Genetics Counsellor - Repost
Shared Health-Soins Communs
Date: 4 days ago
City: Winnipeg, MB
Contract type: Full time
Requisition ID: 357488
Position Number: 20036335
Posting End Date: Open Until Filled
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Shared Health
Site: Health Sciences Centre
Department / Unit: HSC Genomics
Job Stream: Clinical
Union: MAHCP
Anticipated Start Date: ASAP
FTE: 0.80
Anticipated Shift: Days
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary: $41.061 , $42.537 , $44.088 , $45.608 , $47.455 , $49.136 , $50.820
Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.
Position Overview
The Genetics Counsellor works as a member of the laboratory team, providing information and technical support to clients, laboratory staff and other healthcare providers. The Genetics Counsellor is responsible for the day-to-day triaging of patient specimens, organizing and facilitating out-of-province testing requests, and tracking of specimens, results, and reports.
Experience
Interested candidates should select the "Apply" icon below to upload their cover letter, resume and copy of licenses/certification.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.
Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
Position Number: 20036335
Posting End Date: Open Until Filled
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Shared Health
Site: Health Sciences Centre
Department / Unit: HSC Genomics
Job Stream: Clinical
Union: MAHCP
Anticipated Start Date: ASAP
FTE: 0.80
Anticipated Shift: Days
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary: $41.061 , $42.537 , $44.088 , $45.608 , $47.455 , $49.136 , $50.820
Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.
Position Overview
The Genetics Counsellor works as a member of the laboratory team, providing information and technical support to clients, laboratory staff and other healthcare providers. The Genetics Counsellor is responsible for the day-to-day triaging of patient specimens, organizing and facilitating out-of-province testing requests, and tracking of specimens, results, and reports.
Experience
- Previous related experience in a medical setting including counselling preferred.
- Laboratory experience considered an asset.
- Master of Science degree in Genetics or Master of Science/Master of Arts in Genetic Counselling granted by a recognized genetic counselling program.
- Board eligible or board certified by the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors (CAGC), and/or the American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) required.
- Specialized knowledge of clinical genetics required.
- Knowledge of laboratory molecular genetics, cytogenetics, and genomics required.
- Must be able to communicate effectively in English, both written and oral.
- Windows computer environment required.
- Microsoft Office programs required.
- Organizational skills.
- Counselling and teaching skills.
- Communication skills to handle professional interactions with laboratory staff, medical staff and other healthcare providers from both within and outside Diagnostic Services, Shared Health.
- Ability to demonstrate independent knowledge seeking behaviours.
- Ability to perform duties as described.
- Strong commitment to customer satisfaction and quality health service.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a healthcare team.
- Exposure to all hazards and dangers incumbent in working in an office setting. For more definitive information, refer to applicable Job Hazard Analysis Assessments.
- Exposure to all hazards and dangers incumbent in working in a laboratory. For more definitive information, refer to applicable Job Hazard Analysis Assessments.
- Incumbent must be able to work under pressure and competing demands and deadlines, and deal effectively with difficult situations.
Interested candidates should select the "Apply" icon below to upload their cover letter, resume and copy of licenses/certification.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.
Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
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