Clinical and Metabolic Geneticist

**Overview**

**Responsibilities**
- Conduct comprehensive evaluations of patients with suspected genetic disorders, including detailed family history assessments.
- Evaluate and manage patients with genetic disorders or at risk for inherited conditions.
- Conduct detailed patient histories, physical examinations, and genetic testing as needed.
- Interpret genetic test results and communicate findings with patients, families, and referring physicians.
- Provide genetic counseling to patients and families regarding hereditary conditions, test results, and potential treatments.
- Work closely with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate patient care.
- Participate in teaching and training of medical residents, genetic counseling students, and other healthcare staff.
- Contribute to clinical research projects and stay current with advancements in genetics.
- Evaluate and manage patients with genetic disorders or at risk for inherited conditions.
- Conduct detailed patient histories, physical examinations, and genetic testing as needed.
- Interpret genetic test results and communicate findings with patients, families, and referring physicians.
- Provide genetic counseling to patients and families regarding hereditary conditions, test results, and potential treatments.
- Interpret genetic test results and provide accurate diagnoses based on clinical findings and laboratory data.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized treatment plans for patients.
- Stay current with advancements in genetics and genomics to ensure best practices in clinical care.
- Educate patients and their families about genetic conditions, inheritance patterns, and available treatment options.
- Work closely with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate patient care.
- Participate in teaching and training of medical residents, genetic counseling students, and other healthcare staff.
- Contribute to clinical research projects and stay current with advancements in genetics.
- Work in a collaborative environment with nurse clinicians, genetic counsellors, research co-ordinators, physiotherapists, lab scientists and administrators.

**Requirements**:

- Medical Doctor (MD) degree or equivalent and either have or be eligible for permanent licensing through the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) AND any of the following specialist certifications
- i) Specialist certification through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Medical Genetics or
- ii) Specialist certification through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Pediatrics or Internal Medicine with additional certifications in a clinical specialty through the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists
- iii) Certification through the College of Family Physicians of Canada with additional certifications in a clinical specialty through the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists
- **You must be a physician**.
- Proven experience in a clinical and metabolic genetics setting.
- Proficiency in English.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for patient interactions and teamwork.
- Excellent communication skills for effective interaction with patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team environment.
- A commitment to ongoing education and professional development within the field of genetics.

**Preferred Skills**
- Experience with genomic technologies such as next-generation sequencing and ability to assess variants in a diagnostic setting (we are not requiring you to run the test but be familiar with how variant analysis is interpreted).
- Prior involvement in clinical research.
- Ability to perform or train in performing lumbar puncture in sedated and non-sedated patients of all ages.
- Ability to perform or train in performing diagnostic needle muscle biopsies and skin biopsies.
- Competency in or be willing to train to be a principal investigator or co-investigator in clinical trials, gene therapies and other novel therapies
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for patient interactions and teamwork.

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- Are you a practicing physician / medical doctor ?

**Experience**:

- clinical: 1 year (required)
- technician: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-01-30
Expected start date: 2025-07-01