Genetic Counselor I - Maternal Fetal Medicine

Join our team of Life Changers! UPMC is hiring a full-time Genetic Counselor I to support our Maternal Fetal Medicine team/office in Harrisburg.

About the role

Support the Maternal Fetal Medicine team in Harrisburg, providing genetic counseling services, collaborating with medical staff, and contributing to research and education.

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and update the genetic databases.
• Implement treatment plan and make appropriate referrals to medical, nursing, social work, and psychological services.
• Assist genetic laboratory services with interpretation and communication of results to patients and physicians.
• Follow mandatory reporting procedures for any incident or serious event that did affect or could potentially affect clinical care.
• Provide comprehensive genetic counseling at all designated sites, including case preparation, contracting, review of medical and family histories, pedigree creation, genetic risk assessment, discussion of inheritance/risk/diagnosis/natural history, testing options, result outcomes and implications, limited psychosocial assessment, and resource identification.
• Prepare and conduct lectures/seminars on human genetics and genetic counseling for lay groups, students, and health professionals; provide clinical supervision for residents and fellows.
• Assist in development and implementation of ongoing clinical investigations by writing/editing research manuscripts and grants; recruit and enroll patients into studies.
• Act as mentor to genetic counseling graduate students from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.
• Maintain QA for clinical genetic counseling services.
• Communicate with patients and physicians by phone and/or writing regarding patient care/testing, including interpretation of test results.
• Serve as a resource for health care professionals regarding genetic testing, genetically based questions, teratogens, and genetic medical information.
• Coordinate genetic testing and insurance coverage for genetic testing of genetics patients.

Qualifications

• Master of Science in Human Genetics/Genetic Counseling from an ABGC‑accredited institution.
• Previous OB Genetic Counseling experience highly preferred.
• ABGC certification; eligible for PA licensure or able to obtain a temporary provisional license after hire and obtain full licensure within 2 years.
• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting (with renewal), Act 33 (with renewal), Act 34 (with renewal), Act 73 FBI Clearance (with renewal).

Skills

• Empathetic and patient‑focused.
• Comfortable navigating sensitive conversations.
• Proactive problem‑solver who steps up to support patients and colleagues.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Benefits

• Flexible hybrid schedule – one remote administrative day per week.
• Clear career growth pathway.
• Licensure reimbursement.
• CME funding.
• Support for certification testing for new graduates.
• Excellent benefits package.
• Pleasant work environment and friendly team.
• Opportunities for growth/advancement.

Schedule

• Monday‑Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm.
• No weekends or holidays.
• Hybrid: 1 day per week can be worked from home for administrative tasks.
• Travel: up to 25% to the Mechanicsburg office as needed.