Genetic Counselor - Precision Medicine and Genomics - Day

Job description

Schedule Full Time, Day Shift (80 hours biweekly) Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm General Summary: Provides genetic counseling to high risk patients and their families. Essential Functions: - Provides genetic counseling primarily for prenatal /preconceptional indications. - Elicits and obtains family history and medical information. - Assists in providing professional psychosocial genetic counseling to individuals regarding genetic conditions existing in or posing potential risks to their children. - Offers appropriate medical or genetic testing to individuals/families at risk for genetic diseases or birth defects. - Educates and explains technical and medical aspects of diagnostic and screening methods and reproductive options, including associated risks, benefits and limitations. - Works in close collaboration with five perinatologists and a team of highly skilled sonographers. - Assists in coordinating communication between patient, referring provider, neonatology and other medical professionals in the diagnosis and evaluation of birth conditions. - Supports the specialty area services in satellite clinics via telemedicine. - Assists in charting, reporting and coordinati...