Job Summary:
For the region or sub-regional specialty, provides advanced clinical genetics expertise, promoting high quality standards of care for patients/members with, or at risk for, genetic/congenital conditions. Provides program administration, consultation, education, collaboration, and research. Monitors and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements within Kaiser. May also provide independent genetic counseling and referral services for patients/members.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Provides on-going program planning and management, develops region-wide protocols, and promotes standards of care for patients/members with, or at risk for, genetic/congenital conditions.
- Provides expert consultation with physicians and other health care providers to enhance and monitor the quality and level of care for patients/members affected by, or at risk for, genetic/congenital conditions.
- Collaborates with patients/members, caregiver, and interdisciplinary team members in assisting client needs.
- Develops and implements a plan of care for complex, high-risk patients.
- Evaluates effectiveness of care plans and revises plans as needed.
- Creates and directs complex analysis of patient/program information from a variety of data sources for program development, risk management and quality monitoring.
- Develops culturally sensitive and age appropriate patient education programs and materials.
- Provides educational programs for physicians, nurses, laboratory staff, trainees and other health care providers in the community.
- Serves as a regional or sub-regional specialty resource and provides up-to-date knowledge and management of genetic/congenital disorders and programs.
- Maintains an up-to-date knowledge of current activities in genetics and recommends/implements enhanced clinical practice standards for the department and the region.
- Directs and participates in quality assurance and improvement activities, promoting cost effective delivery of high quality patient care/services, improving internal and external customer satisfaction.
- Identifies and promotes improved innovative clinical practice based on new knowledge and research in field of specialization. Initiates and participates in collaborative research projects, written articles, and professional presentations.
- Forms risk estimates and identifies at risk cases.
- Coordinates and documents contacts and follow-up recommendations, including referrals and scheduling of tests/ procedures.
- Utilizes resources on a region-wide basis to improve efficiencies, increase communications, reduce redundancy and improve patient and provider satisfaction.
- Coordinates and oversees the day-to-day operations for the assigned program.
- Ensures support staffs quality of work.
- Serves as preceptor for graduate genetic counseling students and medical residents.
- Provides input into local and regional policies and guidelines and hiring of new staff.
- May independently provide genetic counseling services for all areas of medical genetics, which includes:
- Assesses recurrence risks and recommends medical or genetic testing based on analysis of the risk, benefit, and cost.
- Provides crisis intervention and psychosocial counseling regarding genetic conditions.
- Makes referrals for on-going care and support.
- Follows patient through counseling, testing, and results.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- Three or more years experience in Genetic Counseling, or related specialty field.
Education
- Masters degree in Genetic Counseling.
License, Certification, Registration
- Genetic Counselor License (California)
- Genetic Counselor Certificate
- National Provider Identifier required at hire
Additional Requirements:
- Demonstrated clinical expertise in area of specialty required.
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated refined analytic and diagnostic reasoning skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior clinical genetic specialist/administrative/teaching experience preferred.
- Previous computer experience preferred.
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