Clinical Nurse (In Vitro Fertilization) at Aga Khan University Hospital

Responsibilities

Fertility Assessment & Care Coordination

• Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments, including reproductive, medical, surgical, and psychosocial history.
• Coordinate the patient fertility journey from initial consultation through treatment and pregnancy confirmation.
• Schedule appointments, investigations, procedures, and laboratory services to ensure timely care.
• Collaborate with physicians, embryologists, pharmacists, and laboratory teams to deliver seamless patient care.
• Monitor treatment progress, identify risks, and promptly escalate complications such as Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS).

Patient Education & Clinical Support

• Educate patients on fertility investigations, IVF protocols, medications, self-injections, procedures, post-treatment care, and follow-up.
• Promote medication adherence and provide emotional support throughout the fertility journey, referring patients for counselling when needed.
• Perform nursing procedures including vital signs monitoring, venipuncture, IV cannulation, specimen collection, pregnancy testing, medication administration, and recovery assessments.
• Recognize and respond to treatment-related complications, including medication reactions, bleeding, infection, anesthetic complications, and vasovagal episodes.

Procedural Support

• Assist clinicians during fertility procedures, including ultrasound monitoring, oocyte retrieval, embryo transfer, intrauterine insemination (IUI), hysteroscopy, endometrial biopsy, and fertility preservation procedures.
• Prepare patients, equipment, and procedure rooms while providing post-procedure nursing care and monitoring recovery.
• Ensure accurate documentation, patient identification, specimen labeling, chain of custody, and safe handling and transport of gametes, embryos, and reproductive tissues in collaboration with embryology teams.

Quality, Safety & Professional Practice

• Participate in quality improvement, patient safety initiatives, clinical audits, and quality review meetings.
• Maintain readiness of procedure rooms, recovery areas, emergency equipment, and resuscitation resources through routine checks.
• Support inventory management of fertility medications and consumables, including temperature monitoring, and promptly report equipment failures.
• Practice in accordance with Nursing Council of Kenya standards, mentor junior staff and students, and perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or equivalent.
• Current registration/licensure with the Nursing Council of Kenya
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification (preferred).
• Additional certification or training in reproductive medicine or fertility nursing is desirable.
• Minimum of three (3) years' post-registration clinical nursing experience.
• At least two (2) years in reproductive medicine, women's health, gynaecology, obstetrics or IVF/fertility services are preferred.
• Demonstrate knowledge of IVF, ICSI, IUI, embryo transfer, fertility medications and reproductive endocrinology.