This opportunity to join the Department of Pediatrics at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at the rank of Lecturer in Genetic Counseling is an exciting one. Columbia University Irving Medical Center, one of the nation’s foremost academic health science centers working together with one of the nation’s premier health systems, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Lecturer in Genetic Counseling will

• Prepare for patient appointments, including medical record review

• Assist with clinical consultations, draft consultation notes and write patient result letters

• Complete lab requisition forms. Coordinate patient and/or family genetic testing. Coordinate specimen send outs and results notifications

• Attend weekly case conference meetings

• Participate in specialty clinics, as required

• Enter patient information into division database

• Supervise medical students, rotating residents and genetic counseling students

• Assist with orientation of Genetics fellows

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have a Master’s degree in Genetic Counseling.

• Must be Board certification in Genetic Counseling or be Board-eligible

• Consistently strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and sustain effective working

relationships with professionals in other disciplines;

• The ability to create a high-energy results-oriented work environment that encourages colleagues

and staff to value each other’s contributions; and

• The ability to share and celebrate success with colleagues and staff.

COMPENSATION

Salary Range: $100,000.00 - $112,000.00

Compensation arrangements are competitive and commensurate with both experience and achievement.

COMMITMENT OF DIVERSITY

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educator. The University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment, and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.

Columbia University welcomes applications from individuals who may have had nontraditional career paths, or who may have taken time off for family reasons (e.g. children, caring for disabled or elderly family), or who have achieved excellence in careers outside of academia (e.g., in professional or industry service). The University is responsive to the needs of dual career couples and is committed to supporting the work-life balance of its faculty. We are interested in candidates who have a record of success advising and mentoring individuals from groups underrepresented in higher education and is particularly interested in candidates who have research interests in subjects that will contribute to the understanding of diversity and equal opportunity.

Interested candidates can applying using the following link:

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $112,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• BC/BE (Preferred)
• CPR Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person