What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Andrology Lab Technician position at Fertility Centers of Illinois, LLC?

Job Description

Be a part of a team dedicated to helping people build families!

Fertility Centers of Illinois is one of the nation’s leading infertility treatment practices, providing advanced reproductive endocrinology services in the Chicagoland area for more than 30 years.

FCI is now part of US Fertility! US Fertility is the largest physician-led partnership of top-tier fertility practices in the United States. The work we do building families offers stimulation, challenge, and personal reward.

At Fertility Centers of Illinois, we believe that every person, every couple, deserves compassionate care during the fertility treatment process. Every member of our team is dedicated to providing our patients every possible opportunity for successful family-building.

Our goal is simple : to provide the highest quality of care that results in a healthy pregnancy for our patients.

Together, we make families happen!

Eleven (11) nationally and internationally recognized, fellowship-trained physicians
Over 42,000 babies born!
More In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) procedures than any other practice in the Midwest-more than 25,000 since 1997
State-of-art facilities offering a less costly alternative than hospitals.
The only infertility practice in the Midwest providing professional counseling from in-house, licensed, clinical psychologists and behavioral health specialists (Remove?)
One of the nation’s first fertility practices to integrate holistic / mind-body approaches to complement medical treatment.
Every day of every year, Fertility Centers of Illinois brings three (3) babies into the world!

What if each day you could….

Make a difference in the lives of others

Fulfill the dreams of parenthood for a couple or individual

Work in a team environment that has a common goal

See challenges as opportunities to excel and grow as an individual while contributing to an important mission

You can do this here at Fertility Centers of Illinois!

This position requires collaborating with physicians, other medical providers, and patients by providing nurse case management services for fertility treatments. We have an immediate opening for a Lead Andrology Lab Tech to join our team at our River North office. The pay range for this position is between $23-$25 / hr.

How You'll Contribute :

Examine and process specimens for routine semen analysis

Perform counts for concentration and motility, perform histological techniques for identifying leucocytes, immature germ cells and morphology

Process semen for ART procedures and intrauterine inseminations (IUIs) Perform semen cryopreservation

Assure proper sample collection, delivery and identification (chain of custody)

Perform daily / monthly quality control procedures for media and equipment used in the Andrology laboratory Assist laboratory personnel in performing lab services in accordance with Federal, State, and local laws and guidelines to ensure laboratory maintains accreditation

Performs quality controls, calibration and instrument preventive maintenance checks at the required frequency and documents such actions.

Checks and records daily temperature of refrigerators to ensure proper storage of media reagents.

Monitors supply of reagents and other material to ensure adequate supply at all times and orders supplies when necessary.

Take appropriate safety precautions for handling specimen and contaminated areas.

Performs all clerical tasks associated with recording laboratory results in designated areas and filing.

Provide a turnaround time to the physicians approximate two hour request from the time specimens are received.

Reliability : It is an essential function of this position to report to work on time for your scheduled hours, ready for work.

What You'll Bring :

Bachelors of Chemistry, Biological, or Physical science or related field is preferred

A minimum of 1 year laboratory experience

Excellent organizational skills

Ability to work under pressure and within deadlines

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work as part of a team

Good research skills

Advanced computer skills are required

Flexibility and willingness to learn at all times

Excellent multi-tasking abilities

Ability to work some weekends

FCI requires all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 after commencing employment. New hires will be required to furnish proof of full vaccination prior to their start date. There may be alternative for an approved exemption based on bona fide medical or religious grounds.

The Fertility Centers of Illinois offers :

An amazing opportunity for you to make a transformative difference in people’s lives!

Medical (Blue Cross / Blue Shield), dental, life, 401K, STD, LTD, life insurance and vision coverage for full-time employees.

A very generous PTO policy and esecen (7) paid holidays.

Pre-tax commuter benefits.

Tuition reimbursement ($4,500.00) for full time employees after one year

Flexible Spending Account.

For more information about FCI, please visit our website at www.FCIonline.com.

All offers of employment with Fertility Centers of Illinois are contingent upon the background check, drug screen and reference check process.

Salary : $23 - $25

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