Genetic Counselor
Lexington Oncology Associates
Full Time
Day Shift
8:00 - 4:30
Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.
Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.
Job Summary
Provides genetic education, counseling, generation pedigree construction, risk assessment, genetic testing, and support to patients with personal and/or family history of cancer. Obtains necessary information to provide counseling on appropriate tests and interpretation of test results. Acts as a liaison between providers, geneticists, laboratories, and clinical staff regarding genetic testing and follow-up care. Documents patient encounters and all pertinent information clearly and concisely in the patient record in compliance with applicable standards.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Education: Master’s Degree in Genetic Counseling
Minimum Years of Experience: None.
Substitutable Education & Experience: None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: Certified Genetic Counselor (CGC) credential through the American Board of Genetic Counseling at time of hire or must obtain within 12 months of hire into role.
Required Training: None.
Essential Functions
- Facilitate and education patients on appropriate genetic testing options.
- Assess risk for cancer based on personal and family history.
- Discuss how results can be used for medical management according to national guidelines.
- Serve as a resource to providers regarding genetic testing options, guidelines, and care plan implications.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Runs risk assessment models, when necessary, appropriate, and available, to aid in decision making.
- Reviews pathology reports to identify patients appropriate for genetic counseling and coordinates with associated physician.
- Completes documentation of personal history, family history, initial impression, genetic testing, recommendations, test results, results interpretation, cancer risk estimates, and summary management recommendations for each patient in the patient’s medical record.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:
- Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
- Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
- Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
- Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
- Adoption assistance
- LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student loan forgiveness
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of LMC to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. LMC strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. LMC endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.
Nearest Major Market: Columbia
Nearest Secondary Market: South Carolina