Leadership • Maternal Fetal Medicine
Medical Director of Ultrasound for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
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MFM Director of Ultrasound
Summary:
The Director of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) Diagnostic Ultrasound Unit has primary responsibility for the overall quality, performance, and supervision of ultrasound operations and sonographer performance for UCHealth Maternal-Fetal Medicine clinics.
Minimum Requirements:
- Completion of accredited ACGME MFM fellowship program
- Completion of written and oral board examinations in MFM by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Maintenance of active certification in MFM the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- 3 years post-fellowship direct clinical experience with prenatal diagnosis involving all obstetric ultrasound imaging procedures
Responsibilities:
- Oversee the quality of diagnostic imaging of the entire MFM Diagnostic Ultrasound unit
- Identify and address inefficiencies in ultrasound operations
- Regularly meet and work with MFM Practice Manager, MFM physicians, and MFM Lead Sonographer to ensure best clinical operations
- Maintain active AIUM Accreditation status for MFM-appropriate ultrasound examinations
- Review current published scientific literature and guidelines published by American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology to ensure the ultrasound unit operates at the highest quality and performance level (state-of-the art status)
- Develop departmental protocols, guidelines, and policies pertinent to ultrasound operations and quality
- Develop and supervise MFM diagnostic medical sonographer onboarding, training, and promotion
- Provide quarterly educational seminars to MFM diagnostic medical sonographers
- Conduct monthly operations meetings with MFM Level 3 Sonographers and Lead MFM Sonographer to ensure ongoing diagnostic quality and performance
- Identify and address novel or complicated issues involving ultrasound operations
- Supervision and optimization of the MFM Diagnostic Ultrasound Unit reporting software
- Work with appropriate team members to identify and address technical issues with ultrasound reporting softwar
- Work with third-party clinics professionally and collaboratively to promote the MFM Diagnostic Ultrasound Unit and to improve the quality of care and safety of patients in Southern Colorado 1 hour per week (0.025 FTE)