Laboratory Assistant

Ivy Fertility • Sacramento, CA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Northern California Fertility Medical Center (NCFMC), part of Ivy Fertility, is seeking a full-time Laboratory Assistant at its Sacramento location. The role supports Embryologists with paperwork, document gathering, data entry, charting, and patient correspondence. The assistant is trained in the charting, paperwork, and workflow of the Embryology lab and assists with its non-clinical and non-technical work. The stated hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with occasional earlier starts depending on IVF lab staffing needs.

The position combines work in a medical office and laboratory setting. It involves exposure to communicable diseases and other conditions common to clinic settings, and may require weekend, on-call, and holiday rotations. The role is on-site only and involves teamwork in a high-stress, fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of experience working in a healthcare environment.
• High school diploma.
• Experience with electronic health record systems and Excel.
• Ability to learn in a fast-paced environment and remain aware of surroundings in a highly sensitive environment.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, multitask, and complete delegated tasks.
• Attention to detail.
• Desire and ability to learn embryology terminology, protocols, and procedures.

Nice To Haves

• Laboratory experience.
• Some college.

Responsibilities

• Prepare charts for IVF, FET, thaw/biopsy, egg thaw, and re-biopsy cases by following case forecasts, organizing patients by procedure, and ensuring required documentation and applicable FDA forms are complete.
• Support Embryologists with patient correspondence, including updates and education, confirmation of upcoming FET plans, straightforward PGT results, Day 5/6/7 culturing updates, and EngagedMD consents and correspondence about disposition of aneuploid embryos.
• Coordinate with financial staff, IVF coordinators, PCCS, and providers to ensure plans and consents are finalized before procedures.
• Enter baseline patient information and completed cycle details into SART, and contact patients throughout the year to obtain delivery outcome data for SART reporting and CDC finalization.
• Use Excel to enter IVF and FET cases into databases and ensure information is accurate.
• Assist an Embryologist with annual tank inventory.
• Attend lab meetings with Embryologists to review upcoming cases and ensure plans are accurate and consents are in eIVF.
• Act as a secondary witness to an Embryologist, verifying patient identifiers for IVF procedures, embryo disposition, and embryo shipping.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED