Medical Director-Adult Detention Center

Loudoun County Government•Leesburg, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is seeking a full-time Medical Director to join their team within the Corrections Division at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. This role provides independent clinical oversight, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance monitoring for all healthcare services within the Adult Detention Center. As part of the Division leadership, the Medical Director contributes to strategic planning for healthcare services, service delivery models, clinical system design, and healthcare resource planning. They will lead and coordinate integrated correctional healthcare services, including medical, psychiatric, behavioral health, and substance use disorder treatment. The position also involves liaising with community partners and monitoring the delivery of constitutionally adequate medical, mental health, and substance use disorder services in a secure correctional environment. The Medical Director oversees and monitors contracted healthcare services, participates in quality assurance and improvement processes, utilization management, and healthcare resource reviews. They will also assist in developing and coordinating healthcare-related training for Sheriff’s Office personnel, identify service delivery gaps, and ensure compliance with licensure, correctional healthcare standards, accreditation standards, and applicable laws and regulations. This position acts as the Sheriff's Office’s independent physician advisor, ensuring correctional healthcare services are clinically appropriate, constitutionally adequate, fiscally responsible, and meet accepted standards. Administrative oversight and professional guidance may be provided to Sheriff’s Office medical personnel. The Medical Director is a licensed physician serving as the senior medical advisor for correctional healthcare, functioning independently of contracted providers and acting as the Sheriff's Office’s medical authority on systems, policy, quality improvement, and constitutional standards of care.

Requirements

Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) with completion of an approved residency
Four (4) years of progressively responsible clinical, administrative, or executive healthcare leadership (experience may be inclusive of residency and fellowship) in a comparably sized public or private organization
Possession of, or the ability to obtain, a current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia as either a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).
Current board certification, or board eligibility within the allowable certification period, in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or Preventive Medicine through an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) recognized board.
Applicants who are board-eligible must obtain board certification within three (3) consecutive examination cycles following appointment.
Possession of a current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration.
Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.

Nice To Haves

Experience in correctional healthcare, hospital medicine, emergency medicine, public health, healthcare administration, medical leadership, or other comparable healthcare executive leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Practices under an unrestricted medical license and provides independent medical oversight, consultation, quality assurance, utilization review, and clinical guidance regarding healthcare services delivered within the Adult Detention Center.
Maintains all required professional licensure, certifications, and continuing medical education necessary to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Direct patient care may be provided on a limited basis when necessary to support operational needs, quality assurance activities, emergency response, or other correctional healthcare priorities; however, it is not the primary function of the position.
Manages contracts according to County and Department contracting procedures and guidelines; maintains contract documentation and document compliance.
Manages and approves Division projects; develops and monitors project status reporting; determines feasibility of projects relative to resources; and uses project implementation and management methodology.
Supports the development of culture that values and motivates staff and engenders the trust and confidence of the public, the Board of Supervisors, and County leaders.
Monitors local, state, and national social indicators to identify service delivery gaps and trends; conducts research to evaluate gaps in service delivery; and identifies and reports results and recommendations for improvements and best practices.