Genetics Assistant at Alberta Precision Labs

Job Details

Salary

$34.03 an hour

Job type

Full-time

Full Job Description

Your Opportunity

Do you have a love for genetics and an interest in the genetic counseling profession? The Genetics & Genomics (G&G) laboratories at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary have an exciting opportunity for a Genetic Counselling Assistant position. G&G provides clinical genetic testing for a broad range of inherited conditions, serving an important role in the provision of genetic services for the province of Alberta.

As a Genetic Counselling Assistant within the Calgary G&G, you will work as a member of the laboratory team, providing support to the laboratory genetic counselors and other laboratory staff. You will support the Genetic Resource Centre (GRC), a utilization management program administered through G&G for out-of-province genetic testing. Within this role, you will communicate directly with ordering healthcare providers to facilitate genetic testing for Alberta patients.

You will work closely with the laboratory genetic counselors and help coordinate the review of funding requests from healthcare providers across Alberta. You will be the primary contact for the GRC managing email and phone line for the program, addressing questions about requests, and following up with health care providers.

You may additionally support the Genetic Counsellors/laboratory staff as a liaison between the G&G laboratories and other health care providers.

Description

As a Genetic Assistant, you will work as a member of the laboratory team to provide information and technical support to the genetic counselors and laboratory staff. You will track clinical outcomes, review requisitions, and draft communication documents including form letters and information sheets.

• Classification: Genetics Assistant
• Union: HSAA FAC PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Genetics and Genomics
• Primary Location: Alberta Children’s Hospital
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 14-JUL-2022
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 15-AUG-2022
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $34.03
• Maximum Salary: $44.88
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Science, specializing in Genetics or related discipline.Additional Required Qualifications:

Minimum of 1 year of health care experience working with patient records. Customer service experience. Exposure to the field of genetic counseling through university coursework, employment, volunteer work, or job shadowing. English fluency and superior communication skills (reading, writing, verbal). Proficient in interpersonal and conflict management skills. Proficient in MS Word and working experience with Excel and PowerPoint. A Bachelor’s degree in a non-Genetics field along with post-secondary education in the field of genetics, such as completion of a Genetic Assistant training program, may be considered as equitable.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in a Medical Genetics clinic or lab. Experience with peer support or counseling. Experience in performing scientific literature searches.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 of the posting end date indicated.

Hiring Requirements

The following must be provided prior to your first day of work:

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