Chief Medical Officer: Virginia Department of Corrections

Chief Medical Officer: Virginia Department of Corrections #00694

Job no: 5106592

Work type: Full-Time (Salaried)

Location: Richmond (City), Virginia

Categories: Health and Human Services, Public Safety

Title: Chief Medical Officer: Virginia Department of Corrections #00694

State Role Title: Physician Manager II

Hiring Range: $239,861 - $371,785

Pay Band: 9

Agency: Dept of Corr - Central Admin

Location: DOC Headquarters

Agency Website:

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

$30,000 Sign-On Bonus or up to $60,000 Student Loan Repayment may be available for eligible new hires.

The Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) is seeking an experienced and visionary Chief Medical Officer (CMO) to provide executive leadership, strategic direction, and clinical oversight for medical services across all VADOC facilities. The CMO ensures safe, effective, and compliant healthcare delivery for individuals incarcerated in the Virginia Department of Corrections and serves as the primary clinical authority within the Health Services Administration.


Key Responsibilities:
• Provide executive-level leadership for VADOC medical services, ensuring alignment with agency mission, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
• Develop, implement, and maintain systemwide clinical policies, procedures, treatment protocols, and medical practice guidelines.
• Oversee physician staffing models, deployment, performance, and clinical decision-making across all facilities.
• Lead the department's clinical quality assurance and continuous improvement programs, ensuring measurable outcomes and compliance with the American Correctional Association (ACA), Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), and state standards.
• Collaborate with nursing, mental health, dental, pharmacy, operations, and facility leadership to support coordinated, integrated, and patient-centered care.
• Establish and maintain credentialing requirements and clinical practice standards for all medical personnel.
• Conduct clinical audits, review incident trends, and provide recommendations to executive leadership.
• Advise on medical budget planning, resource allocation, and operational priorities.
• Serve as an expert medical consultant to agency leadership, state partners, and regulatory entities.

Minimum Qualifications

Current Virginia medical license.


Board certification or eligible in primary care or related field.


Demonstrated leadership experience in correctional health, institutional medicine, public health administration, or complex health systems.


Extensive experience as a practicing physician.


Proven record of managing other clinicians in a medical setting.


Willing and able to provide feedback on practice patterns and evidence-based practices.

Proven leadership in developing clinical policies and QA systems.


Assist with providing peer review and continuing medical education.


Good interpersonal skills, superior communication skills both orally and in writing.


Familiarity with large-scale healthcare system management and proven ability to lead diverse clinical teams.


Ability to complete the Virginia Ethics Council Conflict of Interest (COI) filing within two (2) business days of hire and annually thereafter, in accordance with the Code of Virginia § 2.2-3100.


Ability to complete COI training within two (2) months of hire and every other year thereafter, as required by Code of Virginia § 2.2-3132.

Additional Considerations

Experience with ACA and PREA compliance frameworks.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

If selected as a finalist with the VADOC, candidates can expect the following:


Background Investigation Requirements: All applicants are subject to a background investigation. Investigations may include fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI); local agency checks; employment verification; verification of education (relevant to employment); credit checks; and other checks based on the position.


Drug Testing Requirements: Applicants applying to a designated safety sensitive position are subject to a pre-employment drug screen. Marijuana use is prohibited for positions that require possession of a firearm or a Commercial Driver's License in the performance of official duties such as Corrections Officers, Probation Officers, Tractor Trailer Drivers and others.


Application Requirements: Application and/or résumé for this position are only accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginia's Electronic Recruitment System. All applications should be submitted by 11:55pm on the closing date for the position. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from the electronic application and/or résumé.


Layoff Preferences: Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of VA employees only) MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé.

VADOC is an EEO employer and is committed to supporting workforce diversity, equitable opportunities and inclusivity. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.


VADOC values our Veterans and encourages all to apply and receive preference in the hiring process. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other nation service alumni are also encouraged to apply. Click here for more information: Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program - Virginia Department of Veterans Services.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io

Email: Applications submitted via email will not be considered.

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at View phone number on click.appcast.io.

Note : Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

Advertised: 18 Jun 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close:


Whatsapp Facebook LinkedIn Email App