Genetic Counselor - FT - Day - Maternal Fetal Medicine Pennington NJ

Capital Health•Hopewell, NJ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Capital Health is seeking a Genetic Counselor to join their Maternal Fetal Medicine team. This full-time, day shift position involves obtaining and analyzing personal and family medical histories, interpreting these histories for patients, and advocating for specialized genetic testing. The role requires accurate documentation, educating patients on genetic conditions and risks, and guiding them through informed decision-making regarding testing, risk reduction, and reproductive choices. The Genetic Counselor will also provide bereavement support, communicate with healthcare providers, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities include presenting cases, ensuring continuity of care, problem-solving, adapting to workplace changes, participating in performance improvement, and supervising graduate students. The position also involves attending case conferences, engaging with professional organizations, pursuing continuing education, and maintaining board certification.

Requirements

Master's degree in genetic counseling.
Graduate of an accredited genetics counseling program.
Current license as a genetic counselor in the state of NJ upon hire.
Must attain state of PA genetic counselor license within three months of hire.
AHA BLS

Nice To Haves

Three years of clinical genetics counseling experience in prenatal or cancer preferred.

Responsibilities

Obtains and analyzes personal and family medical histories.
Interprets the medical and family histories for the patient.
Advocates for patients requiring specialized genetic testing and makes referrals to other specialists as needed.
Documents accurately all patient care activities as per CH documentation standards.
Teaches the patient about the risk of occurrence, recurrence, and natural history of genetic conditions or genetic predisposition risk factors.
Exercises discretion and judgement when deciding which diagnostic tests, screening tests, and risk reducing therapies are appropriate for consideration by the patient.
Interprets laboratory results for the patient.
Educates the patient about the available choices regarding diagnostic and screening genetic tests, risk reduction, and reproduction.
Discusses risks, benefits, and limitations of each.
Explores with patient feelings and reactions to the various tests, risk reduction, and reproductive choices.
Enables and supports the patient in making informed decisions that are in alignment with patient's own desires, values, and spirituality.
Provides bereavement support for patients according to needs of the individual.
Communicates the outcome of the genetic counseling session with the patient's healthcare providers via summary correspondence or phone.
Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team in providing patient care.
Presents cases in interdisciplinary case conferences and incorporates feedback in patient care to maximize patient outcomes.
Communicates with referring healthcare providers to ensure continuity of patient care.
Demonstrates excellent leadership skills in problem solving and team collaboration.
Adapts to the changing demands of the workplace and assumes a leadership role in supporting co-workers adaptation to change.
Participates in performance improvement activities.
Works collaboratively with supervisors by performing other duties as requested.
Attends the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Genetics case conferences on a regular basis.
Initiates regular contact with professional organizations for genetics counselors.
Participates in continuing education and maintains board certification via American Board of Genetic Counselors.
Accesses genetic resources from around the United States and the world.
Supervises genetic counseling graduate students during clinical rotations at CH.