Clinical Director (O-6 Billet) Supervisory

About the role

You will serve as the senior physician leader responsible for overseeing clinical care and healthcare operations within a federal detention facility. You will lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, ethical, and patient-centered medical services while ensuring compliance with national clinical standards and public health priorities.

Responsibilities

• Practice meaningful medicine with purpose - serve as senior physician providing mission-driven leadership while strengthening care delivery systems and fostering a culture of accountability and professional excellence
• Work-life balance and professional stability - predictable schedules, the support of a team-based care model, and many sites qualify for additional assignment pay and loan repayment
• Lead and innovate - drive quality improvement, patient safety initiatives, and clinical program development that influence facility operations and contribute to broader ICE Health Service Corps healthcare priorities nationwide.

Requirements

This position is located within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), ICE Health Service Corps (IHSC), Office of the Deputy Assistant Director of Clinical Services. The incumbent serves as the Clinical Director for one of the health care facilities located across the nation. The incumbent will report directly to the Regional Clinical Director. This is a supervisory position.

IHSC has a multi-sector, multidisciplinary workforce of more than 1400 employees, including U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) commissioned officers, federal civil servants, and contract staff. The IHSC provides on-site direct patient care to ICE detainees at 19 detention facilities throughout the country and manages the provision of off-site medical care for detainees housed in approximately 240 additional Intergovernmental Service Agreement (IGSA) facilities. The ICE detainee population is approximately 34,000 detainees on a daily basis, with an average length of stay of approximately 30 days, and over 400,000 detainees annually. The IHSC also provides medical support during ICE enforcement operations in the air, on the ground and at sea.

Skills

The successful candidate must have:

• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality, ethical, and patient-centered medical services
• Strong leadership skills to ensure compliance with national clinical standards and public health priorities
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Benefits

The position offers:

• Predictable schedules
• The support of a team-based care model
• Opportunities for additional assignment pay and loan repayment

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in this posting.

Schedule

Details about schedule are not specified in this posting.

Qualifications

To be considered for this position, candidates must meet the following qualifications:

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree from an accredited medical school
• Current certification as a Physician Assistant (PA) from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in a clinical setting, including experience in a correctional or detention facility setting
• Current licensure to practice medicine or surgery in the state where the facility is located
• Current DEA registration
• Current certification as a Registered Nurse (RN) from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCLEX-RN)
• Current certification as a Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) from the National Association of Emergency Nurses (NAEN)
• Current certification as a Certified Correctional Health Professional (CCHP) from the National Commission for Correctional Health Care (NCCHC)