What are the responsibilities and job description for the Genetics Medical Director position at Children's Minnesota?
About Children’s Minnesota
Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn.
Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.
The Genetics / Genomics department at Children’s Minnesota has two exciting opportunities to join our team.
Leadership / Clinical Genetics Opportunity
- step into a key leadership role and lead the continued growth of our precision health programs and oversee the genetics / genomics department.
Clinical Genetics Opportunity – join our collaborative clinical team and make a direct impact on patients’ lives.
Children’s Minnesota Genetics / Genomics Department is the only clinical genetics / genomics program in Minnesota exclusively dedicated to the diagnosis and clinical care of pediatric patients and childhood conditions. Our department consists of a talented team of four geneticists, fourteen genetic counselors, three genetic counseling assistants, one clinic nurse, one metabolic dietitian, and two pharmacogenomics pharmacists. Our comprehensive enterprise-wide practice supports end-to-end genetics services and integrates genetic counselors into critical specialty services such as hematology / oncology, cardiology, neonatology, immunology, neurology, and pulmonology.
With the growing impact and accessibility of genomic testing, we are expanding our scope of personalized care more broadly into pediatric and adolescent care with the implementation of a nationally recognized pediatric pharmacogenomics program.
Responsibilities for the clinical and medical director role :
Responsibilities exclusive to the medical director role :
Under the successful candidate’s leadership, the precision health group will oversee the expansion of early genomic testing into the diagnostic process, integrate genomic and other healthcare data into electronic health records for point-of-care insights, apply data-driven strategies to enhance care and reduce costs, advocate for improved payor coverage of pediatric / adolescent genomic testing, and develop educational programs to foster the future potential of precision health in pediatric and adolescent populations.
The selected individual will bring experience in developing teams in clinical settings, a proven track record of successfully collaborating with clinical and administrative leadership across departmental boundaries. Experience with government advocacy, and familiarity with integrating research and clinical efforts for discovery and / or healthcare optimization. Strong working knowledge of electronic health record development. Expertise in genomics and health record data analysis and utilization.
We offer a competitive compensation package, relocation allowance, and signing bonus. Benefits package includes malpractice, health, dental, disability coverage, retirement plans, solid vacation and CME package and more!
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
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The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data for similar roles in the local or national market. When determining individual pay rates, we carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role, the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate, internal equity and organizational needs.
In addition to your salary, this position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits. Positions that require night, weekend or on-call work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay.
All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
Children’s Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
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