Genetics Counselor

Jefferson Health; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc. seeks a prenatal genetic counselor to work with families at risk for genetic conditions or congenital anomalies within the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine.

Responsibilities include risk assessments, patient education, psychosocial counseling, coordinating genetic testing, and communicating results with follow-up guidance. Requirements: Master’s Degree in Genetic Counseling; new graduate to 3 years’ experience; board certification eligibility; PA/NJ

Qualifications

• Provides risk assessments and genetic counseling
• Completes pedigree and counsels patients/families
• Coordinates genetic testing and discloses results
• Maintains documentation and EMR data
• Presents cases at weekly conference

Responsibilities

• Implements core GC skills and competencies
• Assesses family history and counsels cases with abnormal results
• Offers genetic testing and coordinates testing
• Discloses results and provides follow-up counseling
• Uses EMR for documentation and data management
• Presents patients at weekly case conference
• Pursues professional growth under supervision
• Implements clinical practice under GC/MD supervision

Skills

Genetic counseling

Pedigree analysis

EMR proficiency

Patient education

Psychosocial counseling

Genetic testing coordination

Communication

Education

Master’s Degree in Genetic Counseling

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Job Details

The Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine within the Department of OB/GYN is looking to employ a prenatal genetic counselor to work with families that have an increased risk of having a child with a genetic condition or congenital anomaly. Important duties of the genetic counselor include, but are not limited to: providing risk assessments, patient education, psychosocial counseling, coordination of appropriate genetic testing, providing results, and follow-up counseling and recommendations for patients. Primary indications for prenatal genetic counseling include abnormal genetic screening, prenatal ultrasound findings, and known family history of genetic condition or a congenital anomaly.

Job Description

• Implements core GC skills and competencies which include:
• Assesses family history, completes pedigree, and counsels patients and/or families in cases of abnormal prenatal screening, abnormal ultrasound findings, known family history of genetic disease, and preconception genetic counseling.
• Offers appropriate genetic testing and coordinates testing. Provides disclosure of test results, the meaning of the results and follow-up counseling.
• Clear documentation with all elements required for new patient and result disclosure patient appointments
• Utilize EMR as required for Genetic Counselors
• Maintains patient data base
• Presents patients at weekly case conference
• Recognize need for professional growth and takes steps to achieve
• Implements clinical practice under supervision from GC, MD

Education

Master’s Degree in Genetic Counseling

Experience

New graduate to 3 years of experience. Boarded/licensed experience preferred.

Minimum Certifications, Registration Or License Requirements

Eligible for and then required Board Certification in Genetic Counseling. PA, NJ licenses and if requested Delaware

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.

Primary Location Address

833 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

• medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.