Genetics Counselor - Per Diem, Varied Shifts, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Morristown Medical Center

Responsible for genetic counseling to individuals and families in specified areas of clinical genetics. To also help individuals and families understand and adapt to genetic conditions that are suspected or diagnosed through education and counseling.

• Analyzes and integrate test results and genetic information from family histories and identifies patients or families at risk for specific diseases, disorders or syndromes, particularly as it applies to children.
• Advises patients or relatives of the risks, consequences and nature of inherited disorders, the probability of developing or transmitting them, recurrence risks, and the options open to them in management and family planning.
• Conducts risk assessments and recommends medical or genetic testing based on analysis.
• Gains an in-depth understanding of the family history of each patient and thoroughly records the medical history of each patient, spending ample time evaluating the data.
• Determines or coordinates treatment plans by requesting laboratory services, reviewing genetics or counseling literature, and considering histories or diagnostic data.
• Explains diagnostic procedures, such ultrasound, fetal blood sampling, and amniocentesis.
• Assesses patients' psychological or emotional needs such as those relating to stress, fear of test results, financial issues, and marital conflicts to make referral recommendations or assist patients in managing test outcomes.
• Supports and counsels patients if they find out they or their children are at risk for certain genetic diseases or disorders and helps them with more difficult aspects and findings.
• Provides support as patients go through extensive and sometimes invasive genetic tests.
• Educates physicians and health professionals at prenatal, pediatric care centers, and adult genetic centers. Participates in clinical research studies.

Required:

Additional skills and experience:

• Genetic Risk Assessment
• Patient Counseling and Education
• Medical and Genetic Testing Coordination
• Family History Analysis and Documentation
• Emotional and Psychological Support for Patients

At Atlantic Health System, our promise to our communities is anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 20,000 team members. Headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non‑profit health care systems in the nation.

Our facilities and sites of care include:

• Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
• Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
• Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
• Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
• Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Morristown, NJ
• Centra State Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
• Atlantic Home Care and Hospice
• Atlantic Mobile Health
• Atlantic Rehabilitation

We also have more than 900 community‑based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group. Atlantic Accountable Care Organization is one of the largest ACOs in the nation, and we are a member of All Spire Health Partners.

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• Best Places to Work in Healthcare - Modern Healthcare
• 150 Top Places to work in Healthcare - Becker's Healthcare
• 100 Accountable Care Organizations to Know - Becker's Hospital Review
• Best Employers for Workers over 50 - AARP
• Gold‑Level “Well Workplace”:
  Wellness Council of America (WELCOA)
• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for “Millennia ls” Great Place to Work(r) and FORTUNE(r) magazine
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