Genetic Counselor — Senior (variant Management Conference Lead)

Cook Children's Health Plan

Fort Worth, TX, United States
Clinical interpretation of genetic variants
Case triage and evidence standards
Mentoring junior genetic counselors
This role leads the clinical interpretation and care-integration layer of a VMC program, ensuring that variant review outputs translate into high-quality, guideline-concordant, and mechanism-aware recommendations for ordering clinicians across pediatrics and specialty clinics

Job Summary

  • This role leads the clinical interpretation and care-integration layer of a VMC program, ensuring that variant review outputs translate into high-quality, guideline-concordant, and mechanism-aware recommendations for ordering clinicians across pediatrics and specialty clinics.
  • The senior counselor chairs or co-chairs VMC sessions, mentors and upskills junior counselors toward independence, and coordinates post-conference actions with measurable turnaround targets.
  • Cook Children's Health Care System offers a unique approach to caring for children through an integrated pediatric health care delivery organization that facilitates easy communication between various companies by physicians focused on caring for children and adolescents.

Matching Summary

This role leads the clinical interpretation and care-integration layer of a VMC program, ensuring that variant review outputs translate into high-quality, guideline-concordant, and mechanism-aware recommendations for ordering clinicians across pediatrics and specialty clinics.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • clinical interpretation of genetic variants
  • case triage and evidence standards
  • mentoring junior genetic counselors
  • variant-informed care pathway development
  • collaboration with IT and data teams

Nice-to-have

  • strong interpersonal skills
  • excellent communication skills
  • professionalism and emotional stability
  • literature integration and research focus
  • program governance and documentation

Key Requirements

  • Master’s degree in genetic counseling or genetics
  • 5 years of Genetic Counseling experience
  • Board Certification American Board of Genetic Counseling

Work Rights

Not specified

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