Director of Medical Services - Notional at Acuity International, LLC — Cape Canaveral, FL

*Position is contingent upon successful contract award.

Location

TBD

Clearance Level

T2 – Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT)

Primary Function

Provides executive clinical leadership for the provision and delivery of healthcare services in a high-security facilities with diverse and high-risk populations, ensuring quality, patient safety, and regulatory compliance. Reports to the Facility Health Program Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee ambulatory care, inpatient/observation beds, behavioral health, dental, pharmacy, ancillary services, and specialty care referrals.
• Develop plans, policies, and standard operating procedures based on best practices and government requirements.
• Lead credentialing/privileging, peer review, and clinical governance.
• Chair Quality Management/CQI committees; monitor KPIs and sentinel events.
• Ensure emergency response readiness (code blue, mass casualty) and chronic disease management programs.
• Coordinate with facility operations on population health risks and special needs.
• Participate in drills and emergency responses as assigned.

Job Requirements

• MD/DO, with clinical and administrative leadership experience.
• Minimum of (6) six years post residency experience providing direct patient care as a board-certified physician in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine or Preventive Health.
• Minimum of (3) three years’ experience in the provision of clinical supervision and leadership to other medical professionals and ancillary clinic staff.
• Board certified in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine or Preventive Health.
• Maintain current, full, and unrestricted licensure to practice medicine for the entirety of the employment term in the state in which the duty station is located.
• Must have experience managing and overseeing multiple sites.
• BLS/ACLS; familiarity with correctional/high security facility healthcare standards.
• Must be able to multi-task, be detail-oriented, be organized, and have excellent verbal and communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain necessary clearances and credentials required for access to detention facilities.
• Ability to obtain and maintain favorable background investigations.
• Meet the requirements of the contract for all immunizations.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, resided in the U.S. for 3 years in the past 5 years.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must complete all required training.
• Ability to adapt to sudden changes and flexibility in work requirements to include potential shift changes based on operational needs and/or command priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience preferably in correctional, detention, military, or government-contracted healthcare environments.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish or other relevant languages) preferred.
• Has undergone a federal investigation at the level of Tier 2 or higher; has been granted favorable suitability/eligibility and has not had a break in service for more than 24 months.
• Detention center experience.

• Work is performed in a secure detention facility.
• May require evening, weekend, or on-call hours.
• Exposure to emotionally challenging situations.
• Requires physical presence and mobility throughout the facility.

Acuity International, LLC