EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s Degree Genetic Counseling or Human Genetics - Required

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrated ability in counseling, skills, techniques and other related areas.
• Subject to pressure related to emergency clinical problems.
• Must have a high degree of flexibility of skills and hours.
• Prior experience with clinical data or research data is preferred.

• Clinical:
• Reviews patient information, evaluates family history, conducts risk assessment, and recommends medical or genetic testing based on analysis.
• Provides crisis intervention and psychosocial counseling as necessary.
• Works directly with the Attending Physician assigned to the patient population.
• Education:
• May assist with education/ mentorship within the Division, along with serving as a supervisor to Genetic Counseling graduate students during their clinical rotations.
• Research:
• Involvement with research activity related to their specialized patient population based on specific job description.
• Follows IRB protocols and guidelines as per specific approved protocol.
• Works directly with the Principal Investigator for the specific research protocol.
• For Laboratory-based genetic counseling role:
• Accurately performs clinical correlation, variant classification, and/or report writing for genomic tests of high complexity.
• Provides professional and calm customer service to both internal and external clinicians/clients.
• Supports refinement or update of existing laboratory workflows/protocols in order to improve sensitivity, efficiency and quality of testing.