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• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit: N/A
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary: N/A
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $67,900 Annual - $90,000 Annual

Position Summary

Working with a dedicated team of physicians and researchers, the Cardiovascular Genetic Counselor will play a key role in the development and implementation of the CUMC/ NYP adult clinical cardiovascular genetic program and related research projects. This position will provide genetic counseling services in a busy academic clinical cardiovascular setting that includes patients with familial cardiovascular diseases e.g., arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy, adult congenital heart disease, aortic diseases etc.  The position is based in cardiology and works in collaboration with the clinical genetics program at Columbia University.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing patient care, providing genetic counseling, coordinating cascade genetic testing and follow-up visits.
• Providing tests results to patients, obtaining/reviewing medical records, and conducting outreach to patients, families and stakeholders.
• Assisting in coordinating genetic research studies and obtaining/maintaining Columbia institutional review board (IRB) approval.
• Recruiting study patients, explaining studies to prospective participants and assisting with obtaining informed consent.
• Participating in data analysis, manuscript preparation, and grant preparations with the opportunity to co-author journal publications and to present results at national meetings.
• Performing other responsibilities as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus four years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in human genetics and genetic counseling with board eligibility/certification by the American Board of Genetic Counseling.
• At least three years of clinical experience and one year research experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of database software and basic statistical analysis preferred.

Other Requirements

• Experience in cardiovascular clinical genetics.
• Participation in Medical Surveillance required.
• Must successful complete system training requirements.

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