Genetic Counselor I
About the role
Could you be our next Genetic Counselor I at Main Line Health? Why work as a Risk Assessment Coordinator with Main Line Health? Make an Impact! Join the Team! Like our patients, the Main Line Health Family encompasses a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. Just as each of our patients requires a personalized care plan, each of our employees, physicians, and volunteers, bring distinctive talents to Main Line Health. Regardless of our unique design, we all share a purpose: providing superior service and care.
Responsibilities
The Genetic Counselor I possesses the technical knowledge and clinical skills necessary to manage/coordinate clinical risk assessment/genetic evaluations in a manner consistent with all requirements of the health care delivery system—medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory. The genetic counselor works cooperatively with genetic counselors, medical director(s), genetic assistant(s), as well as with specialty teams within the areas of oncology, cardiology, and/or perinatology/obstetrics/gynecology. The genetic counselor is also responsible for participating in conferences, research activities, and educational events as a multidisciplinary team member, as applicable. This position will focus on prenatal and oncology patients.
Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant genetics experience (includes graduate training).
- Minimum of 2 years of practice in a specific subspecialty.
- Master’s Degree in Genetics/Genetic Counseling or equivalent; subspecialty‑appropriate education required (subspecialties including but not limited to oncology, cardiology, prenatal/perinatology, and/or adult genetics).
- ABGC/ABMG Board Certified/Eligible required.
- Current license to practice in Pennsylvania.
- Membership in a related field professional organization.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement: up to $6,000 per year based on full‑ or part‑time status.
- Employee discounts to various activities, services, and vendors.
- Free employee parking.
Schedule
40 hours per week (Monday through Fridays).