Newborn Screening Program Specialist - Clinical Genetics

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine seeks a Newborn Screening Program Specialist to support statewide newborn screening activities. You will handle reporting, data management, and case follow-up for birthing providers, facilities, pediatricians, and families.

Responsibilities include preparing routine and ad hoc reports, developing facility-specific materials, and participating in quality improvement projects. On-call weekend/holiday coverage may be required after metrics are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Proficient with MS Office and data management systems; charting or case management experience.
• Ability to travel to GDSP All-staff meetings and stay overnight as needed.
• On-call ability over weekends/holidays as assigned.
• Strong written and verbal communication; independent work with team collaboration.
• Experience with referrals to state agencies and public health knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform health reporting, administrative, programmatic and data tasks.
• Support result reporting and case follow-up for providers, facilities, families.
• Prepare routine and ad hoc reports using SIS, internal databases and BI/PEP.
• Develop facility-specific reports, newsletters, charts and presentations.
• Participate in site visits, educational events and quality improvement planning.
• Provide follow-up for newborn screening specimens and progress reporting.
• Share program updates with ASC leadership and regional facilities; on-call rotation.

Skills

Office software

Data management

Charting

Case management

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree or related experience

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Access

BI/PEP reports

Job description

Description

Under thegeneral direction of the Program Director at the UCLA Area Service Center(ASC), California Newborn Screening Program (NBS), the Newborn ScreeningProgram Specialist performs a range of health reporting, administrative,programmatic, data management, and case follow-up functions in support ofstatewide newborn screening activities. Responsibilities include supportingresult reporting and case management for birthing providers, facilities,pediatricians, and families; maintaining accurate program data; and preparingroutine and ad hoc reports using SIS, internal databases, and BI/PEP reports.Reports may include diagnosed cases, facility performance, workload activity,referrals, verifications, and other program measures. The position alsodevelops facility-specific reports, educational materials, newsletters, charts,and presentations using Microsoft applications, and other applicable data andreporting tools. The position provides follow-up for positive, incomplete,inadequate, early, missed, and not-obtained newborn screening specimens,including specimens for infants born outside of a hospital setting. Additionalduties include participating in ASC assigned facility site visits, educationalevents/meetings, annual quality improvement and educationplanning/implementation, progress reporting and state improvement projects. TheProgram Specialist monitors newborn screening performance practices amongassigned facilities and/or birthing providers, serves as a liaison to our ASCregional facilities/birthing providers, provides technical consultation whenfully emerged into the program, communicates program updates and feedback toASC facilities, leadership, and CDPH representatives as appropriate. TheProgram Specialist will also participate in assigned office rotation of weekendon-call/holiday coverage on a monthly basis once reporting metrics are met.

Salary Range: $33.81– 53.93 Hourly

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’sdegree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
• Ability to use computer equipment, office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,Outlook, Access etc.) and experience in charting or case management
• Ability to fly/travel to and from GDSP All-staff State Annual Meetings and stayovernight in a hotel as required
• Ability to work on-call over weekends and/or holidays on occasion asassigned
• Self-directed with ability to work independently while collaborating with aninterdisciplinary team. Client/customer service focused, ability to effectivelyinteract with pediatricians, clinics, specialty care centers and families.
• Excellentwritten and oral communication required. Skilled in office automationprocedures.

Preferred:

• LicensedCertified Genetic Counselor
• Master's degree
• Experience handling/completing referrals to state agencies for pediatricproviders and or hospital unit
• Ability to complete data charts in excel or other statistical software
• Capable to lead meetings with presentation with minimal supervision.Comfortable with public speaking
• Prior public health experience or knowledge of maternal child healthagencies
• Team leadership experience
• Ability to communicate to and work with clinicians, families and other stateagencies for patient care
• Case management/utilization management, health education and/or dischargeplanning experience a plus. Knowledge of CCS desired. Bi-lingual/Spanish aplus.