Chief, Clinical Services Division, Corrections pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 47648
- Class code
- 47648
- Pay scale group
- DR 06
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- T3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Chief, Clinical Services Division, Corrections is $272,784 to $314,955 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 47648.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 11/19/2014.
What the state says the job is
This is professional and administrative medical work directing the clinical care and treatment delivered to the Department of Corrections’ inmate population. The employee in this job is responsible for planning and directing all medical, mental health, and dental services for the Department of Corrections' state correctional institutions. Work includes developing and implementing policies and procedures for the delivery of health care services to inmates; providing medical advice and consultation to the Department’s healthcare professionals and other staff concerning programs that may involve or impact on medical considerations affecting inmates; evaluating the effectiveness of clinical policies and procedures to identify potential deficiencies in the delivery of treatment services; and serving in an advisory capacity to physicians and on-site practitioners who render medical services to ...
Examples of the work
Develops new policies and procedures for the delivery of clinical treatment services in the state correctional institutions. Oversees the implementation of clinical treatment policies and procedures to ensure compliance. Interprets and provides technical input to the Director of Health Care Services, Corrections, concerning federal, state, and departmental laws, policies, and regulations. Plans, directs and oversees the provision of clinical, medical, surgical, mental health and dental services in the state correctional institutions. Supervises and participates in the examination and treatment of inmates, as needed.
Minimum qualifications
Three years of experience in the practice of medicine, which included or is supplemented by one year of administrative experience in a hospital or clinical setting.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current DR schedule.