Genetic Counseling Assistant

Expected Starting Salary Range: 24.68 - 26.00

SUBFUNCTION DEFINITION: Genetic counseling is the process of advising individuals and families affected by or at risk of genetic disorders to help them understand and adapt to the medical, psychological and familial implications of genetic contributions to disease.

Assist in the provision of genetic counseling programs and services.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Client Care

Major responsibilities include assisting pre, during, and post clinic care as well as assisting in the genetics laboratory genetic testing workflow. Clinical responsibilities include: preparing genetic counseling charts with all needed documents, including previous genetic testing results; answering patient questions prior to or following appointments; obtaining patients' family histories; coordinating genetic testing (order entry, sample coordination, and sample packaging); medical records requests; providing information about insurance pre-authorization to patients or providers.

• Core Skills

Assist genetic counselors and other health care providers in the provision of basic genetic counseling services in the conduct of healthcare.

• Laboratory

Responsibilities include: coordination of testing (including tracking pre-authorization, sample coordination, and ensuring all paperwork relevant to testing is received), report writing, literature review, reconciling reports, and sample failure notifications.

• Additional Duties

Projects such as assisting in the development of educational material, data entry for grants, patient scheduling, etc. will be assigned as needed. This position requires the following characteristics: careful attention to detail, ability to prioritize and organize projects, ability to problem solve, ability to work with deadlines, and ability to communicate effectively with patients and healthcare workers.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in related field
• 0 - 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline

Preferred:

• Experience/Education in Genetic Counseling

Cincinnati Children's is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and treasures Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We are committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families (EEO/AA).