IVF Nurse needed at Coastal Specialist Clinic

Job Summary

• The IVF Nurse is responsible for assessing patients, planning and implementing care, providing advice to patients and maintaining associated records.
• The IVF Nurse provides emotional and physical support to patients.

Employee’s Duties & Responsibilities
The key result areas of this role are:

• Coordinate all infertility diagnostic tests and treatment plans between patients and physicians.
• Perform routine examinations, and procedures, and administer medications.
• Educate and counsel patients on treatment protocols, medications and infertility procedures.
• Assist with retrievals and transfers including pre and post-op care.
• Responsible for the triagingof patients regarding their medication, treatment plans and procedures.
• Maintain patient’s charting, testing and flow sheets.
• Communicate highly sensitive information, with empathy and reassurance.
• Responsible for all ongoing communication between the physician and the patient.
• Instruct patients on how to administer fertility medications, including subcutaneous and intramuscular injections.
• Counsel patients on treatment options and programs.
• Performing ultrasounds to screen for uterine fibroids, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, and other conditions that may affect fertility treatment.
• Preparing medications and administering them to patients according to the needs of each case.
• Responsible for updating patient records following treatment (e.g. clinical observations following oocyte recovery) and providing verbal advice.
• Manage patient’s waiting lists, maintenance and scheduling cycles such as scheduling embryo transfers, embryo retrievals, frozen egg cycles and intrauterine insemination.
• Manage IVF schedule to coordinate clinical and lab workload.
• Monitor and ensure proper ordering of all clinical supplies.
• Maintain adequate stock control of supplies and drugs in the department.
• Ensure examination rooms are properly stocked.

The Person

• Minimum academic qualification of Bachelor of Nursing Science (B.NSc), or Master’s degree in Nursing with a focus on reproductive health.
• 1 to 3 years of relevant work experience as an IVF Nurse
• Certification in Reproductive Endocrinology Nursing (CRN) is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Office package.
• Outstanding communication (oral and written), interpersonal and people management skills.
• Possess a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.