Genetic Assistant - Temporary Full-Time - Odette Cancer Centre - 2025-13439 (2025-13439)
Sunnybrook
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Toronto, ON
Contract type: Full time
Purpose
To assist Cancer Genetics staff in preparing for genetic counselling appointments.
Requirements
To assist Cancer Genetics staff in preparing for genetic counselling appointments.
Requirements
- Strong attention to detail
- Comfort with computer software
- Understanding of general pedigree structure
- Able to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Able to speak with patients on the phone
- Quick to learn new skills
- Self-motivated and able to take initiative
- Read and understand family history questionnaires that have been completed by patients.
- Assist in referral triage and data entry.
- Patient phone calls to obtain email addresses, pedigree updates, personal information and/or booking appointments.
- Enter family histories into Progeny, our patient database.
- Accurately construct pedigrees according to proper format, including taking phone pedigrees.
- Assisting with Release of Information requests.
- Performing literature reviews and presenting at team journal clubs.
- Assisting with collection of test requisitions and tracking genetic testing samples and writing template letters as needed.
- Filing, faxing, photocopying and other office duties.
- Occasionally assist with other projects, if necessary.
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