Genetic Counselor - Oncology
US-ID-Nampa
careers
Req #: 106494
Type: Part-Time
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Overview: At St. Luke's, our patients come from all walks of life and so do we! We strive to foster an environment that embraces our employees' unique strengths, experiences, and perspectives which drives our exceptional, patient-centered care. What to Expect: * The genetic counselor will work at St. Luke's Cancer Institute as part of a collaborative team of six genetic counselors. * This position will be the sole genetic counselor at the St. Luke's Cancer Institute in Nampa, Idaho where patients receive care from a compassionate team of medical, radiation, and gynecologic oncology specialists along with an on-site pharmacy, lab, and a wide range of supportive services. * The genetic counselor will evaluate patients for hereditary predisposition to cancer and benign hematologic conditions, providing genetic counseling and coordinating care for the patient and family. * The genetic counselor will serve as a resource to physicians, hospital staff, and patients/families at the Cancer Institute in Nampa. * Other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: * Education: Master's Degree * Experience: 0 years * Licenses/Certifications: Certified or Board eligible, licensure from the state of practice, or provisional license before hire date Responsibilities: Responsible for researching, collecting information, and counseling clients with genetic or fetal abnormalities. * Provides specialty consultation to healthcare staff, including physicians and other primary care providers. Serve as resource to physicians, hospital staff, and parents. * Discusses prognosis and management options; explain disease signs and symptoms, probability of recurrence, prognosis, diagnostic methods and procedures, alternate courses of action and available options. * Coordinates patient care with social services, clergy, healthcare providers and other resources based upon evaluation of individual patient needs. * Compiles complete family history, obtain and review medical records, assess risk of genetic disease and provide grief and crisis counseling to individuals and/or families. * Participates in partnerships, projects and strategic planning involving genetics across the Health System. Serves as resource to physicians, hospital staff, and parents. * Documents care provided in the medical record. * Provides community outreach, education, public policy advocacy and philanthropy for areas that genetics is involved in. * Provides follow-up patient care. * May perform duties to assure compliance with COC requirements. * Other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Qualifications: * Education: Master's Degree * Experience: 0 years * Licenses/Certifications: Certified or Board eligible, licensure from the state of practice, or provisional license before hire date
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