Position Overview:

A Third-Party Nurse in a fertility clinic specializes in coordinating and managing care for patients involved in third-party reproduction, including egg donors, surrogates, and intended parents. They provide medical and emotional support, facilitate donor and surrogate screening, treatment cycles, educate patients on medications and procedures, and ensure compliance with Health Canada regulations. This role requires strong communication, organizational skills, and expertise in assisted reproductive technology (ART).

Essential Job Functions:

Acts as liaison between patients, physicians and agencies
Providing emotional support and counselling to intended parents, egg donors, surrogates and their partners
Gathers medical information to meet medical clearance standards set by Health Canada 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 Physicians 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 Physicians
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 and/or calls in prescription orders to local pharmacies as per Physicians
Protects the privacy and confidentiality of all patients as per BCCNM 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 IDEAs.
Other duties as assigned

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 client

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 British Columbia, CFAS, and ASRM
Functions within the scope of practice and nursing competencies set out by BCCNM

Qualifications / Required Skills

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
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/Experience Requirements:

Current BC Nurse Registration (Required)
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BN), Nursing Science (BNS), or Science of Nursing (BScN) from an accredited university
Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Safe and Effective Procedural Sedation and Analgesia (SEPSA)
Canadian Citizenship or Permanent Residency (Required)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $43.00-$50.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

Benefits:

Dental care
Extended health care
Paid time off

Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-04-11
Expected start date: 2025-05-05

Grace Fertility

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