Genetics Counselor - DBP & Pediatric Genetics

JOB SUMMARY: 

Under general supervision, provides prenatal genetic counseling, pediatric and adult genetic counseling, and teratogen counseling services. Coordinates the maternal serum screening program and provides teaching and outreach services. Participates in management and coordination of clinical research studies. 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: 

Master's degree in Human or Medical Genetics. 

Experience conducting clinical research trials. 

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION: 

Certification or eligibility for certification by the American Board of Medical Genetics or the American Board of Genetic Counseling. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

1. Works with patients and families dealing with genetic conditions. Provides comprehensive information, diagnostic services and interpretation of clinical/laboratory findings, and psychosocial counseling in pediatrics, obstetrics, and maternal serum screening program. 

2. Identifies and discusses the psychosocial needs of the patients and families; makes appropriate referrals when necessary. 

3. Insures that patient is informed of and understands the risks, benefits, and limitations of available testing. 

4. Collaborates with physicians and other health care providers to plan, develop, budget, implement, coordinate, manage, monitor and evaluate patient care protocols for clinical programs and/or clinical research studies. 

5. Participates in data collection, preparation of progress reports and quality control monitoring, analysis of data and the writing of scientific papers, and the publication of articles, book chapters, etc. 

6. Conducts education programs for physicians, medical students, other health professionals, agencies, and the general community. Acts as preceptor to genetics counseling graduate students. 

7. Monitors and integrates new technologies, theories and resources into patient care, project design, education programs and program development. 

8. Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein. 

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS: 

Excellent oral and written communication skills 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

Clean, comfortable, office environment 

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.