What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Embryologist position at Kaiser Permanente?
Job Summary:
Highly experienced ART lab professional responsible for performing all aspects of an assisted Reproductive Technology laboratory. Often the go to person for problem-solving, technical questions and the most technically advanced aspects of work in an embryology lab.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Coordinates and participates in the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) laboratory activities of an IVF service as an embryologist, such as but not limited to semen preparation, oocyte identification, conventional insemination, embryo culture vitrification, warming and embryo transfer.
- Independently perform specialized embryology cases such as Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), Embryo Biopsy, Oocyte vitrification and Surgical Sperm Retrieval.
- Consults internally and externally with clinicians and providers on technical issues, patient care management, and test interpretation/selection.
- Serves as in house expert in area of specialty. Keeps current with technological developments through literature search, seminars and other modes of communications.
- Assist in Policy and Procedure development and implementation.
- Participate in Lab Quality Management activities.
- Assist in equipment validation.
- Assist with daily laboratory maintenance tasks.
- Assist in the training of Embryologists, Embryology Associates and trainee candidates.
- Ensures all patient information is documented appropriately in electronic medical record system.
- Provide feedback to department leadership on process improvement and job specifications to help gain efficiencies in the day-to-day workflows.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- Minimum five (5) years experience in all aspects of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), clinical lab technologies, tissue culture, semen preparation, egg retrieval, assessment, and transfer, sperm and embryo cryopreservation and micromanipulation Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
- Minimum one (1) year experience independently perform embryo biopsy
Education
- Bachelors of Science degree in Chemistry, Biology or other related science degree required or four (4) years of experience in a directly related field.
- High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
License, Certification, Registration
- N/A
Additional Requirements:
- N/A
Preferred Qualifications:
- Two (2 ) years specialized embryology case experience such as Oocyte vitrification and Surgical Sperm Retrieval
- Strong communication skills and a team player
- Expert knowledge of data analysis, research and reporting particularly in Embryology
- Advanced organizational skills and acute attention to detail
- Technical Supervisor (TS) certification from American Association of Bioanalysis (AAB) in one or both subspecialties (Embryology and Andrology)
- Andrology Lab Scientist (ALS) credential
- Embryology Lab Scientist (ELS) credential
- Masters degree preferred.
Salary : $135,900 - $175,780