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Genetic Counselor
Description: Provides genetic counseling and referral services for patients of all age groups (including obstetric-prenatal counseling, multiple miscarriage counseling, reproductive screening and advice, newborn consultation and cancer patients) who have or are at risk for genetic conditions or birth defects. Acts as a consultant to health care providers regarding highly specialized genetic information pertinent to management of their patients. Essential Responsibilities:
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- N/A
Education
- Master’s degree in Genetic Counseling or complete degree prior to employment.
License, Certification, Registration
- Board Certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics or the American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) and have a current/valid Genetic counselor license issued by the California State Department of Public Health prior to employment start date or a temporary genetic counselor license, if not yet Board certified, prior to employment start date.
- A National Provider Identifier (NPI) or the ability to obtain one prior to employment.
Additional Requirements:
- Knowledge of Federal, State and Local requirements.
- Demonstrated analytic and diagnostic reasoning skills.
- Ability to clearly explain complex medical information in both verbal and written form.
- Previous experience or knowledge of crisis intervention and interviewing techniques.
- Experience in development of educational programs in human and medical genetics.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
- For temporary Genetic Counselor license, must work under the general supervision of a licensed genetic counselor or licensed physician: expiration is after 24 months or 30 days after notification that applicant has failed the ABGC certification exam and it cannot be renewed (whichever comes first)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of computer operations preferred.
Notes:
- Provides genetic counseling and referral services for patients of all age groups.
Primary Location: California,Los Angeles,Regional Service Center Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Working Hours Start: 08:30 AM Working Hours End: 05:00 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-SCAL-01|NUE|Non Union Employee Job Level: Individual Contributor Department: Regional Service Center – Genetics Laboratory-Cytogen – 0806 Travel: No Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.
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