Perm - Medical Director - Correctional Medicine

Medical Director – Correctional Health Services

Position Overview:

Seeking an experienced physician leader to direct and oversee all medical services within a correctional healthcare setting. This role provides strategic and clinical leadership, ensures high-quality patient care, supervises medical staff, drives quality improvement initiatives, and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated healthcare services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and coordinate all medical services within the correctional health program.
• Provide clinical oversight for adult and women's health services.
• Supervise, mentor, evaluate, and develop physicians and advanced practice providers.
• Serve as supervising physician and consultant to nursing and clinical leadership.
• Oversee quality management, performance improvement, and regulatory compliance initiatives.
• Develop, implement, and monitor clinical policies, procedures, and operational goals.
• Support physician recruitment, retention, and professional development efforts.
• Collaborate with behavioral health, specialty care, hospital services, and community healthcare partners.
• Provide education and training for residents, students, and advanced practice providers.
• Manage departmental operations, workflows, budgeting, and process improvement initiatives.
• Promote patient-centered care and address social determinants of health in treatment planning.

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of an ACGME or AMA-approved residency program.
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in an appropriate specialty.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership or management experience within clinical medicine programs.
• Previous correctional health experience required.
• Active Texas medical license or willingness to obtain within 180 days.
• Strong leadership, communication, team-building, and physician collaboration skills.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary healthcare environments.
• Ability to recruit, mentor, and motivate medical teams.
• Professional reference within the past 24 months.
• Current NPDB Self-Query Report required at presentation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Clean malpractice and licensure history.
• Spanish language proficiency.

Additional Requirements:

• Permanent position only.
• Not accepting new graduates.
• Visa sponsorship is not available.
• Must meet all applicable licensing, credentialing, and medical staff requirements.

Ideal Candidate:

The ideal candidate is a respected clinician and proven healthcare leader who excels in physician engagement, operational improvement, quality management, regulatory compliance, and multidisciplinary collaboration. They should be highly organized, adaptable, innovative, and committed to delivering exceptional patient-centered care in a complex healthcare environment.