Genetics Counselor

Prenatal Genetic Counselor

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 responsibilities 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 database
• 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

AND

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

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.

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including 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.