CO Genetic Counselor
Core
Provide prenatal, preconception, and postnatal genetic counseling to patients with diverse indications including abnormal screening results, ultrasound findings, family history, and pregnancy loss.
Role type
Clinical genetic counselor
Builds
Patient care plans and test coordination for prenatal and genetic conditions
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Genetics
Required skills
Case management, critical thinking, independent work ethos, communication with medical specialists, test coordination, patient follow-up, teaching/supervision
Preferred skills
Clinical research collaboration, lecture delivery
Technologies
Chorionic villus sampling, amniocentesis, ultrasound, cell-free DNA screening, carrier screening
Responsibilities
Review testing results and research conditions, coordinate invasive and non-invasive testing, communicate with physicians and laboratories, document counseling sessions, supervise graduate students and medical residents, participate in clinical research
Seniority
Mid-level, clinical IC