Genetic Counselor - Holden Comprehenseive Cancer Center

Genetic Counselor - Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

The University of Iowa Health Care is seeking a Genetic Counselor to provide genetic counseling services to patients and families at University of Iowa Health Care within the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center to assure the effective and efficient delivery of health care. Genetic counselors will also provide education to health professionals. The department intends to hire for 1 position from either Genetic Counselor, requisition 26004124 or Associate Genetic Counselor, requisition 26004123, based on the qualifications of the successful candidate.

Key areas of responsibility include maintaining up-to-date knowledge base regarding genetics, accepting referrals and conducting pre-consultation assessments, providing educational information and supportive counseling, arranging for medical consultations, referrals, and testing as necessary, attending Tumor Board meetings, providing education/information to physicians or other health professionals or insurance companies as requested, participating/supervising in the education of students, residents, and fellows rotating through the division, serving as an advocate for patients and families, representing and promoting the services of the division and related program, participating in division programs and activities, serving as speaker for educational offerings on topics of genetics and cancer, participating in design and implementation of the research projects as requested, maintaining active database of patients with positive test results, and providing appropriate referrals to additional providers within Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center for those patients tested and found to be at risk.

Required qualifications include a master's degree in genetics, genetic counseling or medical molecular genetics, board certified or board eligible as a genetic counselor, knowledge of current NCCN testing guidelines for testing in patients with a personal or family history of cancer, one to three year's experience in the field of genetic counseling, proficient in computer software applications, demonstrated excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, and demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously. Desired qualifications include educational training in the diagnosis of cancer, demonstrated proficiency in Spanish, previous experience or additional education in cancer genetics, previous experience in genetics research and/or recruitment of human subjects for research projects, and knowledge of University and University of Iowa Healthcare policies and procedures.

Primary location: Iowa City. Job: Patient Care Providers. Organization: Healthcare. Schedule: Regular full-time.