Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare team to optimize patient care.
Performs other related work as needed.
Requirements
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Certifications:
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Master's degree in Genetic Counseling or Human Genetics from an Accreditation Counsel for Genetic Counseling accredited program.
Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the field of clinical genetics.
Experience with a variety of pediatric genetic conditions and genomic technologies.
Licenses and Certifications :
American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABCG) board certification or board eligibility.
State of Illinois Genetic Counseling License.
Preferred Competencies
Ability to work independently with a high degree of initiative.
Ability to work s k illfully with a diverse population.
Ability to effectively communicate with a variety of people under stressful circumstances with diplomacy and tact, and deliver complex information with sensitivity and clarity.
Working Conditions
Direct pati
Benefits
Health insuranceVision insurance
Additional Information
Department
BSD PED - Pediatric Genetics and Genomics
About the Department
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago is a dynamic and stimulating place to work. We strive for the highest level of complex care for children from diagnosis and treatment; provide outstanding education and training for students, postgraduate scholars, and physicians; and nurture the research of Department scholars who seek to elucidate the causes of pediatric disease and identify promising new therapies. In addition to our provision of clinical care at UChicago Medicine (UCM) Comer Children's Hospital and at our regional sites, we are currently expanding our clinical care across Northern Illinois and Northwestern Indiana. In collaboration with our partners in the Chicagoland Children's Health Alliance (CCHA; Advocate Children's Hospital, and NorthShore University Health System). CCHA has responsibility for the care of almost 1 million children. The Department has expanded its presence to numerous satellite sites of care across the region with the goal of providing care 'close to home' whenever feasible (https://pediatrics.uchicago.edu/). Our mission is to improve the health of every child entrusted to us, in an inclusive environment that is committed to family-centered care, clinical excellence, impactful scholarship, effective disease prevention, and advocacy for the appropriate care of every child. We are especially committed to the children on the South Side of Chicago and to altering the inequities in healthcare.
Job Summary
The job uses best practices and knowledge to provide genetics counseling services to patients, including interpretation of family and medical histories, screening, and education. The Genetic Counselor works as a member of the Section for Pediatric Genetics and Genomics, providing genetic counseling to patients and families, and will join a team of two genetic counselors and one medical geneticist. Patient responsibilities will primarily occur within the general pediatric genetics clinics; however, opportunities to be involved with inpatient care and outpatient specialty clinics will occur as the section continues to grow.
The Genetic Counselor performs comprehensive personal and family assessments, including: taking medical, developmental and family histories, explaining genetic testing procedures and results, providing emotional support to families, arranging genetic testing as appropriate, interpreting testing results, and providing families with information about a genetic diagnosis. Serves as a patient advocate and educator and engages in research activities related to the field of medical genetics when opportunities arise.
Uchicago · Sylvain & Arma Wyler Children's Hospital