County of Santa Clara
Genetic Counselor I
SALARY
$46.21 - $55.94 Hourly
$3,696.72 - $4,474.96 Biweekly
$8,009.56 - $9,695.75 Monthly
$96,114.72 - $116,348.96 Annually
LOCATION
San Jose Metropolitan Area, CA
JOB TYPE
Full-Time/Part-Time
JOB NUMBER
18-Y08-A
DEPARTMENT SINGULAR
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
OPENING DATE
05/25/2018
CLOSING DATE
Continuous
SALARY
$46.21 - $55.94 Hourly
$3,696.72 - $4,474.96 Biweekly
$8,009.56 - $9,695.75 Monthly
$96,114.72 - $116,348.96 Annually
LOCATION
San Jose Metropolitan Area, CA
JOB TYPE
Full-Time/Part-Time
JOB NUMBER
18-Y08-A
DEPARTMENT SINGULAR
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
OPENING DATE
05/25/2018
CLOSING DATE
Continuous
Description 123$
- Under direct supervision, to be trained to counsel, educate, and inform individuals and families, at risk for inherited genetic disorders and birth defects about the medical, scientific, and psychological resources available to them, to promote an understanding of birth disorders, to adapt to the risk or condition and to make informed choices.
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LinkedIn | linkedin.com/scvmc Typical Tasks 420 iop
- Establishes a mutually agreed upon genetic counseling agenda with the patient and their family;
- Elicits and obtains family history and medical information, including pregnancy development;
- Assists in providing professional psychosocial genetic counseling to individuals regarding genetic hereditary conditions posing potential risks to their children;
- Recommends medical or genetic testing to individuals/families at risk for genetic diseases or birth defects;
- Educates and explains technical and medical aspects of diagnostic and screening methods and reproductive options, including associated risks, benefits and limitations;
- Assists in coordinating communication between patient and multi-disciplinary medical team in the diagnosis and evaluation of birth conditions;
- Supports in-patient and out-patient care and at satellite clinics;
- Assists in charting, reporting, coordinating and categorizing clinical testing and test results that are approved by the Chief of Maternal Fetal Medicine;
- Responds to scheduled genetic counseling appointments with individuals/families in a timely manner;
- May be assigned as a Disaster Service Worker, as required;
- Performs other duties as required.
Employment Standards
- Possession of Master's degree in Genetic Counseling/Human Genetics or closely related field, and eligible for Board Certification by the American Board of Genetic Counseling, and possession of a temporary Genetic Counselor license issued by the California Department of Public Health and one (1) year supervised clinical training in a hospital setting assisting with Genetic Counselor responsibilities.
Special Certification and License requirementBoard Certification by the American board of Genetic Counseling must be obtained within two (2) years of hire to maintain licensure as stipulated by State of California Department of Health, or vacate the position.
Knowledge of:- Common and uncommon inherited disorders and detectable conditions;
- Effective counseling session structure;
- Counseling techniques sensitive toward individuals and families at risk of genetic disorders that promotes individual choice on various treatment options;
- Benefits and risks of noninvasive screening or invasive diagnostic testing;
- Individual case management and collaborates with multidisciplinary health professionals to promote patient care;
- Community agencies and State support services;
- Age specific competencies required of infants, children, adolescents, adults and geriatrics;
- Common office computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets and databases.
Ability to:- Obtain and interpret family medical histories to assess the chance of disease occurrence or recurrence;
- Identify and respond to issues and problems effectively and in a timely manner;
- Maintain confidentiality; listen and obtain clarification to ensure that instructions/requests are fully comprehended;
- Assist in educating individuals, families about inherited genetic disorders or birth defects and the medical testing, scientific research, psychological resources and other options available;
- Counsel patients and families to promote informed choices and adaptation to the risk or birth health condition;
- Translate complex language of genomic medicine into understandable terms;
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing with individuals, families and medical professionals;
- Maintain State of California required credentials and certifications;
- Establish effective relationships with those contacted in the course of business.
Special requirement:- Travel to and provide services at satellite clinics as required.
- Employer
- County of Santa Clara
- Phone
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(408) 299-5830
- Website
- http://www.sccjobs.org/
- Address
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70 W. Hedding Street
8th Floor, East Wing
San Jose, California, 95110
- Employer
- County of Santa Clara
- Phone
- (408) 299-5830
- Website
- http://www.sccjobs.org/
- Address
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70 W. Hedding Street
8th Floor, East Wing
San Jose, California, 95110
- Genetic Counselor I Supplemental Questionnaire
- * QUESTION 1
- Please answer the following questions. Completion of the following supplemental questions is REQUIRED for your application and is an integral part of the evaluation process. Initially, it will be used to evaluate against the employment standards. For those applicants meeting the employment standards, this information will be critical in the subsequent competitive assessment to identify those candidates to be invited to continue in the examination process. Your responses to the questions may also be reviewed and scored in a Competitive Rating evaluation process based on pre-determined rating criteria. Your answers should be as complete as possible, as no additional information will be accepted from applicants once the Competitive Rating evaluation has begun. Please include the name of employer, job title, dates of employment and number of hours worked per week for questions asking about your experience. A response of "see resume" or "see application" will deem your application incomplete. Vague, incomplete or non-responsive answers could result in no or low scores in a competitive rating process. Do you understand this requirement?
- * QUESTION 2
- Do you possess a Master's degree or higher in Genetic Counseling/Human Genetics or closely related field?
- * QUESTION 3
- If you marked yes please list the type of degree and level that you possess. If you do not have any write "none."
- * QUESTION 4
- Do you possess board certification by the American Board of Genetic Counseling or are eligible for certification?
- * QUESTION 5
- Do you possess a Genetic Counselor license issued by the California Department of Public Health?
- * QUESTION 6
- If you marked yes please list your Genetic Counselor license issued by the California Department of Public Health. If you do not have any write "none."
- * QUESTION 7
- Do you possess at least one (1) year supervised clinical training in a hospital setting assisting with Genetic Counselor responsibilities?
- * QUESTION 8
- If you marked yes, please describe your clinical training where you assisted with Genetic Counselor responsibilities. Please include the name of employer, job title, dates of employment and number of hours worked per week. If you do not have any write "none."
- * QUESTION 9
- How many years of experience do you possess working as a Genetic Counselor?
- * QUESTION 10
- If you answered yes, please describe your Genetic Counselor experience in detail. Please include the name of employer, job title, dates of employment and number of hours worked per week. If you do not have any write "none."
- * QUESTION 11
- How did you first learn about the job opening at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Hospital and Clinics (SCVMC)?
- * Required Question