Cancer Genetic Counselor

4 weeks ago

Brooklyn, United States Physician Affiliate Group of New York Full time

Overview:
**Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY)** is adding a Genetic Counselor to the group at **Kings County Hospital**. The Hospital is part of the **NYC Health + Hospitals System (NYCHHC)**. **Kings County **Hospital **operates a world-renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, one of only three in Brooklyn, which serves 2.6 million residents of Brooklyn and Staten Island.

The Mission of **NYCHHC** is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and has established the ICARE standards for all staff.

**Responsibilities**:
We are hiring for a full time Cancer Genetic Counselor (CGC), this role is a clinical position - to evaluate cancer patients and at-risk patients and perform genetic assessment/testing for cancer susceptibility genes as appropriate. The CGC will see patients in the Comprehensive Breast Center (CBC) and will be open to seeing patients referred by other cancer specialties throughout the hospital.
- To evaluate recently diagnosed cancer patients, determine need for germline genetic testing, discuss pretest
counseling, perform genetic testing as deemed necessary and discuss results once these are made
available.
- To evaluate at-risk patients, including family members of recently diagnosed patients, determine need for
germline genetic testing, pre-test counseling, perform genetic testing as deemed necessary and discuss
results once these are made available.
- Develop education materials for patients and family members re: genetic testing.
- Work with NYCHH central office in developing referral work queues within KCH network.
- Work with administrative assistants in order to maintain up-to-date referral work queues, templates and
practice schedules.
- Work with clinical staff to ensure proper follow up of patients once seen in practice, and
ensure correct practice appointments have been made.
- Maintain prospective databases of evaluated patients.
- Participate in CBC led clinical research initiatives. Research productivity will be encouraged and expected.
- Work with CBC nursing staff and develop/maintain procedures to ensure appropriate handling of testing
samples.
- Work with KCH mailroom and ensure appropriate handling of specimens to be shipped out of KCH.
- Communicate with CBC clinical staff (surgeons, mid levels, nurses) as well as referring providers and
update them on patient status and test results.
- Actively participate in weekly multidisciplinary breast tumor board.
- Participate in departmental quality-improvement initiatives to improve clinical processes

Qualifications:

- Current licensed NYS registration certificate
- Board Eligible/Board Certified in genetic counseling preferred
- Master's in Genetic Counseling

**Exceptional **Benefits** I**nclud**e**:

- Competitive compensation package
- 10% 401K company contribution after one year of service, with 3% company contribution **starting day one**:

- Choice of a three tiered, starting at FREE medical plans **starting day one**:

- Excellent dental insurance including orthodontics coverage **starting day one**:

- Generous paid time off program
- CME days and dollars
- Eligibility for loan forgiveness through the National Student Debt Forgiveness Center
- Salary Amount: $90,000

**Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY)** is one of the largest multi-disciplinary groups in the country whose main purpose is to nurture and embolden the healthcare providers who take care of the most fragile and vulnerable patients in New York City. **PAGNY** is comprised of over 4,000 physicians and healthcare professionals who provide services to **NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H)**, the largest public health system in the United States. Our practitioners are highly skilled professionals with outstanding credentials who deliver the highest level of quality healthcare to patients throughout New York City.

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