Genetic Counselor II - Department of Neurology | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Job at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, California

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  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
  • California

Job Description

Job Description

Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai!

Cedars-Sinai has consistently been named one of America???s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. We were also awarded the National Research Corporation???s Consumer Choice Award 20 years in a row for delivering the highest quality care in Los Angeles, and have the longest running Magnet designation for nursing excellence in California.

Why work here?

Beyond an outstanding benefit package and competitive salaries, we take pride in hiring the best, most committed employees. Our staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our commitment to creating a dynamic, inclusive environment that fuels innovation and the gold standard of patient care we strive for.

About the Role

The Genetic Counselor II will provide genetic counseling following established genetic counseling practice guidelines in a variety of settings including cancer genetics clinic, prenatal clinic, pediatric clinic, cardiovascular clinic, neurology clinic, and other settings as appropriate.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for analyzing the intake information and determining if appropriate appointments have been scheduled.
  • Demonstrates knowledge, competency skills and intervention techniques in GC clinical services.
  • Assesses recurrence risks and recommends medical or genetic testing based upon analysis of risk, benefit and cost.
  • Ensures proper completion of counseling paperwork.
  • Interacts and communicates regularly with the medical geneticist(s) and/or supervising physician(s).
  • Responsible for the communication of both normal and abnormal results and coordinating appropriate follow-up with medical geneticist and/or supervising physician.
  • Provides crisis intervention and psychosocial counseling regarding genetic conditions; makes referrals for ongoing care and support.
  • Acts as consultant to referring physicians regarding highly specialized genetic information pertinent to the management of their patients.
  • Participates in staff meetings; works to establish her/himself as a team member, providing coverage for colleagues as necessary.
  • Provides genetic counseling in accordance w/applicable standards of professional care.
  • Attends continuous education courses, and reviews medical literature. Stays current in GC field.
  • Provides case management for complex genetic cases, including coordinating medical recommendations, testing, and ongoing counseling.
  • Contributes to quality/development of clinical services, participates in specialty sections, and coordinates specific services or specific projects.
  • Actively participates in outreach, education, and training activities.


Qualifications

Requirements:

  • Master's Degree in Genetic Counseling.
  • American Board of Genetic Counseling / American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics certification (ABGC/ABMG certification).
  • California Department of Public Health Genetic Counselor License.
  • Minimum of two (2) years??? experience in genetic counseling and competent in all genetic counselor core functions.

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About Us

Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.



About the Team

Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.



Req ID : 7008

Working Title : Genetic Counselor II - Department of Neurology

Department : Neurology Clinics

Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job Category : Pathology / Laboratory

Job Specialty : Medical Genetics

Overtime Status : EXEMPT

Primary Shift : Day

Shift Duration : 8 hour

Base Pay : $91,728.00 - $146,764.80

About Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Providing healthcare for more than 100 years, Cedars-Sinai has evolved into one of the most dynamic and highly renowned medical centers in the world. Along with caring for patients, Cedars-Sinai is a hub for biomedical research and a training center for future physicians and other healthcare professionals. This attracts exceptional talent to Cedars-Sinai, including world-renowned physician-scientists who seek a place where they can both conduct research and see patients--the ideal formula for discovery and its translation into cures. Our patients benefit from access to doctors at the top of their fields, and our researchers have an ideal community in which to study the impact of healthcare challenges, and reflect that knowledge in their research. The greater Los Angeles area in which Cedars-Sinai resides possesses unparalleled cultural and ethnic diversity which offers outstanding opportunities for translational and clinical research and a dynamic environment for medical education.Although community based, Cedars-Sinai is a major teaching hospital affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Cedars-Sinai has highly competi ... tive graduate medical education programs in more than 50 specialty and subspecialty areas, a graduate program in biomedical sciences and translational medicine, a clinical scholars program directed towards junior physicians with aspirations to become clinical scientists, and post graduate training opportunities.There are more than 250 full-time faculty members at Cedars-Sinai. The voluntary medical staff, comprised of more than 2,200 specialty board-certified or board-qualified physicians, represent all of the specialties and subspecialties and collaborate with full-time medical staff in the teaching responsibilities of the graduate medical education programs.

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