Genetic Counselor Ii - New York, United States - NYU Langone Health

NYU Langone Health
NYU Langone Health
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NYU Langone Health is a world-class, patient-centered, integrated academic medical center, known for its excellence in clinical care, research, and education. It comprises more than 200 locations throughout the New York area, including five inpatient locations, a children's hospital, three emergency rooms and a level 1 trauma center. Also part of NYU Langone Health is the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center, and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, which since 1841 has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history. At NYU Langone Health, equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace diversity, inclusion, and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. _For more information, go to _nyulangone.org_, a_nd interact with us on _LinkedIn_, _Glassdoor_, _Indeed_,_ _Facebook_, _Twitter_, _YouTube_ and _Instagram_._


Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Genetic Counselor II -
Cancer Center.


Responsibilities:


  • Provides genetic counseling for patients and their families referred for the High Risk
  • Cancer Genetics Program at NYU Langone, based at NYU Perlmutter Cancer Center.
  • Provides tailored cancer risk assessment for the individual/family for hereditary predisposition to cancer.
  • Effectively counsels patients and their families. Interviews patients and their families to review the family history of cancer, provides individualized cancer risk assessment, and effectively provides individual and group counseling to patients and their families.
  • Reviews complex cases with one of the hereditary cancer specialist physicians in the High Risk
  • Cancer Genetics Program.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively as a member of the health care team and to take initiative and leadership as appropriate.
  • Show leadership in clinical duties and/or scholarship endeavors, which may include: representing the HRCGP and serving as the primary liaison between the team and PCC disease groups by attending treatment planning conferences/case conferences, establishing referral systems, developing disease specific counseling materials (letters, education materials, etc.), supervising students on clinical rotations, oversee a tumor screening program, multiple accepted abstracts, consult on research design and new research methods, develop a genetic counseling intervention for research.
  • Directs patients and their families to appropriate community agencies for longterm care or longterm followup counseling. Effectively directs patients and their families to community agencies when appropriate. Seeks out communitybased resources in order to better serve our patients.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

To qualify you must have a Masters Degree in genetic counseling from an accredited program. Board certification as a genetic counselor by the American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC). At least three (3) years professional experience as a practicing genetic counselor.


Required Licenses:
Certified Genetic Counselor


Preferred Qualifications:

Cancer genetic counseling experience is preferred, but not required. Experience working with multicultural audiences preferred.

NYU Langone Health provides its staff with far more than just a place to work.

Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.


NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements.

The salary range for the role is $80,000 - $110,625.60 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need.

The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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