Genetics Assistant

🔍 Calgary Zone, Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital

📁: Laboratory

📅   : ALB00334854 Requisition #

📅   : Jan 28, 2023 Post Date

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Classification: Genetics Assistant

Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program: Clinical & Metabolic Genetic Services

Primary Location: Alberta Children's Hospital

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 06-FEB-2023

Employee Class: Regular Full Time

Date Available: 16-FEB-2023

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 2

Shifts per cycle: 10

Shift Pattern: Days

Days Off: Saturday/Sunday

Minimum Salary: $34.80

Maximum Salary: $45.90

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of a bachelor's degree in Science, specializing in Genetics or related discipline.

Additional Required Qualifications:

At least 1 year of experience within the past 5 years working within a clinical genetics/metabolics service, and/or genetic laboratory services (volunteer, student or staff member). Hospital experience and knowledge of the health systems is an asset. Demonstrated experience working closely with the general population, which includes confidence in face-to-face and telephone communication with healthcare professionals and patients. Strong knowledge in clinical genetics, molecular biology and genomic technologies. Excellent verbal, nonverbal, and written communication skills for a variety of audiences (patient, families, as well scientific and clinical audiences). Scientific writing experience is an asset. Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills including establishing and maintaining collaborative professional relationships, understanding own role and the roles of other professionals, and actively seeking, respecting, considering and being receptive to the diverse perspectives and opinions of team members. 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. Self-directed, hard-working, showing initiative, decision-making, and problem-solving capacity. Passion for learning new skills and demonstrated ability to adapt to change. Demonstrated competencies in priority setting and working independently.

Preferred Qualifications:

Previous clinical genetic course work which may include a Genetic Assistant Training Program (e.g., Johns Hopkins Medicine) or other clinical genetic focused seminars and workshops. Quality improvement experience is an asset. Experience working with a multidisciplinary healthcare team. Experience with genetic research which may include data entry, analysis, reporting and presentations. Demonstrated experience in performing and critiquing literature searches.

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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