Overview

The Genetic Counselor functions in clinical, research, and educational capacities for medical genetics services at Hackensack University Medical Center.

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a Genetics Counselor at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Provides medical genetics consultation with diagnosis, counseling, and management to a variety of ambulatory patients referred from, but not limited to, community pediatricians, pediatric sub-specialists, developmental pediatrics, obstetricians, reproductive endocrinologists, and internists.
• Provides inpatient consultation along with the medical geneticist to the neonatal intensive care unit, women's and children's pediatric floors, and adult medicine.
• Coordinates genetic testing and specimen transport.
• Maintains communication with patients regarding test results and other case management concerns.
• Provides educational resources for genetic information to the medical community at HMH and participates in grand rounds in pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, oncology, and internal medicine as needed.
• Provides genetic lectures and education to the community and lectures to medical students/residents as needed.
• Participates in case conferences, special committees related to clinical care, and interdepartmental rounds.
• Develops programs with various departments as they may relate to genetics.
• Provides continued clinical research in regards to genetic syndromes, management and genetic testing and identifies new areas of research endeavors.
• Oversees graduate level genetic counseling students.
• Develops and leads patient support programming.
• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.). This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
• Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Master's degree from an American Board of Genetic counseling (ABGC) accredited genetic counseling program.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Maintains board eligibility and, once board certified, fulfills CEU requirements.
• Maintains licensure in the State of New Jersey.
• Eligible for Certification by American Board of Genetic Counseling. Must pass boards within 2 years of hire.
• New Jersey Genetic Counselor License must renewed every two years.

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Bilingual in Spanish.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• NJ State Genetic Counselor License.
• For new graduates, a provisional license/work permit letter can be requested from the NJ State Board of Medical Examiners. The holder of a work permit letter who provides genetic counseling shall take the first ABGC Certification examination for which he or she is eligible. If the holder fails the first examination, he or she shall take the next examination for which he or she is eligible. If the holder fails the second examination, he or she shall surrender the work permit letter and shall not provide genetic counseling until he or she passes the examination and obtains a license from the Genetic Counseling Advisory Board Committee.

Contacts:

• Regular contact with Medical Center personnel, patients and visitors.

Working Conditions:

• Lifts a minimum of 0 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 0 lbs. and stands a minimum of 0 hours a day.

If you feel the above description speaks directly to your strengths and capabilities, then please apply today!

Starting Minimum RateMinimum rate of $83,782.40 Annually