Maternal Fetal Sonography Fellow
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Job Location:
Fairfax, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
8 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Description
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital is looking for a dedicated Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) Fellow to join the team. This role will be Full-time. Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance eligible.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety quality and patient experience.We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
- Committed to Team Member Health:offering medical dental and vision coverage and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement:Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance:offeringup to $5250 per year in education assistance and up to $10000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support:offering all Inova team members their spouses/partners and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person per year at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance:offeringpaid time off paid parental leave flexible work schedules and more!
Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellow Job Responsibilities:
- Communicates effectively with the patient to obtain clinical maternal-fetal history/informed consent from the patient or patients chart to assist the physician in optimizing the performance and interpretation of the examination as evidenced by the exam results. Explains the procedure to patients/families and answers any questions to ease anxiety and assure patient cooperation as evidenced by customer satisfaction. Assists the physicians in performing CVS Amniocentesis and image optimization studies using departmental protocols to provide optimum results.
- Demonstrates knowledge of proper sterile techniques and isolation precautions as they pertain to the various specialty procedures.
- Demonstrates the ability to recognize clinical and/or emergent problems in maternal-fetal patients that may interfere with exams and take appropriate action to resolve them and produce the most desirable outcome as evidenced by exam results and patient satisfaction. Demonstrates a thorough understanding of IVs heparin locks and central line usage as they pertain to Sonography as evidenced by observations by supervisor and peers.
- Demonstrates a thorough understanding of maternal fetal ultrasound principles and theory as they pertain to the specialized area. Demonstrates thorough knowledge of specialized fetal anatomy pathology and physiology as well as the systemic effect of other systems Utilizes fetal anatomical knowledge to position patients to optimize image quality during examination while still providing for patient comfort and safety. Demonstrates critical thinking skills as well as the ability to enhance the procedure with additional modalities and views based on identified disease processes and fetal anomalies Independently utilizes analytical abilities to determine the selection of images that are presented to the physician for interpretation. Demonstrates the ability to accurately measure maternal fetal area structures and pathology to further determine the direction of the exam and identify fetal anomalies. Provides clinical services according to specialized maternal fetal ultrasound practice standards to detect fetal anomalies and acts as a resource to students nurses fellows and other technologists to ensure optimal department functions. Accurately obtain and evaluate color flow and Doppler waveforms using this information to determine if further evaluation is needed. Records all data images and technical notes that provide the preliminary report to facilitate the physicians ability to interpret the information.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) Upon Start; Successful completion of the Inova Nuchal Translucency (NT) Program is required within 6 months for team members without the Nuchal Translucency Certification. ARDMS- Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer - Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Licensure: None required
- Experience: 0 years
- Education: High School diploma or equivalent; Degree from Accredited Sonography Training Program
Preferred Qualifications:
- MFM Experience
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