What are the responsibilities and job description for the Genetic Counselor position at Atria Institute?
ABOUT ATRIA:
Atria is a membership-based preventive health care practice delivering cutting-edge primary and specialty care from the comfort of your home, at our practices in Palm Beach and New York, or wherever you are in the world.
We bring together a multidisciplinary team of renowned, in-house physicians to provide proactive, preventive, and precision-based care for Atria members and their families. We aim to optimize the lifespan and healthspan of all our members through meticulous screening and tailored interventions to prevent, reverse, or manage all major chronic diseases.
Each member's care is led by a dedicated Chief Medical Officer who collaborates on your behalf with specialists in cardiology, neurology, pediatrics, gynecology, endocrinology, performance and movement, and more. Our exceptional clinicians also work closely with the 60 members of the Atria Academy of Science & Medicine, top experts in their respective fields who are available for rapid consults, support, and referrals.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Genetic Counselor to join our multidisciplinary team at the Atria Institute in New York City. The successful candidate will work under the direction of Atria medical leadership and a medical geneticist, facilitating and implementing a system to offer, order, and interpret preventive genomic screening and pharmacogenomic testing for all Atria members, which include both children and adults. This role includes providing pre- and post-screening genetic counseling to members and their healthcare providers and interpreting pharmacogenomic testing results to provide actionable recommendations based on CPIC and FDA guidelines.
Responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will demonstrate professionalism, confidentiality, and an ability to navigate the unique needs and expectations of Atria members while maintaining the highest standards of medical and ethical practice.
Requirements
Atria is a membership-based preventive health care practice delivering cutting-edge primary and specialty care from the comfort of your home, at our practices in Palm Beach and New York, or wherever you are in the world.
We bring together a multidisciplinary team of renowned, in-house physicians to provide proactive, preventive, and precision-based care for Atria members and their families. We aim to optimize the lifespan and healthspan of all our members through meticulous screening and tailored interventions to prevent, reverse, or manage all major chronic diseases.
Each member's care is led by a dedicated Chief Medical Officer who collaborates on your behalf with specialists in cardiology, neurology, pediatrics, gynecology, endocrinology, performance and movement, and more. Our exceptional clinicians also work closely with the 60 members of the Atria Academy of Science & Medicine, top experts in their respective fields who are available for rapid consults, support, and referrals.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Genetic Counselor to join our multidisciplinary team at the Atria Institute in New York City. The successful candidate will work under the direction of Atria medical leadership and a medical geneticist, facilitating and implementing a system to offer, order, and interpret preventive genomic screening and pharmacogenomic testing for all Atria members, which include both children and adults. This role includes providing pre- and post-screening genetic counseling to members and their healthcare providers and interpreting pharmacogenomic testing results to provide actionable recommendations based on CPIC and FDA guidelines.
Responsibilities:
- Team collaboration: Serve as the genetics liaison to the entire Atria Institute clinical team, working across multiple specialties to integrate genomic data into clinical care, and serve as a genetics consultant to the team. Specialities include: cardiology, pediatrics, neurology, endocrinology, integrative medicine, women's health, men's health, nutritional biochemistry, exercise physiology and human performance, and internal medicine.
- Counseling and education: As needed for certain indication based cases, elicit medical and family histories, construct pedigrees to assess genetic risk, explain available testing options, including risks, benefits, and limitations, and provide genetic education, counseling, and psychosocial support to patients and families
- Testing coordination: Coordinate genetic screening and testing and return of results, and facilitate referrals as indicated
- Documentation and reporting: Perform administrative and operational clinical activities, including record review, patient charting, and writing detailed consultation reports
- Clinical expertise: Demonstrate in-depth medical knowledge across various medical practice areas, interpret genetic results under the direction of a medical geneticist
- Research and quality improvement: Participate in research and clinical care, collaborate on quality improvement projects, and implement systems to collect, maintain, and analyze whole genome data to facilitate integration into healthcare
- Additional responsibilities to be determined as the role evolves and new needs arise
The ideal candidate will demonstrate professionalism, confidentiality, and an ability to navigate the unique needs and expectations of Atria members while maintaining the highest standards of medical and ethical practice.
Requirements
- Master's degree from an ACGC-accredited genetic counseling program is required
- ABGC board certified
- The successful candidate must possess a current and valid Florida state genetic counseling license
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in clinical genetic counseling
- This is an in-person position located in New York City. Telehealth services may also be performed for Atria's Florida location
- Computer literacy: MS Office Word, Excel
- Athena, Spruce, Scheduler, Zendesk and others
- Excellent oral/written communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to demonstrate high degree of professionalism
- Excellent time management skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks and set deadlines
- Ability to identify problems and develop solutions
- Ability to take initiative and capable of multitasking
- Careful attention to detail
Salary : $110,000 - $130,000
