LABORATORY GENETIC COUNSELOR (RESEARCH COORDINATOR)
Req #: | 171967 |
Department: | LABORATORY MEDICINE |
Job Location: | UW Medical Center |
Posting Date: | 09/12/2019 |
Closing Info: | Open Until Filled |
Salary: | Salary commensurate with education and experience |
Shift: | First Shift |
Our LABORATORY MEDICINE DEPARTMENT has an outstanding full-time position for a LABORATORY GENETIC COUNSELOR. The person in this role will perform the following duties:
Research
- Coordinate the laboratory’s program for enhanced cascade testing
- Interview patients to determine study eligibility
- Assist patients in building pedigrees and connecting with other study participants
- Review genetic test reports before release to patients and research participants
- Coordinate indicated follow-up genetic testing of at-risk family members of research participants
- Assist with the resolution of sample testing issues, such as consent and sample shipment, receipt, inadequate specimens, questions regarding variants, and research enrollment
- Maintain and update research participant lists and pedigrees
- Qualitative and quantitative analysis of data research data
- Contribution to abstracts and scientific manuscripts
- Develop content for online research resources such as connectmyvariant.org
- Collaborate with statistical geneticists, laboratory technicians and other genetic counselors
- Participates in study design.
- Accountable for compliance of study in regards to IRB protocols and other regulatory research bodies.
Client Relations
- Provide information, technical assistance and guidance on test availability, composition, selection, and interpretation
- Participate in laboratory’s program for analyzing variants of uncertain significance.
- Coordinate indicated follow-up testing of at-risk family members
- Assist with the resolution of next-generation sequencing testing issues, such as inadequate specimens, questions regarding variants, and research enrollment
- Attend national meetings as representative of UW Lab Medicine
- Maintain and update patient and provider materials and webpages
Laboratory Operations
- Review next-generation sequencing test orders for urgency and accuracy
- Obtain relevant patient clinical history for case review and interpretation
- Compose reports with laboratory medical directors and genetic counselors
- Review reports before release into laboratory information system and EMR
- Participate in scientific and quality-assurance studies and research related to the laboratory's services
Administrative and Quality Improvement Operations
- Participate in development and implementation of new or improved clinical test services based on next-generation sequencing
- Participate in ongoing literature review to incorporate latest knowledge into the clinical classification of genes and gene variants
- Provide clinical support to billing department, including case review documentation of medical necessity, as part of the pre-authorization process
- Support research testing grants and contracts related to the laboratory
- Assist with review, maintenance, and update of billing codes
- Help develop and implement improvements in electronic reporting of test results
Requirements
Master's Degree in Genetics AND 2-3 years clinical or research experience in genetics.
Desirables
- Board eligibility or certification by American Board of Genetic Counseling
- Licensed or eligibility for license as Genetic Counselor in Washington State
- Experience with cascade testing in families
- Experience with family history and genealogy
- Experience with qualitative research techniques
- Clinical cancer genetics experience
- Experience with next-generation sequencing-based testing desirable
- Specific knowledge of the NGS tests available in system such as BROCA
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