Registered Nurse
Job Status: Full-Time, permanent (2 positions), Temporary - 12 month maternity leave contract (1 position)
Location: Newmarket/Vaughan, Ontario
Reports To: Nurse Manager
About Us
Generation Fertility celebrates a team-based approach to providing an excellent, highly responsive and personalized care experience for every patient. Every member of our multi-disciplinary team is valued for playing a critical role in delivering this experience. If you want to be a part of our collaborative and supportive team, consider joining us!
Based out of beautiful and modern clinic facilities in Vaughan and Newmarket, our staff enjoy a fulfilling work environment, with the support and tools to develop your career and grow professionally.
Your Role
The Registered Nurse will work collaboratively within the Clinical Operations Department with the total Practice to provide timely, proficient services for all patients. The Registered Nurse is the primary contact and accountable for how a patient's cycle progresses.
Job Responsibilities:
Coordinate care for women and their partners receiving treatment in the department's various programs (e.g. IVF, Sperm Wash, Ovum Donation, Oncology Banking, etc.).
Daily communication with the interprofessional team such as physicians, embryologist, andrologists, secretarial and phlebotomist.
Assists Physician in minimal sedation for procedures.
Assists physicians with procedures, exams as needed.
IV insertion, phlebotomy as necessary.
Provide patient education in one-on-one sessions.
Assist and/or perform various procedures in the clinic and procedure room setting such as IUIs.
Provides patient/couple counseling, IVF procedure education, and scheduling of treatment/coordination of treatment cycles after initial and follow up visits.
Communicate lab results with appropriate interpretation and explanation.
Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
Support women and families through the various ethical decisions that may be required as they explore various treatment options.
Counsel patients daily regarding successful versus failed outcomes.
Provide emotional support and grief counselling to women and families who are not successful in achieving pregnancy.
Participate in professional development, quality improvement and safety activities within the program.
Maintains privacy & confidentiality.
Other duties as assigned.
Skills:
Demonstrates critical thinking, problem solving and decision making
Excellent computer skills, comfortable with working with an EMR
Ability to work independently to manage a caseload of patients
Able to work effectively in a team to provide excellent patient care
Demonstration of good attendance and work performance
Demonstrated ability to respond to emergency situations.
Knowledgeable about providing a safe and inclusive environment to gender and sexually diverse people (2SLGBTQIA+)
Committed to patient centered care.
Experience / Position Requirements:
Current certificate of Registration, College of Nurses Ontario
Minimum 3 years of experience as an RN in fertility and/or gynecology
BScN preferred
Counselling experience is an asset
Current BCLS and ACLS