managers, and leadership.
• Strengthen clinical consistency and evidence-based practice across Arbor Therapy locations.
• Identify clinical development needs and create resources, education, and initiatives to address them.
• Support clinical reasoning, skill development, and continued professional growth.

Clinician Onboarding & Training

• Lead and continuously improve clinician onboarding.
• Develop clinical competency frameworks and training resources.
• Create scalable training and development systems that support organizational growth.
• Ensure clinicians have the support and resources needed to succeed.

Mentorship & Professional Growth

• Lead Arbor Therapy's clinician mentorship program.
• Support mentors and clinicians at varying stages of their careers.
• Help clinicians identify opportunities for continued growth and development.
• Identify and help develop emerging clinical leaders.

Student Clinical Rotations & Future Talent

• Lead Arbor Therapy's student clinical rotation program as an important future hiring pipeline.
• Match students with the appropriate mentor/provider based on discipline, experience, learning needs, and clinical environment.
• Support mentors and students throughout the rotation experience.
• Ensure mid-rotation and end-of-rotation assessments are completed.
• Evaluate student performance, professionalism, coachability, values alignment, and overall culture fit.
• Partner with clinical leaders and HR to identify exceptional students who may be a strong fit for future employment with Arbor Therapy.

Clinician Engagement & Retention

• Partner with leadership and Practice Managers to identify opportunities to strengthen clinician engagement and retention.
• Use clinician feedback to improve onboarding, mentorship, training, and professional-development programs.
• Help create an environment where excellent clinicians want to grow their careers.

What We're Looking For

• Active Arizona license as an Occupational Therapist (OT) or Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) in good standing
• Minimum 5 years of pediatric clinical experience; 7+ years preferred
• Experience mentoring, coaching, supervising, or developing clinicians
• Strong clinical judgment and leadership skills
• Experience developing onboarding, training, competency, mentorship, or professional-development programs preferred
• Student supervision or clinical rotation experience preferred
• Multi-site leadership experience is a plus
• Strong communicator who can build relationships across disciplines, locations, and leadership levels
• A systems-minded leader who can turn great ideas into consistent, scalable programs

What This Role Is - and Isn't

This is a clinical leadership and clinician-development role.

You will have the opportunity to influence clinical excellence, therapist development, mentorship, retention, and the future clinician pipeline across Arbor Therapy.

This role does not oversee billing, coding, revenue, financial operations, authorizations, clinic scheduling, or therapist productivity management.

Compensation

Base Salary: $105,000-$115,000 annually

This position is also eligible for an annual performance incentive of up to 10% of base salary, based on established clinical development and organizational goals.

Benefits & Perks

Arbor Therapy offers a competitive benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• 401(k) with 3% company match
• Continuing education and professional development support
• 100% employer-paid EOS Gym membership
• Company-provided logo wear and milestone recognition
• Employee-led Culture Committee with quarterly events and team-building activities
• Relocation assistance
• Retention bonus program
• Supportive team environment with meaningful opportunities for professional growth

Why This Role Matters

This position plays an important role in Arbor Therapy's long-term growth.

The Director of Clinical Excellence & Development will help ensure that clinicians joining Arbor Therapy - whether as students, new graduates, or experienced therapists - have the clinical support, mentorship, development opportunities, and leadership needed to thrive.

If you are passionate about developing exceptional clinicians, strengthening clinical excellence, and helping build the future of pediatric therapy, we'd love to hear from you.

Join Arbor Therapy and help us develop the clinicians who will shape what comes next.

Arbor Therapy is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs without discrimination based on any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.