Location: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore Full-time, Day Shift, 8am-5pm Job Summary Provides specialized genetic counseling services in support of clinical laboratory testing initiatives. This role serves as a key liaison between laboratory personnel, physicians, and other healthcare providers to ensure appropriate utilization of genetic testing, accurate interpretation of results, and effective integration of genetic information into patient care. The position supports diagnostic stewardship, interdisciplinary collaboration, provider education, and financial oversight related to genetic testing services as a component of ongoing efforts to optimize patient outcomes and utilization of institutional resources.
Job Functions - Provide genetic counseling services to patients, clinicians, and healthcare providers regarding genetic testing options, results, and clinical implications.
- Interpret genetic testing results, assess family history and clinical information, and provide recommendations for appropriate testing strategies.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and resource regarding genetic disorders, testing methodologies, variant interpretation, and emerging genomic technologies.
- Collaborate with laboratory staff, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams to support diagnostic stewardship and appropriate utilization of genetic testing services.
- Develop, maintain, and contribute to laboratory protocols, reporting templates, testing guidelines, and educational materials.
- Educate providers and laboratory clients regarding test selection, limitations, specimen requirements, result interpretation, and follow-up recommendations.
- Review laboratory testing utilization, financial data, reimbursement trends, denial data, and cost implications to support fiscally responsible testing practices.
- Assist with prior authorization workflows, informed consent requirements, test and specimen selection, and laboratory customer service functions.
- Participate in laboratory meetings, quality initiatives, and process improvement efforts to enhance patient care and laboratory operations.
- Maintain current knowledge of genetic testing technologies, clinical guidelines, regulatory requirements, and best practices
Qualifications - Master of Science in Genetic Counseling required.
- Advanced knowledge of genetic diseases, genetic testing methodologies, and variant interpretation.
- Minimum of two (2) years of genetic counseling experience required. Additionally, three (3) years of clinical or laboratory genetic counseling experience preferred.
- Navigate rapidly changing situations, from evolving patient needs to technological advancements, by remaining flexible, continuously learning, embracing new challenges, and quickly recovering from setbacks.
- Excellent communication and organizational skills required.
- Follows procedures and selects methods, techniques, and analytical approach.
- Responsible for accurately and responsively performing varied clinical tasks and problems of minimal complexity.
- Strong attention to detail and self-directed to consistently ensure data integrity and accuracy.
- Uphold ethical principles by maintaining confidentiality, ensuring informed consent, and making decisions that prioritize the well-being of both patients and staff.
- Work seamlessly within diverse teams, bringing together professionals from various disciplines to provide patient-centered care and achieve collective goals.
- Follows all healthcare policies and procedures.
- Makes decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation.
- Solves clinical and technical problems within own job and possibly in related areas/discipline(s).
- Proficient knowledge; proficiently performs standardized, assigned clinical duties and tasks in Pathology and Laboratory.
- Responsible for providing direct patient care in routine to moderately complex cases in Pathology and Laboratory.
- Works on assignments of moderate size, scope, diversity, and/or complexity.
- Executes tasks with attention to cost-efficiency and high productivity.
- Proficient computer skills. Ability to use an electronic medical record system may be required in certain areas.
- Board Certification by the American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) or American Board of Medical Genetics (ABMG), or ability to obtain ABGC certification within two examination cycles or within three years of hire as a condition of employment.
- State Genetic Counselor Licensure or Provisional Licensure, as applicable.
- Maintenance of all required certifications, licenses, and continuing education requirement
