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Genetic Counselor Coordinator - Full-time / Part-time
•30 days ago
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
|---|---|
| Location | Oakland, CA Oakland, California |
About this job
For the region or sub-regional specialty, provides advanced clinical genetics expertise, promoting high quality standards of care for patients/members with, or at risk for, genetic/congenital conditions. Provides program administration, consultation, education, collaboration, and research. Monitors and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements within Kaiser. May also provide independent genetic counseling and referral services for patients/members.
Essential Functions:
* Provides on-going program planning and management, develops region-wide protocols, and promotes standards of care for patients/members with, or at risk for, genetic/congenital conditions.
* Provides expert consultation with physicians and other health care providers to enhance and monitor the quality and level of care for patients/members affected by, or at risk for, genetic/congenital conditions.
* Collaborates with patients/members, caregiver, and interdisciplinary team members in assisting client needs.
* Develops and implements a plan of care for complex, high-risk patients.
* Evaluates effectiveness of care plans and revises plans as needed.
* Creates and directs complex analysis of patient/program information from a variety of data sources for program development, risk management and quality monitoring.
* Develops culturally sensitive and age appropriate patient education programs and materials.
* Provides educational programs for physicians, nurses, laboratory staff, trainees and other health care providers in the community .
* Serves as a regional or sub-regional specialty resource and provides up-to-date knowledge and management of genetic/congenital disorders and programs.
* Maintains an up-to-date knowledge of current activities in genetics and recommends/implements enhanced clinical practice standards for the department and the region.
* Directs and participates in quality assurance and improvement activities, promoting cost effective delivery of high quality patient care/services, improving internal and external customer satisfaction.
* Identifies and promotes improved innovative clinical practice based on new knowledge and research in field of specialization. Initiates and participates in collaborative research projects, written articles, and professional presentations.
* Forms risk estimates and identifies at risk cases.
* Coordinates and documents contacts and follow-up recommendations, including referrals and scheduling of tests/ procedures.
* Utilizes resources on a region-wide basis to improve efficiencies, increase communications, reduce redundancy and improve patient and provider satisfaction.
* Coordinates and oversees the day-to-day operations for the assigned program.
* Ensures support staff's quality of work.
* Serves as preceptor for graduate genetic counseling students and medical residents.
* Provides input into local and regional policies and guidelines and hiring of new staff. May independently provide genetic counseling services for all areas of medical genetics, which includes:
* Assesses recurrence risks and recommends medical or genetic testing based on analysis of the risk, benefit, and cost.
* Provides crisis intervention and psychosocial counseling regarding genetic conditions.
* Makes referrals for on-going care and support.
* Follows patient through counseling, testing, and results.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
* Three (3) or more years of experience in Genetic Counseling, or related specialty field.
Education
* Master's degree in genetic counseling.
License, Certification, Registration
* N/A
Additional Requirements:
* Demonstrated clinical expertise in area of specialty required.
* Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills.
* Demonstrated refined analytic and diagnostic reasoning skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Prior clinical genetic specialist/administrative/teaching experience preferred.
* Previous computer experience preferred.
* Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.
* Must be Board Certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics, or the American Board of Genetic Counseling.
* Must have a current/valid Genetic Counselor License issued by the California State Department of Public Health, or obtain license prior to employment start date.
* Excellent communication skills
* IT skills (experience with Health Connect or other electronic medical record, databases, MS Office applications)
* Program coordination
* Management background
Essential Functions:
* Provides on-going program planning and management, develops region-wide protocols, and promotes standards of care for patients/members with, or at risk for, genetic/congenital conditions.
* Provides expert consultation with physicians and other health care providers to enhance and monitor the quality and level of care for patients/members affected by, or at risk for, genetic/congenital conditions.
* Collaborates with patients/members, caregiver, and interdisciplinary team members in assisting client needs.
* Develops and implements a plan of care for complex, high-risk patients.
* Evaluates effectiveness of care plans and revises plans as needed.
* Creates and directs complex analysis of patient/program information from a variety of data sources for program development, risk management and quality monitoring.
* Develops culturally sensitive and age appropriate patient education programs and materials.
* Provides educational programs for physicians, nurses, laboratory staff, trainees and other health care providers in the community .
* Serves as a regional or sub-regional specialty resource and provides up-to-date knowledge and management of genetic/congenital disorders and programs.
* Maintains an up-to-date knowledge of current activities in genetics and recommends/implements enhanced clinical practice standards for the department and the region.
* Directs and participates in quality assurance and improvement activities, promoting cost effective delivery of high quality patient care/services, improving internal and external customer satisfaction.
* Identifies and promotes improved innovative clinical practice based on new knowledge and research in field of specialization. Initiates and participates in collaborative research projects, written articles, and professional presentations.
* Forms risk estimates and identifies at risk cases.
* Coordinates and documents contacts and follow-up recommendations, including referrals and scheduling of tests/ procedures.
* Utilizes resources on a region-wide basis to improve efficiencies, increase communications, reduce redundancy and improve patient and provider satisfaction.
* Coordinates and oversees the day-to-day operations for the assigned program.
* Ensures support staff's quality of work.
* Serves as preceptor for graduate genetic counseling students and medical residents.
* Provides input into local and regional policies and guidelines and hiring of new staff. May independently provide genetic counseling services for all areas of medical genetics, which includes:
* Assesses recurrence risks and recommends medical or genetic testing based on analysis of the risk, benefit, and cost.
* Provides crisis intervention and psychosocial counseling regarding genetic conditions.
* Makes referrals for on-going care and support.
* Follows patient through counseling, testing, and results.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
* Three (3) or more years of experience in Genetic Counseling, or related specialty field.
Education
* Master's degree in genetic counseling.
License, Certification, Registration
* N/A
Additional Requirements:
* Demonstrated clinical expertise in area of specialty required.
* Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills.
* Demonstrated refined analytic and diagnostic reasoning skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Prior clinical genetic specialist/administrative/teaching experience preferred.
* Previous computer experience preferred.
* Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.
* Must be Board Certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics, or the American Board of Genetic Counseling.
* Must have a current/valid Genetic Counselor License issued by the California State Department of Public Health, or obtain license prior to employment start date.
* Excellent communication skills
* IT skills (experience with Health Connect or other electronic medical record, databases, MS Office applications)
* Program coordination
* Management background
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