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Description

Aurora Reproductive Care is a state-of-the-art fertility clinic located in the River Landing area (River Centre I) in heart of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. As the provinces only comprehensive reproductive health care facility, our mission is to provide the highest quality, compassionate reproductive health care possible in a comfortable, welcoming, and inclusive environment.

Your Role
The Registered Nurse will work collaboratively within the Clinical Operations Department with the total Practice to provide timely, proficient services for all patients. The Registered Nurse is the primary contact and accountable for how a patient's cycle progresses.

Job Responsibilities
Coordinate care for women and their partners receiving treatment in the department's various programs (e.g. IVF, Sperm Wash, Ovum Donation, Oncology Banking, etc.).
Daily communication with the interprofessional team such as physicians, embryologist, andrologists, secretarial and phlebotomist.
Assists Physician in minimal sedation for procedures.
Assists physicians with ultrasounds, procedures, exams as needed.
IV insertion, phlebotomy as necessary.
Provide patient education in one-on-one sessions.
Assist and/or perform various procedures in the clinic and procedure room setting such as IUIs.
Provides patient/couple counseling, IVF procedure education, and scheduling of treatment/coordination of treatment cycles after initial and follow up visits. This is not a requirement until extensive training has been complete.
Communicate lab results with appropriate interpretation and explanation.
Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
Support women and families through the various ethical decisions that may be required as they explore various treatment options.
Counsel patients daily regarding successful versus failed outcomes.
Provide emotional support and grief counselling