Description

Embryologist III reports to the laboratory director and follows corporate policies/procedures and departmental policies/procedures approved by the laboratory director. Embryologist III is responsible, along with other Lab staff, for providing quality Embryology procedures including but not limited to intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), Assisted hatching (AH), embryo grading and transfer, embryo/blastocyst vitrification, blastocyst biopsy, biopsied cell processing, oocyte vitrification and warming for infertile couples wishing to achieve pregnancy. Responsibilities include technical benchwork, administrative tasks as assigned by the lab director, quality control and quality assurance activities and documentation, including result reporting and tissue transmittal (paper as well as electronic). Participates in on call rotation for alarm handling.Embryologist III reports to the laboratory director and follows corporate policies/procedures and departmental policies/procedures approved by the laboratory director. Embryologist III is responsible, along with other Lab staff, for providing quality Embryology procedures including but not limited to intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), Assisted hatching (AH), embryo grading and transfer, embryo/blastocyst vitrification, blastocyst biopsy, biopsied cell processing, oocyte vitrification and warming for infertile couples wishing to achieve pregnancy. Responsibilities include technical benchwork, administrative tasks as assigned by the lab director, quality control and quality assurance activities and documentation including result reporting and tissue transmittal (paper as well as electronic). Participates in on-call rotation for alarm handling.

Essential Job Functions- Expert Level

• Interacts with patients and staff professionally. Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Learns elements of patient correspondence for the disposition of their cryo-stored samples.
• Maintains good working relationships and helps create a patient-centered service environment.
• Communicates with other departments of Island Fertility and communicates lab information with
• Physicians as appropriate. This includes following proper hierarchy protocol.
• Performs data entry into LIS/EMR and SART.
• Completes assigned competencies within the deadline.
• Follows safety policies. Maintains a safe working environment.
• Reports promptly, with utmost truth and transparency, any nonconformance/incident/deviation from
• standard operating procedure(s), whether involved in, discovered, or observed.
• Complete assigned training and competencies within the deadline.
• Train new hires per the laboratory director’s request.

Requirements

• Expert in clinical embryology including ICSI, AH, Blast Vit/W., Blast Bx, Biopsied cell processing, O Vit/W 2+
  years.
• 1 year with accelerated hands-on training in clinical embryology.
• Excellent dexterity in both hands
• Extremely good hand/eye coordination
• Adequate vision (corrected or uncorrected) to utilize microscopy equipment effectively and perform
  microsurgery
• Ability to maintain focus and work under pressure and in an isolated clean room environment
• Strong Presentation and Listening Skills
• Working knowledge of Electronic Medical Records and other Software
• Clinical experience in Physician Practice
• Excellent communication, decision-making, leadership, and problem-solving skills

Certification: 

TS (ABB) Preferred

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1 year of chemistry, 1 year of organic chemistry, 2 years of biology, 1 year of calculus/statistics.

Physical Demands:

May spend a great deal of their professional day walking, standing, moving and manipulating equipment, as well as lifting and moving objects, equipment and supplies. Ability to lift 20 pounds. Moving, lifting or transferring of patients or objects may involve lifting of up to 50 pounds, as well as assist with weights of more than one-hundred (100) pounds. Requires the ability to stand for extended periods of time, bend or twist their body, as well as visual acuity