Third Party Reproduction Nurse - RPN
Job Title: Third Party Reproduction Nurse - RPN
Reports To: Third Party Reproduction Manager(s)
Job Purpose
To coordinate third party reproduction services for intended parents, specifically using egg donation and surrogacy.
Duties and Responsibilities Include
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.
- Assists Manager with onboarding and training of new staff (requires a minimum of three years’ experience in third party reproduction/ART)
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
- Current certificate of registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Current registration with RNAO
- Current BCLS
Working Conditions
- Full time, 40 hours per week
- Required to work rotating weekends and some holidays
- Clinic is open 52 weeks per year, including weekends and holidays
- Vacation planning is done in advance to ensure clinic coverage
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to sit for long periods of time at a computer workstation.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Schedule:
- Holidays
- Weekends as needed
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Toronto, ON M5G 1N8: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) License (required)
Work Location: In person
