Genetic Counsellor Prenatal Diagnosis Unit

4 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Sinai Health Full time

Sinai Health is a leading academic health science centre with a provincial, national and international reputation for discovering and delivering life-changing care. Since 2015, we have provided excellent and compassionate care in hospital, community and home. Comprised of Mount Sinai Hospital, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and our system partner Circle of Care, we translate scientific breakthroughs, push boundaries for health solutions, and educates future clinical and scientific leaders.

Reporting to the Manager of Prenatal Diagnosis and Medical Genetics Program, this position will work closely with Mount Sinai Fertility and PDMGP programs. As an integral member of the Prenatal Diagnosis and Medical Genetics Program, you will provide education and counselling to patients and families to enable them to make informed choices about their health, reproductive planning, prenatal testing, and ongoing pregnancy care. Your principal responsibilities will include: assessing unique medical/genetic and psychosocial needs of individual families for the purpose of providing appropriate counselling, education and testing options; reviewing with patients and families all options available to them including diagnostic testing, treatment, and/or termination of pregnancy; collaborating with clinical geneticist(s), patients, families and other members of the interdisciplinary team to develop individualized plans of care; and communicating with patients and families to evaluate the quality of care provided.

You will provide clinical mentoring to genetic counselling, medical and other health professional students; conduct and/or participate in clinical research and dissemination of findings; contribute to ongoing program development and improvement; and participate in a variety of department and hospital teams and committees. In addition you will be responsible for participating in personal professional development activities. You will join a team of genetic counsellors, medical geneticists, nurses and secretarial staff.
- Job Requirements- Completion of a recognized Masters of Science degree program in Human/Medical Genetics (Genetic Counselling)
- Minimum of 1-3 years of clinical experience working as a Genetic Counsellor (preferred)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Extensive knowledge of human, molecular, cancer and clinical, obstetric, neonatal, fertility genetics
- Familiarity with POSSUM, and LDDB, Softgene an asset
- Demonstrated ability to practice in accordance with the principles of patient & family centred care
- Well developed counselling skills including the ability to support families through perinatal loss
- Demonstrated ability to develop positive working relationships with a variety of health team members
- Demonstrated leadership and teamwork skills
- Well developed problem solving skills and ability to manage cases involving complex decisions
- Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance history

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