Chief Medical Officer, Detention Operations
Core
Executive physician leadership providing enterprise-wide clinical oversight for healthcare programs supporting federal detention facilities.
Role type
Senior IC physician executive (clinical governance & operations)
Builds
Healthcare services and clinical programs for federal detention facilities
Domain
Healthcare + Federal Detention/Correctional Operations
Required skills
Clinical governance, patient safety, quality management, regulatory compliance, risk management, strategic planning, executive leadership, physician management, operational reviews, contract performance evaluation, workforce readiness, evidence-based practice
Preferred skills
Board certification in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, or Preventive Medicine, experience in detention/correctional healthcare, knowledge of NDS/PBNDS
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide executive physician leadership and clinical oversight across government healthcare programs and detention medical operations. Serve as the principal medical advisor on clinical quality, patient safety, healthcare operations, regulatory compliance, and strategic medical initiatives. Establish, implement, and maintain enterprise-wide clinical policies, procedures, treatment protocols, and standards of care. Ensure healthcare services comply with National Detention Standards, Performance-Based National Detention Standards, HIPAA requirements, federal and state regulations, accreditation standards, contractual obligations, and applicable evidence-based medical practices. Oversee clinical quality management, peer review, utilization management, infection prevention, patient safety, risk management, and performance improvement programs. Review mortality cases, sentinel events, serious incident reports, clinical audits, healthcare outcomes, and corrective action plans to identify risks and improvement opportunities. Develop and implement strategies to strengthen clinical quality, regulatory compliance, healthcare efficiency, patient safety, and patient outcomes. Conduct executive-level site visits, operational reviews, compliance assessments, and healthcare program evaluations across assigned operations. Partner with medical and operational leadership to address clinical, staffing, quality, compliance, and service delivery challenges. Serve as the senior medical representative in interactions with government headquarters, Contracting Officers, Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs), accreditation organizations, and other government stakeholders. Support government audits, inspections, accreditation surveys, contract performance evaluations, and other formal healthcare reviews. Monitor medical staffing models and workforce readiness to maintain operational continuity and contractual compliance. Provide strategic oversight of physician recruitment, credentialing, privileging, retention, succession planning, and provider performance management. Establish and monitor key performance indicators, healthcare dashboards, quality metrics, and operational performance measures. Prepare executive reports, clinical analyses, medical summaries, performance reviews, and strategic recommendations for leadership and stakeholders. Support healthcare contract mobilizations, transitions, proposal efforts, business development initiatives, and opportunities for program growth. Promote a culture of professionalism, accountability, evidence-based practice, continuous improvement, and patient-centered care. Maintain confidentiality and exercise sound medical judgment when addressing sensitive clinical, operational, and government matters.
Seniority
Executive, strategic leadership & operational oversight
