GENETIC COUNSELOR Job at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

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  • Montefiore Medical Center
  • Bronx, NY

Job Description

The  Genetic Counselor  for the OB/GYN Department is a health professional that has specialized education, training and experience in medical genetics and counseling. They assistance patients and providers and students understand the genetic contributions to disease. In addition, they provide genetic counseling services to patients, supervise junior staff members and student counselors, and teach genetic counseling to fellows, medical students and residents.

 

Responsibilities include :

  • Explain the nature of genetic evaluation to patients. Obtain and review medical and family histories, based on the referral indication, and document the family history using standard pedigree nomenclature
  • Assess results through continuous discussions with junior counselors, medical students, residents and fellows
  • Oversee the progress of the students and junior staff
  • Plan, organize and conduct public and professional education programs on medical genetics, patient care and genetic counseling issues
  • Genetic counselors provide primary patient care as a member of an interdisciplinary team consisting of physicians, other genetic counselors, laboratory staff, etc.

 

Education/skills required :

  • Masters of Science Degree in Human Genetics coupled with Board certification by the American College of Genetic Counseling required

 

Please note : The successful candidate must become certified within five years of date of graduation from Master’s program. He/she maintain certification during tenure. Incumbent must also re-certify every five years per ABGC policies and procedures.

 

Department: OB/GYN Bargaining Unit:  Non Union Campus:  EINSTEIN Employment Status:  Regular Full-Time Address: 1695 Eastchester Road, Bronx
Shift:  Day Scheduled Hours: 8:30 AM-5 PM Req ID: 221141  Salary Range/Pay Rate: $93,000.00- $93,000.00  

 

For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.

 

To learn more about the “Montefiore Difference” – who we are at Montefiore and all that we have to offer our associates, please click   

 

Diversity, equity and inclusion are core values of Montefiore. We are committed to recruiting and creating an environment in which associates feel empowered to thrive and be their authentic selves through our inclusive culture. We welcome your interest and invite you to join us.

 

Montefiore is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

 

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Job Tags

Full time, Shift work,

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