Genetic Counselor

🔍 Calgary Zone, Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital

📁: Allied Health

📅   : ALB00451264 Requisition #

📅   : Aug 27, 2024 Post Date

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Classification: Genetic Counselor

Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program: Genetic Services

Primary Location: Alberta Children's Hospital

Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 04-SEP-2024

Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits

Date Available: 30-SEP-2024

Temporary End Date: 30-JUN-2025

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 2

Shifts per cycle: 10

Shift Pattern: Days

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $43.38

Maximum Salary: $57.63

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Master's degree in Genetic Counselling. Board Certification or eligibility with either the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors (CAGC) or the American Board of Genetic Counsellors (ABGC).

Additional Required Qualifications:

Expertise in analyzing and accurately interpreting complex genetic, genomic, medical and family data to arrive at a diagnosis for patients with suspected genetic condition. Recognized aptitude for relationship management, including significant experience establishing and maintaining collaborative professional relationships and working effectively within shared care multidisciplinary teams. Proven ability to participate productively in a team environment, including understanding own role and the roles of other professionals, and actively seeking, respecting, considering and being receptive to the diverse perspectives and opinions of collaborators. Demonstrated emotional self-awareness and self-management, including the ability to build understanding and shared meaning between people, and strong problem solving and conflict management skills. Past experience actively participating in organizational change initiatives including building a shared vision, identifying and addressing associated risks, developing new processes and workflows, contributing to setting goals and metrics and monitoring performance, using positive feedback and recognition to support coworkers, and serving as a resource to colleagues.

Preferred Qualifications:

Previous experience providing high quality genetic healthcare services to patients and families with cardiovascular conditions and/or general genetic indications.

Please note:

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

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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