Medical Director

Medical Director. There must be an identified MMD. The MMD must be credentialed by the facility for treatment of maternal patients and have their responsibilities and authority defined in a job description. The MMD is responsible for the provision of maternal care services and: 1. Examining qualifications of medical staff requesting maternal privileges and making recommendations to the appropriate committee for such privileges; 2. Assuring maternal medical staff competency in managing obstetrical emergencies, complications and resuscitation techniques; 3. Monitoring maternal patient care from transport if applicable, to admission, stabilization, operative intervention(s) if applicable, through discharge, and inclusive of the PI Plan; 4. Participating in ongoing maternal staff and team-based education and training in the care of the maternal patient; 5. Overseeing the inter-facility maternal transport; 6. Collaborating with the MPM in areas to include developing or revising policies, procedures and guidelines, assuring medical staff and personnel competency, education and training; and the PI Plan; 7. Frequently leading the maternal PI meetings with the MPM and participating in Maternal Program Oversight and other maternal meetings as appropriate; 8. Ensuring that the PI Plan is specific to maternal and fetal care, is ongoing, data- driven and outcome-based; 9. Participating as a clinically active and practicing physician in maternal care at the facility where medical director services are provided; 10. Maintaining active staff privileges as defined in the facility's medical staff bylaws; and 11. Developing collaborative relationships with other MMD(s) of designated facilities within the applicable Perinatal Care Region.