Fetal Medical Director (Assistant Professor)

The Division of Pediatric Surgery directs a busy inpatient and outpatient clinical service both at Doernbecher Childrens Hospital at OHSU and Randall Childrens Hospital at Legacy Emanuel. The pediatric surgery faculty members have special expertise in such areas as congenital abnormalities, single port surgery, antegrade continence enema, congenital chest wall abnormalities, thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia, endoscopy (bronchoscopy, esophagoscopy, peritoneoscopy, and thoracoscopy), surgery for cancerous and noncancerous tumors, trauma surgery and neonatal minimal access surgery. The pediatric surgery division also offers a two-year accredited pediatric surgery residency program and pediatric surgery fellowship program.

The Fetal Medical Director (FMD) shall be responsible for the provision of fetal medical care services and credentialed by OHSU for the treatment of fetal patients. The FMD shall have the authority and responsibility to monitor fetal care from admission, stabilization, peri-operative intervention(s) as applicable, through discharge.

Teaches support staff in their area of professional expertise. Teaching is done through assigned lectures to be given during the course of the year and through teaching in the course of performing their own job by modeling best practices, mentoring trainees, guiding learning through delegating graduated and focused levels of responsibility. Takes a leadership role in education, through the residency or graduate student selection process, evaluation committee, education/curriculum committee, dissertation committee, or fellowship directorship.

Provides an outstanding level of professional performance (e.g. quality of investigation for research faculty; quality of clinical care for clinical faculty). Professional performance is delivered in a manner that is compliant with the regulations and guidelines of all relevant regulating bodies (i.e. JCAHO, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, OHSU IRB, NIH, and all other state, federal, and institutional regulatory guidelines). Treats all patients, research subjects, trainees and co-workers with dignity and respect.

May maintain a program of scholarly research activity directed toward improved understanding for the causes, detection, and treatment of diseases. May engage in public service through consultative activities with OHSU and non-University groups as approved by the Chair. Will participate in departmental/hospital administration or leadership role as approved by the Chair. Must have a satisfactory record of accomplishments in scholarship and service.

This rank is a senior faculty requiring evidence of substantial accomplishment beyond training and qualifications required for appointment to the Assistant Professor.

• Doctorate in medicine (M.D.) & postdoctoral training
• ACGME accredited Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
• Satisfactory record of accomplishment in ALL of the following categories: teaching, scholarship and service
• Current board certification in Pediatric Surgeon
• Additional training and expertise in fetal interventions, and active involvement in fetal intervention
• Demonstrable activity in the delivery of surgical care to fetal and infant patients
• A satisfactory or substantial record of accomplishment in teaching and knowledge of and compliance with all applicable regulating bodies (e.g. ACGME competencies for clinical faculty, NIH guidelines for research faculty)

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