Chief Medical Officer, Detention Operations

Remote, US

Travel Requirement
:
Yes – up to 50%

Teleworking
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Yes

Full-Time/Part-Time
:
Full time

FLSA Status
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Salary / Exempt

* Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Job Summary: The Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Detention Operations is responsible for providing enterprise-wide physician leadership, clinical governance, and quality oversight for Garda World Federal Services' (GWFS) government agency healthcare programs. Reporting directly to the Senior Director, Medical Programs, the CMO serves as the clinical authority for detention healthcare operations and ensures the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered, and compliant healthcare services across all federal detention facilities supported by GWFS.

The incumbent is responsible for strategic clinical leadership, operational oversight, regulatory compliance, healthcare quality management, patient safety initiatives, workforce support, and medical program performance. The CMO ensures healthcare services are delivered in accordance with contractual requirements, National Detention Standards (NDS), Performance-Based National Detention Standards (PBNDS), accreditation standards, applicable federal and state regulations, evidence-based medical practices, and organizational policies. The position serves as the principal medical advisor for federal healthcare operations and works collaboratively with government stakeholders, facility leadership, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams to promote operational excellence and continuous improvement.

• Provide executive physician leadership and oversight for all GWFS government agency Medical Operations programs.
• Serve as the principal medical advisor regarding healthcare operations, clinical quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and strategic medical initiatives.
• Establish, implement, and maintain enterprise-wide clinical policies, procedures, treatment protocols, and standards of care.
• Monitor healthcare operations to ensure compliance with National Detention Standards (NDS), Performance-Based National Detention Standards (PBNDS), HIPAA requirements, federal regulations, accreditation standards, and contractual obligations.
• Oversee clinical quality management, peer review, utilization management, infection prevention, patient safety, and risk management programs.
• Review and evaluate healthcare outcomes, mortality reviews, sentinel events, serious incident reports, clinical audits, and corrective action plans.
• Identify operational risks and implement strategies to improve clinical quality, regulatory compliance, healthcare efficiency, and patient outcomes.
• Conduct executive-level site visits, operational reviews, compliance assessments, and program evaluations across healthcare operations.
• Collaborate with corporate medical leadership to address clinical, operational, staffing, quality, and compliance challenges.
• Serve as the senior medical representative in interactions with government agency Headquarters, Contracting Officers, Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs), accreditation organizations, and government stakeholders.
• Support audits, inspections, accreditation surveys, government reviews, and contract performance evaluations.
• Monitor healthcare staffing models and workforce readiness to support operational continuity and contractual compliance.
• Provide strategic oversight of physician recruitment, credentialing, privileging, retention, succession planning, and provider performance management.
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs),…