Medical Assistant

Illume Fertility Medical Assistant Position

Illume Fertility specializes in the treatment of infertility, including assisted reproductive technologies (ART) like intrauterine insemination (IUI), in-vitro fertilization (IVF), and pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT). Illume Fertility is Fairfield County's largest fertility clinic and egg donation center and is led by eight board-certified reproductive endocrinologists. Illume Fertility is consistently recognized as an LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader and its Integrated Fertility & Wellness program offers holistic support via acupuncture, mental health counseling, support groups and nutritional counseling. Illume Fertility has 5 convenient locations in Norwalk, Danbury, Stamford and Trumbull, CT and Harrison, NY.

The Medical Assistant is assigned to a specific floor of the facility and given tasks related to that floor. The Medical Assistant under the direction of the Team Leader and/or Nurse Manager, utilizes the computer to enter and retrieve data from RESource, Quest computer and email. Communicates care rendered, provides assistance to physicians and clinical staff in order that patient care is accommodated, stock is maintained, and the environment is maintained in a clean, orderly manner.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in morning monitoring (blood drawing, chaperoning, RESource data input)
• Setting up and assisting in retrievals, including pre-op vital signs.
• Setting up and assisting in transfers, including giving discharge instructions.
• Cleaning rooms (procedure and dressing room) after procedures. (Empty garbage bins during day if needed, otherwise at end of day place outside of procedure rooms).
• Clean and sterilize equipment, soak ultrasound probe.
• Restock procedure rooms, dressing room and pt. bathroom as needed, give weekly list to Team Leader or designee by Thursday of what needs to be ordered. (Must verbally tell her if something is needed immediately).
• Laundry, place by backdoor end of day on Monday. Unpack and distribute laundry when it arrives.
• Red bag, when full package for pickup.
• Weekly log (O2, suction check, refrigerator, eye wash stations)
• Restock refrigerator in Recovery Area.
• Prep charts for next day's cases, including printing RESource stim report. (On Friday's, prep charts for weekend and Monday)
• Make copies of forms as needed for first floor.
• When finished downstairs, come upstairs to assist on second floor:
• Filing
• Mailing, making packets, etc.
• Prepping charts
• Weekly: Eye wash stations on first floor, Sweep then Sterile mopping of proc. Rooms, Sterilizer maintenance, Empty sharps containers.
• Assist in morning monitoring (blood drawing, chaperoning, etc)
• Enter monitoring stim sheets into RESource.
• Assisting MD with procedures (IUI's, saline sono's, pregnancy scans, PE's, etc)
• Alert lab staff if bloods drawn after pick-up. Bloods drawn after 1:30 to be refrigerated and sent down next day.
• Filing
• Vital signs on new patients, pre-op patients and new donors with physical exam.
• Pregnancy reports.
• Restock exam rooms and bathrooms as needed.
• Prep charts for the next day. (On Friday's prep charts for weekend and Monday upstairs).
• End of day
• Turn off ultrasound machine and shut down exam rooms not still being used.
• Wipe down counters and exam table with water/alcohol mixture.
• Bring all ready samples out to specimen boxes with cool pack.
• Soak ultrasound probes for 10 minutes.
• Empty, clean and sterilize speculums, etc.
• Empty red bags.
• Empty laundry in exam rooms as needed.
• Weekly: Change ultrasound probe soaking solution, Pap letters, Eye wash stations, Inventory, Sterilizer testing, Empty sharps containers.

Qualifications & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Completion of Medical Assistant course or equivalent
• Interpersonal and communication skills to effectively interact with patients, family and clinic Personnel

Immunization

Staff member must meet immunizations requirements as stated in the Illume Fertility immunization policy.

• TB inoculation
• Flu vaccine
• Others as they become required

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance