Medical Director, Colorado Fetal Care Center (CFCC)

University of Colorado Anschutz

Department: Anesthesiology

Job Title: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor

Working Title: Medical Director, Colorado Fetal Care Center (CFCC)

Position #00846990: – Requisition #: 39746

Job Summary:

The Medical Director of the Colorado Fetal Care Center (CFCC) at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus provides clinical, academic, and administrative leadership for one of the region’s premier multidisciplinary programs in fetal diagnosis and intervention.

The selected individual must maintain a full-time faculty position in the Department of Anesthesiology at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor level. An MD or DO is required. In their faculty position, the individual must continue their clinical duties, which includes supervision of various trainees and learners in a clinical setting. Additionally, the faculty member is expected to maintain his or her academic productivity and scholarship activities.

Responsibilities:

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties assigned to this role and may change as the demands of the position change. The Medical Director of the CFCC is a leadership role with a wide range of responsibilities including:

·         Director of Anesthesia Quality for the CFCC, including quality metrics, outcomes monitoring, and continuous improvement

·         Develop, implement, and maintain anesthesia protocols for obstetric and fetal interventional procedures

·         Oversee all anesthesia care for obstetric and fetal interventions within the CFCC

·         Lead education and onboarding for anesthesiology providers, including orientation, workflow training, and simulation

·         Develop patient education materials and simulation exercises in collaboration with the multidisciplinary CFCC team

·         Serve as standing member of the CFCC Governance Committee

·         Co-chair the CFCC Quality and Patient Safety Committee

·         Attend all CFCC Patient Review Meetings

·         Provide regularly scheduled updates to the Department Chair

·         Maintain Center of Excellence designation in Obstetric Anesthesiology for the CFCC

The Medical Director of the CFCC is an “at-will” position that can be changed at any time based on performance of specified duties.  

Key Relationships:  

Supervision Received: Department of Anesthesiology Chair

Supervision Exercised: Anesthesiology Physicians staffing the CFCC

Other Key Relationships:  

• Department: Department of Anesthesiology Division Chief
• Hospital: Children’s Hospital Colorado

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO

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