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Genetic Counselor
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- At Houston Methodist, the Genetic Counselor position is responsible fordelivering genetic counseling for individuals with genetically caused and predisposed disorders or diagnosed with or at risk for cancers with hereditary genetic components.
- Provides follow-up to genetic counseling visits as indicated including arranging consultations with other specialists, computerized risk assessment modeling, completing consultation reports, obtaining outside medical records or specimens, facilitating authorization for patients' insurance coverage for genetic testing, telephone communication with patients, facilitating family communication and requesting follow-up visits.
- Facilitates the identification of high-risk patients for genetic counseling and clinical research protocols.
- Provides genetic screening and counseling services in multiple Houston Methodist care centers.
- Provides genetic counseling to individuals identified with predisposing characteristics or at potentially elevated risk for developing cancer which includes the ability to elicit and interpret individual and family medical and psychosocial histories, provide cancer risk assessment, communicate pertinent disease, and risk information clearly, provide counseling regarding genetic testing including the results, and support patients' psychosocial needs.
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