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Posted: 14-Nov-23
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 236703
Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research.
Duke University Hospital has 1,048 licensed inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 65 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; a separate hospital outpatient surgical department with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area.
For 2021-2022, U.S. News and World Report ranked Duke University Hospital nationally in 11 adult specialties: cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat, gastroenterology & GI surgery, gynecology, neurology & neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung surgery, and urology.
Duke University Hospital is also ranked first in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area.
In addition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive, geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty clinics and outpatient surgery centers.
Genetic Counselor (Pediatric Medical Genetics)
Work Schedule:
Full Time: Hours may vary, but will typically fall within a standard Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm schedule-the opportunity to work both onsite and remotely.
Duke University Hospital - Children's Health Center
Duke University Health System, Children's Health Center seeks to hire a Genetic Counselor/Certified Genetic Counselor who will embrace our mission of Advancing Health Together as part of our multidiscipline Medical Genetics outpatient clinic(s).
The Children's Health Center at Duke University Hospital is comprised of pediatric outpatient clinics-opportunity to cross-collaborate with other subspecialists who may require genetic counseling services and inpatient coverage possible. The Duke Children's Health Center specialty clinics serve outpatient ambulatory pediatric patients and families with a variety of healthcare needs. This Genetic Counselor may also work at the Lenox Baker Children's Hospital.
Ideal candidates will be compassionate, with great communication and teamwork skills. Flexibility and the capacity to adapt to varying patient scenarios and high visit volumes are crucial to this role.
What you will do:
As a Genetic Counselor in the Duke University Health System, you will plan and provide professional care for patients in accordance with the HR Genetic Counseling job description (Job 5046). These roles include, but are not limited to:
- Gather and review pertinent medical records and preparation for clinic visit.
- Take a family pedigree and medical history and interpret of same.
- Participate in clinical evaluation of patients.
- Provide information about the medical genetic diagnosis, etiology, inheritance patterns, and risk of occurrence and reoccurrence.
- Provide information about available reproductive options and prenatal diagnosis where appropriate.
- Prepare case summaries and genetic counseling letter.
- Coordinate scheduling of appointments for general, specialty and outreach genetics clinics.
- Train and supervise graduate genetic counseling students in their clinical experiences.
- Advise and consult with local and national lay organizations and community support groups through participation on boards, advisory councils and national meetings.
- Conduct research in the field of genetic counseling.
What you can expect:
- Multitask in myriad ways - document assessments, plan of care, interventions, evaluation and re-evaluation of patient status, independently seek out resources and work collaboratively. Educate patients and families in accordance with the Genetic Counselor competencies. Relationship management with patients, families, visitors, healthcare team, physicians, administrators, leadership and others.
What we will provide:
- Opportunities for a Lifetime. Duke University Health System is committed to providing robust learning and development from Office of Continuing Education.
- Tuition Assistance
- Relocation Assistance (considered)
- Employee Referral Program
- Performance Increases
- Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee 403b plan and much more.
Minimum Qualification
Education
Master's level health professional who has received training and certification from the American Board of Genetic Counselors (ABGC).
Experience
Board Certification or eligible by the American Board Of Genetic Counselors (ABGC).
Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification
Board Certification or eligible by the American Board Of Genetic Counselors (ABGC).
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Strong Interpersonal Skills
Strong Psychological Counseling Skills
Ability to work in a complex, emotional and stressful environment.
Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
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Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
