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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Genetic Counselor IV - Manhattan, Cancer Center.

In this role, the successful candidate We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a full time Cancer Genetic Counselor. In this role, the successful candidate is responsible for assisting patients and their families in understanding hereditary cancer, as well as serving as educator and resource person for other health care professionals and the general public.

Job 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.
• Leadership in 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.).
• Serve in a leadership role within the program/institution, such as: supervise students on clinical rotations, serve on institutional committee related to policy, strategic planning, outreach, or quality improvement, oversee a universal tumor screening program.
• Exhibit advanced leadership and clinical or scholarship expertise and by doing the following or similar achievements in coordination with the Manager-Genetic Counseling and clinical/scholarship goals: establish a new clinical cancer genetics services (expanding to provide services for new indication, new location, etc.), create or update standard operating protocols related to clinical responsibilities, devise and successfully implement a new method or procedure to improve clinic flow, participation in grant preparation/writing, peer reviewed manuscripts and/or case reports, invited speaker or session chair, participate in a national committee.

• Provide excellent clinical genetic counseling services to patients and a demonstrated ability to develop educational presentation or interactive activities for institutional, community or national conferences/events
• May also include: directly supporting the Manager-Genetic Counseling to develop new clinical opportunities, expanding referrals, and creating or maintaining standard operating protocols, active participation on research grants, lead on IRB applications and/or publications.
• Directs patients and their families to appropriate community agencies for long-term care or long-term follow-up counseling. Effectively directs patients and their families to community agencies when appropriate. Seeks out community-based resources in order to better serve our patients.
• Performs other duties as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a 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 nine (9) years professional experience as a practicing genetic counselor..

Required Licenses: Certified Genetic Counselor

Preferred Qualifications:
Cancer genetic counseling experience is preferred. Experience working with multicultural audiences preferred.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

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