Pediatrician

ICF is seeking a Pediatrician to join a team of clinical and subject matter experts supporting ACF’s mission to foster health and well-being through effective, accountable, and compassionate human services. This role is part of the Prevention of Sexual Abuse project, conducting compliance audits and technical assistance for the Office of Refugee Resettlement provider community. The team ensures clinical, behavioral health, disability-related, and psychosocial risk factors are identified and addressed, promoting safe, trauma-informed, and compliant care environments to prevent sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and other forms of child abuse and neglect.

This position is expected to last six months, with potential for extension based on project needs, funding, and organizational requirements. The role requires approximately 25% travel to provider sites and includes full-time hours with on-call/after-hours availability.

About the Role

The Pediatrician will ensure medical care, placement decisions, and provider practices prevent and mitigate risks of abuse, neglect, and unsafe conditions, including those associated with unmet healthcare needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultation and oversight to care programs to prevent and respond to all forms of child abuse and neglect, including sexual abuse and sexual harassment.
• Offer consultation and recommendations to providers delivering direct care to children.
• Intervene as necessary to ensure proper placement and medical management of children.
• Develop SOPs and best practices governing health services aligned with evidence-based standards of care.
• Assess grantee compliance with reasonable accommodation and access to direct care services.
• Collaborate with federal, state, local, and non-profit partners to increase services available to children during care and upon reunification.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in clinical case reviews to ensure ACF compliance with statutory responsibilities.
• Conduct site visits and needs assessments to monitor grantee healthcare services.
• Train ACF grantees, staff, and stakeholders on best practices for child health and safety.
• Participate in cross-ORR workgroups to ensure compliance with legal settlements and service delivery standards.
• Review and process Serious Medical Requests, including decisions impacting care and spending.
• Determine appropriate medical responses in cases of suspected or substantiated sexual abuse or harassment.
• Review response protocols related to sexual abuse and sexual harassment incidents.
• Consult on individual or provider conditions that may present risks of inappropriate sexual conduct, unmet medical needs, or unsafe medication practices.

Requirements

• MD, DO, or NP with an active clinical license.
• 10 years of pediatric expertise in clinical care and oversight.
• Experience in compliance, quality assurance, and child welfare systems.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of migrant/refugee issues, particularly related to children.
• Experience working for a refugee program.
• Prior work experience in a consulting environment.

Professional Skills

• Ability to promote and contribute to an equitable and inclusive organizational culture and environment.
• Solid team player with proven ability to manage competing priorities, perspectives, and stakeholder needs.
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated outstanding level of professionalism, including the ability to exercise good judgment, discretion, tact, and diplomacy.

Pay

The pay range for this full-time position is $158,819.00 - $269,993.00.