Genetic Counselor

Job Summary:

This position is accountable for counseling and case management of prenatal, medical genetic and metabolic genetic patients. Serves as a liaison between the patient, primary care provider, community agencies and the department, eliciting and providing medical and genetic information in collaboration with the Geneticist and provide psychosocial support. Works with Hospital leadership to ensure operational effectiveness and market development. Travel is required to satellite clinics.

Qualifications:

Education Masters Degree Genetic Counseling (required) Licenses and Certifications ABGC

• Board Certified Status
• ABGC
• American Board Genetic Counselors (required) Or Other
• Other Active Candidate Status as designated by the American Board of Genetic Counseling (required) Work Experience Minimum one (1) year Applicable medical genetics setting and/or area of focus (i.

e. lab or neurology) (preferred) Skills and Abilities Bilingual Skills Preferred. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation Range:

$44.85

• $69.

60

Workshift:

Position Exempt:

No FTE %: 50

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

20

Daily Hours:

8 Have Questions? Call Recruitment Services at 559-353-7071 or email us at recruiting@valleychildrens.org

Disclaimer:

Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience. Valley Children's Healthcare

• one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation
• provides Central California's only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood.

With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children's delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children's hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.