Instructor - Genetics Counselor

Job Duties

• Utilize Genetic Counseling Expertise to Optimize Study Outcomes
• Identify, recruit, and obtain informed consent from individuals and families for participation in genomic and clinical research studies.
• Document comprehensive family histories, pedigrees, and hereditary risk assessments.
• Collect and organize prior genetic testing reports, medical records, neuroimaging studies.
• HIPAA authorizations, and other required clinical documentation.
• Provide comprehensive genetic counseling regarding inherited neurological disorders, genomic findings, recurrence risks, and testing options for pediatric and adult patients in inpatient, outpatient, telehealth, and research settings.
• Interpret molecular diagnostic testing, chromosomal studies, whole exome sequencing, whole genome sequencing, and other genomic laboratory results.
• Care for genetic testing for research studies and maintain accurate regulatory and study documentation.
• Communicate effectively with study participants, principal investigators, physicians, healthcare providers, and genetic testing laboratories regarding study activities and genetic findings.
• Conduct participant interviews, collect research data, disclose genetic test results, provide post-test counseling, and develop surveys to support research data collection and analysis.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret clinical, neuropsychological, neuroimaging, and genomic sequencing findings.
• Develop, maintain, and update participant databases, study records, and research documentation.
• Participate in multidisciplinary neurogenetics and rare disease clinics to facilitate coordinated patient care and research integration.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education Required: Master's degree in Genetic Counseling.
• Experience Required: None required.
• Certification/Licenses/Registration Required: Certified Genetic Counselor (CGC) by the American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC).