Andrology Lab Technician

Enjoy what you do while contributing to a company that makes a difference in people’s lives. Walter Reed, one of the premier fertility centers in the United States, continually seeks experienced, compassionate, and dynamic team players who are committed to delivering exceptional patient care to join our growing practice. The work we do, building families, offers stimulation, challenge, and personal reward.

If you're a Laboratory Technologist looking for a new opportunity to work in a fast-paced, professional environment where your talent contributes to changing people’s lives, then we want to talk to you. 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 Full Time Andrology to join our team in our Bethesda, MD office.

How You'll Contribute:

We always do whatever it takes, even if it isn’t specifically our “job.” In general, the Andrology Laboratory Technician is responsible for:

• Shipping, receiving and disposition of frozen samples
• Examines and processes specimens for routine semen analysis
• Performs all tests within the Endocrine laboratory accurately and efficiently
• 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)
• Performs daily/monthly quality control procedures for media and equipment used in the Andrology Laboratory
• 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

What You'll Bring:

• Minimum of one year laboratory experience
• Generalist License or Hematology/Chemistry
• Experience in a chemistry analyzer strongly preferred
• Bachelors' degree in biology science or related field; MT ASCP certification or equivalent
• Tissue culture experience and/or semen processing a plus

More important than the best skills, however, is the right person. Employees who embrace our mission, vision, and core values are highly successful.

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay + bonus
• Comprehensive training
• Ability to make an impact in the communities we serve

At Shady Grove Fertility, we promote and develop individual strengths in order to help staff grow personally and professionally. Our core values - Empathy, Patient Focus, Integrity, Commitment, and Compassion (EPICC) – guide us daily to work hard and enjoy what we do. We’re committed to growing our practice and are always looking to promote from within. This is an ideal time to join our team!

To learn more about our company and culture, visit here.

How To Get Started:

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