Manager, Medical Detention Operations

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Manager, Medical Detention Operations based in the United States.

This leadership role provides operational oversight for healthcare programs across multiple detention facilities nationwide. You will help ensure healthcare services are safe, effective, compliant, and aligned with contractual and federal requirements. The position combines strategic program management with hands-on operational support across staffing, quality, compliance, and performance. You will work closely with facility healthcare leaders, government stakeholders, corporate teams, and external partners. The role offers the opportunity to influence healthcare delivery, improve operational performance, and drive sustainable quality initiatives across geographically dispersed programs. You will also support new program launches, contract transitions, inspections, audits, and complex operational challenges. With extensive travel and a high level of responsibility, this position is suited to an experienced healthcare operations leader comfortable working in regulated environments.

Accountabilities:

• Provide operational oversight and program management support for multiple healthcare programs across detention facilities nationwide.
• Serve as the corporate point of contact for assigned facilities, supporting medical operations, program performance, operational challenges, and contract execution.
• Partner with Health Services Administrators, Clinical Directors, Medical Directors, and other facility leaders to strengthen operational effectiveness and service delivery.
• Monitor healthcare programs for compliance with contractual requirements, federal regulations, National Detention Standards (NDS), Performance-Based National Detention Standards (PBNDS), clinical standards, and organizational policies.
• Track performance metrics, quality indicators, utilization trends, patient safety measures, operational data, and healthcare outcomes to identify risks, trends, and improvement opportunities.
• Coordinate corrective action plans following government inspections, audits, accreditation reviews, and compliance assessments, supporting facilities in achieving and sustaining compliance.
• Support operational readiness, healthcare program startups, contract transitions, facility expansions, and enterprise-wide operational improvement initiatives.
• Lead or support quality and performance improvement initiatives, root cause analyses, investigations, and risk mitigation activities.
• Monitor staffing levels and workforce requirements while collaborating with recruitment and facility leadership teams on hiring, onboarding, retention, deployment, and workforce planning.
• Provide operational guidance during staffing shortages, demand surges, emergencies, critical incidents, and significant healthcare events, including after-hours support when required.
• Maintain effective relationships with government officials, facility leaders, corporate stakeholders, customers, and external partners through meetings, operational reviews, and strategic planning activities.
• Prepare executive briefings, operational reports, dashboards, presentations, customer deliverables, and performance summaries for leadership and government stakeholders.
• Support budget monitoring, labor utilization, staffing expenditures, financial forecasting, resource planning, and contract performance management.
• Identify operational efficiencies while maintaining healthcare quality, regulatory compliance, and contractual standards.
• Support contract growth, proposal development, and business development initiatives when requested.
• Maintain confidentiality of protected healthcare information, operational data, and sensitive government information.
• Travel extensively, potentially up to 75%, to support facility oversight, inspections, customer meetings, and operational initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Nursing, Public Health, Business Administration, Healthcare Management, or a related field; a master’s degree is preferred.
• At least 7 years of progressive experience in healthcare operations, healthcare management, correctional or detention healthcare, or healthcare program leadership.
• At least 3 years of experience managing multi-site healthcare operations, government healthcare contracts, or detention healthcare programs.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing operational performance, staffing, regulatory compliance, quality improvement, and contract execution.
• Experience working with federal government agencies, healthcare contractors, correctional systems, detention environments, or similarly regulated healthcare settings.
• Strong knowledge of detention and correctional healthcare operations, healthcare program management, NDS, PBNDS, federal detention healthcare requirements, regulatory compliance, accreditation standards, and quality improvement methodologies.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to interpret clinical, operational, financial, and performance data and translate findings into corrective actions.
• Demonstrated program management, organizational planning, and operational leadership capabilities across geographically dispersed teams and locations.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, interpersonal, customer service, and government relations skills.
• Strong leadership and team-building abilities, with the capacity to influence and support multidisciplinary teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and relevant healthcare reporting platforms.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and make sound decisions in complex, high-pressure operational environments.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required government clearances, facility credentials, and contractual requirements.
• Ability to provide proof of U.S. citizenship or legal authorization to work in the United States, consent to fingerprinting and background investigations, and communicate proficiently in English.
• Preferred credentials may include RN, PA, NP, or another relevant healthcare license.
• Preferred certifications include PMP, CPHQ, FACHE, or an equivalent professional certification.
• Additional preferred experience includes federal healthcare programs, detention or correctional healthcare contracts, ACA, NCCHC, Joint Commission, or other healthcare accreditation standards, as well as multi-site operational improvement initiatives.
• Full-time, salaried, exempt position with remote work flexibility in the United States.
• Competitive compensation, with pay determined by factors including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Comprehensive healthcare and employee benefits.
• Opportunity to work in a senior operational leadership role spanning multiple healthcare programs and geographically dispersed facilities.
• Exposure to federal healthcare programs, government stakeholders, regulated environments, and complex multi-site operations.
• Opportunities to lead quality improvement, operational excellence, workforce planning, and program transformation initiatives.
• Professional development opportunities and exposure to multidisciplinary healthcare leadership.
• Travel opportunities associated with facility oversight, inspections, customer meetings, and strategic operational initiatives.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to a diverse and inclusive working environment.
• Workplace accommodations available for qualified individuals with disabilities or special needs.
• Work environment may include exposure to extreme temperatures, fumes, airborne particles, chemicals, and elevated noise levels during facility visits.
• The position requires the ability to remain stationary for extended periods, move throughout office and operational environments, and occasionally stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or lift and move items weighing up to 25 pounds.

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