Genetic Counselor, Institute for Cardiovascular Health, Dell Medical School

Job Posting Title:

Genetic Counselor, Institute for Cardiovascular Health, Dell Medical School

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Hiring Department:

Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

Purpose

Provide hereditary cardiac risk assessment and consultation services. Provide patient education, counseling, coordinate testing, facilitate decision-making, and make referrals as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Reviews medical records to determine potential genetic testing options.  Coordinates clinical genetic testing that may be available for patients including informed consent, lab requisition forms, and letters of medical necessity. 

• Provides genetic counseling to individuals identified with predisposing characteristics or at potentially elevated risk for developing heart disease. Includes the ability to elicit and interpret individual and family medical and psychosocial histories, provide cardiac risk assessment, communicate pertinent disease, and risk information clearly, provide counseling regarding genetic testing including the results.

• Assists patients and families in reaching decisions about genetic disorders that correspond with their values; assists patients and/or their families to understand genetic predisposition disease, including options and limitations of prevention strategies.

• Counsels patients on potential adverse effects of positive gene tests; discusses limitations of negative gene tests. Provides follow-up including arranging consultations with other specialists, computerized risk assessment modeling, completing consultation reports, and obtaining outside medical records or specimens.

• Facilitates the identification of high-risk patients for genetic counseling and clinical research protocols. Assists with clinical studies, with developing educational materials, reviewing patient charts, contacting family members, and conducting public and professional presentations. Understands and facilitates patient consent process for clinical research.

• Participates in design, writing or editing of research protocols. Initiates new research projects in consultation with a faculty member and works with the multidisciplinary team to implement these projects. 

• Develops and maintains cooperative and positive working relationships with team members and collaborates with team to identify and resolve issues. Participates in process review. Supports team decisions once they are made and assists with implementation.  Participates in educational activities, which can include giving lectures to current and future health care professionals.  Attends and actively participates in weekly case conferences and departmental meetings, including pertinent clinic meetings.

• Other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Master's degree in genetic counseling or a related field and 1-2 years of clinical experience. Eligible to apply for active candidate status for the American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) certification exam.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Bilingual in English and Spanish. Certified Genetic Counselor. Cardiovascular Surgery experience. Research experience. 

Salary Range

$90,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions.

• May work around biohazards.

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

• Use of manual dexterity.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer , complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031 .

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.