Job Summary:

The role of the REI nurse practitioner/Designee for the 3rd Party Reproduction Program is to provide hands-on care to patients by triaging patients, managing diagnostic testing, coordinating treatment cycles, administering medications, managing intravenous lines, observing and monitoring patients' conditions, maintaining records and communicating with the rest of the healthcare team including doctors, nurses, medical assistants, laboratory technologists, and administrative staff.

Essential Job Functions:

• Rotate weekends and holidays as necessary
• Perform initial patient screenings and patient history and physical examinations
• Update patient records and check records for accuracy at each patient appointment
• Analyze test data and determine the need for follow-up appointments and further treatment options
• Serve as the resource patients need for ongoing care information, counseling and provide guidance for any patients with critical conditions
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedure such as intra-uterine insemination (IUI) as necessary
• Work within an multidisciplinary team to identify patients? care requirements, focus on their needs and act on them
• Nurture a compassionate environment by providing psychological support
• Prepare patients for examinations and perform routine diagnostic checks (venipuncture, monitor pulse, blood pressure and temperature, manage intravenous lines, provide drugs and injections etc.)
• Monitor and record patient?s condition and document provided care services
• Treat medical emergencies
• Triage patients to appropriate services within facility and appropriate outside facilities when necessary
• Coordinate patient diagnostic testing and treatment cycles
• Become familiar with and follow care regulations and standard operating procedures
• Be able to communicate complex medical concepts to people of all backgrounds and comply with HIPAA
• Participate in morning monitoring sessions, evening consult sessions and daily IVF procedures
• Provide coverage when necessary including weekends and holidays
• Create new patient learning material and hold educational sessions both in person and by webinar
• Maintain licensure and certification as required by law
• Complete American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Nurse Certificate Course in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility within 2 years of hire date
• Travel to other sites when necessary
• Identify opportunities for process and quality improvement for patient flow
• Provide excellent customer service
• Develop, implement, and maintain nursing care standards for infertility nursing care.