IVF Nurse at Coastal Specialist Clinic

Coastal Specialist Clinic is a mother-and-child hospital that focuses on pregnancy, childbirth, and everything in between. We started providing services in 2011. Additionally, we are committed to upholding high standards through great work ethics, continual improvement, and superior customer service. We are currently located in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: IVF Nurse

Location: Warri, Delta
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The IVF Nurse is responsible for assessing patients, planning and implementing care, providing advice to patients and maintaining associated records.
• The IVF Nurse provides emotional and physical support to patients.

Employee’s Duties & Responsibilities
The key result areas of this role are:

• Coordinate all infertility diagnostic tests and treatment plans between patients and physicians.
• Perform routine examinations, and procedures, and administer medications.
• Educate and counsel patients on treatment protocols, medications and infertility procedures.
• Assist with retrievals and transfers including pre and post-op care.
• Responsible for the triagingof patients regarding their medication, treatment plans and procedures.
• Maintain patient's charting, testing and flow sheets.
• Communicate highly sensitive information, with empathy and reassurance.
• Responsible for all ongoing communication between the physician and the patient.
• Instruct patients on how to administer fertility medications, including subcutaneous and intramuscular injections.
• Counsel patients on treatment options and programs.
• Performing ultrasounds to screen for uterine fibroids, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, and other conditions that may affect fertility treatment.
• Preparing medications and administering them to patients according to the needs of each case.
• Responsible for updating patient records following treatment (e.g. clinical observations following oocyte recovery) and providing verbal advice.
• Manage patient's waiting lists, maintenance and scheduling cycles such as scheduling embryo transfers, embryo retrievals, frozen egg cycles and intrauterine insemination.
• Manage IVF schedule to coordinate clinical and lab workload.
• Monitor and ensure proper ordering of all clinical supplies.
• Maintain adequate stock control of supplies and drugs in the department.
• Ensure examination rooms are properly stocked.

The Person

• Minimum academic qualification of Bachelor of Nursing Science (B.NSc), or Master’s degree in Nursing with a focus on reproductive health.
• 1 to 3 years of relevant work experience as an IVF Nurse
• Certification in Reproductive Endocrinology Nursing (CRN) is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Office package.
• Outstanding communication (oral and written), interpersonal and people management skills.
• Possess a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.

Application Closing Date
30th November, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs to: [email protected] using the job title as the subject of the mail.