Andrologist

Ivy Fertility • Full-time • Frisco, Texas, United States • $18 - $25 / hour • 3m ago

Dallas IVF, a state-of-the-art clinic offering a wide variety of treatments ranging from basic care to the most advanced fertility technologies, is looking for a full-time Andrologist at our Frisco location. The Clinical Laboratory Technician (Andrologist) will be working closely with infertility specialists, OB-GYNs, Urologists, and Oncologists to provide infertility testing (semen analyses), therapeutic procedures (sperm cryopreservation, and preparation of semen specimens for insemination.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

SPECIMEN ANALYSIS:

Preparing specimens for analysis, performing analyses following written procedures.
The following Andrology tests may be performed without direct supervision. The Technical Supervisor should review these test results before they are reported to the physician: Semen analysis, sperm preparation for IUI, ASAB test.
Preparing reagents or media from written procedures and adjusting as needed.
Confirming and verifying results through knowledge of techniques, principles, and instruments.
Recognizing problems, identifying the cause, developing alternatives, and determining solutions where no present criteria are available.
Indicating the need for additional laboratory tests for definitive diagnostic information in prescribed instances.
Utilizing laboratory information systems or other methods to report patient results accurately and effectively in an established format.

QUALITY CONTROL:

Operating, calibrating, conducting performance checks, and maintaining any clinical laboratory instruments or equipment.
Recognizing and correcting basic instrument malfunctions. Notify supervisory personnel when appropriate. Contact maintenance personnel when needed.
Evaluating media, reagents, and calibrators according to established criteria.
Conducting established quality control procedures on analytical tests, equipment, reagents, media, and products; evaluating results of quality control and implement corrective action when indicated.
Determining performance specifications for new methods and establishing basic quality control procedures.
Other Duties as Assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: