Genetic Counselor

The UI Stead Family Department of Pediatrics is seeking a Genetic Counselor to provide genetic counseling to patients and families in the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics Division of Medical Genetics & Genomics. This position will also work with the Iowa Newborn Screening program housed in this division. This position will be advertised as a dual position of Associate Genetic Counselor and a Genetic Counselor depending on the candidates background and qualifications.

Duties to Include:

• Provides genetic counseling to patients and families.

• Performs educational administration and research activities as required.

• Obtains reviews and organizes relevant medical educational and other records and reviews with geneticist prior to seeing patients in clinic.

• Prepares patient educational materials prior to clinic.

• Explains tests reviews potential results and discusses implications with the patients/ families.

• Documents a clear concise summary of counseling and care coordination provided in the newborn screening program database and/or EPIC as appropriate

• Provides follow-up counseling for patients/families e.g. by telephone letter or return visit.

• Acts as a liaison and advocate for patients/families with 3rd party payors billing office and others.

• Develops and presents education on newborn screening genetic testing as well as disorder specific education to newborn screening stakeholders as needed. The stakeholders include but are not limited to: parent(s)/guardian(s) health care professionals in hospitals and clinics throughout the state the general public legislators students in health care and public health programs throughout the state the media and health care learners who rotate in the Division of Medical Genetics & Genomics.

• Develops and implements genetic counseling protocols for new disorders added to the newborn screening panel; assists with reviews and revisions of existing newborn screening follow up protocols.

• Participates in the design and implementation of research projects and assists with analysis and summarization of results as needed.

• Maintains communication and working relationships with other health care providers educational systems.

• Responds to requests for information on newborn screening and genetic topics.

• Participates in newborn screening programmatic meetings and/or committees as requested.

• Participates in presentations and preparation of manuscripts/posters.

• Participates in new and on-going projects of the Iowa Newborn Screening Program and the Division of Medical Genetics & Genomics.

• Represents and promotes the Iowa Newborn Screening Program and the Division of Medical Genetics & Genomics.

• Attends educational meetings in-services seminars and workshops to maintain and advance personal knowledge base.

• Attends patient care genetic conferences and journal club.

• Maintains up-to-date knowledge base regarding newborn screening genetics and genomics.

• Maintains up-to-date knowledge base and compliance with genetic counseling practices and standards as set by the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) and the American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC).

• Maintains Iowa genetic counseling licensure and ABGC board certification.
  
  About the Division of Pediatrics:
  The Stead Family Department of Pediatrics is a national leader pediatric medicine. The Departments mission is to provide outstanding care to the children of Iowa and beyond by being a leader in state-of-the-art clinical care to children performing cutting-edge research to find new treatments and cures for childhood illnesses and educating the next generation of pediatric health care providers. The Department comprises the medical and research staff of UI Stead Family Childrens Hospital. UI Stead Family Childrens Hospital is one of the nations top-ranked pediatric care and research institutions and Iowas only comprehensive childrens hospital.