Job Description / Duties

Duties and Responsibilities

Nursing & Case Management:

Acts as liaison between patients, MRP and agencies and advocates for patients on their behalf with MRP
Providing emotional support and counselling to intended parents, egg donors, surrogates and their partners
Gathers medical information to meet medical clearance standards set by relevant legislation and clinic policies, including blood, urine, and swab test results, ultrasounds, medical records, obstetrical history, travel and immunization history, semen analysis, physical examination and health history assessment
Reviews medical results and records with MRP to determine medical clearance status
Interprets blood and ultrasound results and facilitates patient understanding of their progress
Translates complex medical information to help patients make informed decisions with regards to their treatment options under guidance of MRP
Coordinates IVF cycles with egg donors, intended parents and prepares surrogates and their partners for embryo transfer on behalf of intended parents
Dispenses medications to patients in person or via FedEx, and calls in prescription orders to local pharmacies as per MRP
Facilitates referrals to OB/GYN or other health care provider between six and a half to 12 weeks of pregnancy
Protects the privacy and confidentiality of all patients as per CNO guidelines, and protects the anonymity of anonymous egg donors from intended parents
Provides medication teaching and safely administers medications within the nursing scope of practice
Educates egg donors of their rights and responsibilities as per relevant legislation and clinic policy
Organizes outside or satellite monitoring for egg donors and surrogates at other clinics or labs
Books procedures such as egg retrieval and IVF with ICSI, PGS, hysteroscopy, intralipid infusion, lining check ultrasound, sonohysterogram and pelvic ultrasound, FET, early pregnancy ultrasound using eIVF.

Communication:

Communicates with patients clearly and regularly via email, phone and in-person
Maintains patient charts and ensures all documentation and consent forms are complete
Liaises with agencies and lawyers as needed as it relates to their clients

Administrative:

Submits complete demographic information for provincial IVF funding for eligible patients to OHIP billing department and verifies IVF funding is available for patient before booking procedures
Provides fee information to Canadian patients and submits items to be billed as well as medications to program assistant for billing
Call for results to provincial and local laboratories, hospitals, and out of province labs, and file patient results in charts
Maintain up-to-date database of assigned patients for use by interdisciplinary team

Knowledge:

Performs duties and responsibilities according to relevant legislation, regulations and guidelines related to ART and third-party reproduction, including but not limited to, Assisted Human Reproduction Act (AHR Act), Health Canada, Public Health Ontario, CFAS, and ASRM
Functions within the scope of practice and nursing competencies set out by CNO and ONA
Keeps up to date of professional and technological development relevant to fertility and reproductive endocrinology and attends educational conferences as determined by the clinic
Attends conferences and trade shows locally and abroad as organized by the clinic to inform potential patients and stakeholders of the clinics third party services
Participation in professional development, quality improvement and research activities within the program and clinic wide

Qualifications / Required Skills

Skills and Behaviour

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Proven ability to work both independently and as part of a cross functional team, maintain strong working relationships with co-workers and patients
Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work, attention to detail
Strong sense of urgency, remain ‘cool calm and collective’ under pressure, prioritize workload
Exercise good judgment and discretion when dealing with confidential and sensitive information
Strong organizational, problem solving and time management skills
Ability to assess situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the organization

Education and Experience

Current certificate of registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
BScN or Practical Nursing diploma completed
Current registration with RPNAO or RNAO
Current BCLS

Contact Information

For those interested in applying, please send your resume to:

shannon@createivf.com

Employer Profile

CReATe Fertility Centre
790 Bay Street, Suite 1100, Toronto, ON.

**Must be Bilingual - English/French**

**Must be available to be scheduled Monday to Friday, Weekends and Holidays**