All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
Benefits and Paid Days Off from Day One
Paid Parental Leave
Whole Person Well-being and Mental Health Resources
Our promise to you:
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule:Full-time
Shift:Days
Location:AdventHealth Cancer Institute – 224 Memorial Medical Parkway, Daytona Beach, FL 32117
The role you’ll contribute:
Provide genetic counseling for individuals/families at risk for hereditary cancer syndromes because of their family or personal cancer and medical history, environmental exposures, ethnic background or other factors. Work directly with the patient to provide assessment, counseling, follow-up, and referral to community resources as necessary. Provide needed documentation for patient and physicians. Provides educational information/experiences for students and health care professionals. Serve as primary liaison between patients, physicians, and other health providers, as well as between clinical genetic services and another department. Support the development of the Genetic Counseling Program. Work in collaboration with laboratory services to coordinate necessary services. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.
The value you’ll bring to the team:
Provide on-site genetic counseling; including follow-up for individuals and families in accordance to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) genetic/familial high-risk assessment guidelines and risk reduction guidelines.
Clients may be self-referred, or physician referred and can be of any age.
Obtain a structured family genetic history with respect to the referral indication.
Construct a multiple generation genetic pedigree (3 generational family history recommended).
Perform an analysis of available medical information for genetic risk assessment, psychosocial counseling and counseling of the patient and family.
Provide age specific education on basic genetic principles and hereditary syndromes, available testing and treatment/intervention options and risks.
Develop, plan and implement evidence-based strategies that increase the quality of care and ensure compliance with all regulatory guidelines; including those set forth by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and NCCN.
Provide input in the establishment of processes/policies for both the clinical and operational components of the program addressing issues including client pathway, client scheduling/registration, documentation/client chart/ needed forms, billing and insurance, laboratory testing/charging/, scenarios requiring physician orders and physician expectations including follow up communication.
Support efforts in the continual development of Genetics Counseling Program presence; develop a referral base.
Refer client to appropriate support resources.
Track and monitor program progress/activity.
Pursue on an ongoing basis funding sources for underserved patients.
Remain current with NCCN guidelines related to cancer genetic counseling and testing.
The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:
Minimum qualifications:
Master's degree in Genetic Counseling
Knowledge of genetic counseling information and assessing the need to provide education.
Ability to collect data, interpret findings, set priorities and carry out established plans.
Knowledge of federal, state and municipal laws, regulations and standards that may impact the delivery of services for genetics.
Skilled in providing age appropriate cancer genetic counseling and education
Skilled and comfortable in discussing outcomes of genetic testing
Preferred qualifications:
Prior experience as a Genetic Counselor
American Board of Medical Genetics in Genetic Counseling certification
Experience in developing a genetic counseling program
This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.
At AdventHealth, Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ is our mission. It calls us to be His hands and feet in helping people feel whole. Our story is one of hope — one that strives to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. More than 100,000 skilled and compassionate caregivers in physician practices, hospitals, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers provide individualized, wholistic care.Our Christian mission, shared vision, common values and focus on whole-person health is our commitment to making communities healthier with a unified system: 51 hospital campuses and hundreds of care sites in diverse markets throughout nine states.
