Medical Director, Correctional Health
Updated 10/27/26
20003, Washington, Washington DC, United States
Physician
Medical Director
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
You will:
Medical Director, Correctional Health — Physician Leader — Washington, DC (On-Site)
Lead a High-Visibility Correctional Health Program Inside a Major Urban Jail System
A mission-driven healthcare organization supporting underserved populations in Washington, DC is hiring a full-time, on-site Medical Director of Correctional Health to lead clinical quality and operational performance within a large, high-acuity jail setting. This is a high-accountability environment with significant visibility, complex stakeholders, and a real mandate to improve care delivery metrics and provider performance.The Opportunity
This role is designed for a hands-on, clinically credible physician leader—someone who can set standards, coach providers, and drive operational follow-through in a correctional setting.You will:
- Provide clinical leadership and oversight for correctional health operations in close partnership with on-site administrative and nursing leadership
- Ensure consistent clinical decision-making through quality review, peer review support, and targeted interventions when standards aren’t met
- Improve key performance indicators tied to day-to-day operations, including:
- Sick-call access and turnaround
- Provider productivity / visits per hour
- Timely completion and closure of documentation
- Appropriateness and quality of encounters
- Lead and develop a large provider group through structured communication, accountability, onboarding support, and annual evaluations
- Chair and guide morbidity & mortality review and site-level quality initiatives
- Engage directly with Department of Corrections stakeholders—including pushing back when appropriate while maintaining a productive partnership
- Step in clinically as needed to support continuity of care and provider teams
- Setting: Washington, DC | On-site, full-time (correctional healthcare)
- Leadership scope: Oversight within a large provider hierarchy (approximately 66–70 providers, plus multidisciplinary clinical teams)
- Clinical mix: Primary care/internal medicine/family medicine, APPs, dental, psychiatry, and behavioral health
- Workforce dynamic: Unionized environment requiring strong communication and steady leadership presence
Requirements
Required:- MD/DO
- Active District of Columbia medical license or ability to obtain
- Active DEA registration
- DC Controlled Substance Registration (CDS)
- 3–7 years of ambulatory care experience
- At least 2 years of people/medical management experience
- Correctional health / DOC experience (strongly preferred)
- Experience working with government stakeholders and high-visibility client relationships
- Comfort leading in a union environment and managing performance/accountability conversations
- Track record of improving measurable outcomes (throughput, documentation timeliness, access, quality)
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range: $320,500–$335,000 annually
- Comprehensive benefits package including 403b company match, affordable healthcare coverage and more
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