Genetic Counselor - Lab - Part Time
About The Position
This position is accountable for counseling and case management of prenatal, medical genetic, and metabolic genetic patients. The Genetic Counselor serves as a liaison between patients, primary care providers, community agencies, and the department, eliciting and providing medical and genetic information in collaboration with the Geneticist and offering psychosocial support. The role works with hospital leadership to support operational effectiveness and market development. Travel to satellite clinics is required. The position also supports genetic and genomic testing stewardship, utilization management, laboratory result interpretation and workflows, collaboration with clinical teams and reference laboratories, quality improvement, cost-saving initiatives, evaluation of emerging testing technologies, and education for clinical and operational teams.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Genetic Counseling.
- ABGC board-certified status or other active candidate status designated by the American Board of Genetic Counseling.
- Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily; reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.
Nice To Haves
- At least one year in an applicable medical genetics setting and/or area of focus, such as a laboratory or neurology.
- Bilingual skills.
Responsibilities
- Counsel and manage prenatal, medical genetic, and metabolic genetic patients.
- Serve as a liaison between patients, primary care providers, community agencies, and the department.
- Elicit and provide medical and genetic information in collaboration with the Geneticist and provide psychosocial support.
- Work with hospital leadership to support operational effectiveness and market development.
- Travel to satellite clinics.
- Review genetic and genomic testing requests for appropriate test selection and utilization.
- Support genetic testing stewardship and utilization-management initiatives.
- Collaborate with providers and genetic counselors regarding testing strategies and complex laboratory questions.
- Serve as a liaison with reference laboratories regarding testing, reporting, billing, pricing, and operational issues.
- Assist with interpretation, clarification, and management of genetic and genomic laboratory results, including amended or reinterpreted reports.
- Support Epic genetic testing workflows, laboratory interfaces, and appropriate visibility of genetic results.
- Participate in quality-improvement and cost-saving initiatives related to genetic testing.
- Assist with evaluation and implementation of emerging genetic and genomic testing technologies.
- Develop educational resources and provide genetic testing expertise to clinical and operational teams.
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Job Type
Part-time
