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Charles R. Drew University is located in the Watts-Willowbrook area of south Los Angeles and was founded in 1966 in the wake of the Watts uprising. CDU was founded to address inadequate medical care in the region and to provide equitable medical education opportunities for under-represented students.

CDU offers the only historically black Doctor of Medicine program west of the Mississippi, and is strongly invested in the local and regional community. The university leads multiple partnerships and programs to provide equitable healthcare resources in a variety of south Los Angeles neighborhoods.

TITLE: GENETIC COUNSELING ADMINISTRATOR

DEPARTMENT: College of Science and Health

JOB CODE: CPLMG

REPORTS TO: Program Director, Genetic Counseling Program

SALARY RANGE: $92,000 - $110,000

DLSE STATUS: Exempt

Under direct supervision of the Genetic Counseling (GC) Program Director, the GC Clinical Coordinator (CC) provides student support for matriculating students in the GC program and serves as steward of student-related databases and ancillary reports.

The CC will also be responsible for staffing genetics clinics at our affiliated sites (i.e./ Martin Luther King Jr. Ambulatory Care Center)

The CC will oversee curriculum resources and serve as faculty support for CDU online courses.

Additionally, the CC will assist program leadership to establish and support extra-mural rotations and other similar endeavors (such as working with Recruitment at CDU or similar to inform students from under-resourced school districts and other secondary education and undergraduate institutions about pathways into the genetic counseling profession).

This is an in-person position, with expected clinical presence weekly.

Academic

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with students in the GC Program as well as Student Services office to provide services to optimize the ability of GC students to succeed in the program, e.g., tutorials, resource sharing, academic advising, and study strategies.
• Compile student documents and assessments in the GC Program individual student Knowledge Tracker (or similar platform)
• Manage student files and keep student files up to date.
• Field inquiries from interested students by phone and/or email regarding admission, requirements, etc.
• In conjunction with the Program Coordinator, manages student-related events: applicant interviews, orientation, and information sessions, etc.
• Collect and organize course and faculty evaluation data and determine appropriate formats for displaying results
• Assist and participate in CDU special events, such as Oath and Honors, Commencement ceremony, and recruitment events for the GC Program.
  
  

Clinical Services

• Provide clinical genetic counseling to patients at CDU affiliated institutions; until certified and licensed, care will be provided under the supervision of a certified, licensed GC (Program Director, or similar)
• Prepare all cases seen at CDU-affiliated institutions, whether the GC of record or not
• Follow up as needed on patients seen as CDU affiliated institutions, including chart documentation, results disclosure and all other clinical genetic counseling related activities.
• When certified and licensed, provide supervision to CDU and other GC students at CDU-affiliated institutions
• Other clinical responsibilities, as needed for the success of the clinical program provided by the GCP at affiliated institutions
  
  

Program

• Assist with the content design and updating for the Genetic Counseling program website, as needed
• Serve as a resource and support person for Adjunct
• Assist GC Program faculty with sourcing course materials listed in syllabi, and facilitate uploading of course materials to Blackboard (the CDU online education platform).
• Respond and follow up on faculty requests for Blackboard or other online didactic support
• Support clinical supervisors when interacting with CDU’s online clinical rotation platform (Exxat), including uploading comments/evaluations not entered in the platform
• Provide educational outreach to the CDU community at large to elicit interest in the GC profession and assist GC students in developing community outreach programs
• Assist in the identification, recruitment, and touring of new clinical/practicum agency student placement sites under the direction of the GC Program Director.
• Receive and review student documents for verification and accuracy to ready them for clinical rotations
• Attend required meetings at clinical affiliation agencies in collaboration with the GC Program Director and/or Assistant Program Director as needed, as well as various other internal CDU stakeholder meetings as assigned and as appropriate
• Attend selected community professional meetings and recruitment job fair as
• Assist in evaluation ofclinicalsiteswith Program Director and/or Assistant Program Director
  
  

Other Duties And Responsibilities

• Perform other duties assigned.
  
  

Qualifications/Requirements

EDUCATION:

• Master’s degree in Genetic Counseling; ABGC certification preferred.
• New graduates welcome.
  
  

Experience

• Previous experience with student services or admissions
• Familiarity with GC school programs as a student or as an employee
• Recent experience with genetic counseling clinical rotations.
• At least two years of experience working within the genetic field preferred.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and show proof of insurance.
• Two years of administrative clerical experience
  
  

Knowledge/Ability/Skills

• A strong understanding of medical terms.
• Knowledge of teaching and clinical practice in the genetic counseling field.
• Knowledge of current developments, trends, and complexities within genetic counseling and the healthcare industry.
• Ability to recruit for and market an educational program.
• Ability to maintain a high level of integrity and confidentiality of student information.
• Strict attention to details and good organizational skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to service in underserved communities.
• Demonstrated leadership in public service.
• Demonstrate a willingness to perform and a commitment to extra-curricular responsibilities on behalf of the department, school, and University.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Familiarity with scheduling software and computer systems.
  
  

As a health professions institution of higher education, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science seeks to protect the health and safety of the University community. As a condition of enrollment and employment, students, faculty, and staff must comply with the current CDU Covid-19 requirements as described on the CDU Covid-19 webpage. Please visit the CDU Return to Campus website https://www.cdrewu.edu/covid-policy/ or email the Campus Nursing Office at nurseofficer@cdrewu.edu.

Excellent benefits: Medical, dental, vision, retirement plan, vacation accrues on first day of employment, wellness programs, 17 paid holidays per year, and much more.

Complexity

• The ability to perform highly detailed work with sustained attention and care while providing/obtaining information on numerous inquiries is paramount to success in this position; contribute to the daily operations of the program while carrying out staff responsibilities.
  
  

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Occasional stooping. Frequent standing. Constant walking, sitting, climbing, reaching high/low levels, finger movement, feeling, speaking clearly, hearing conversationally, and seeing far and near.
  
  

Work Environment

• Position is on-site unless specific authorization from the manager.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Occasionally required to work in confined space.
  
  

Mental Demands

• The mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Frequent work on a variety of unrelated tasks. Constant calculating interrupted work, work on a variety of interrelated tasks, and use of sustained concentration, reasoning, judgment, resourcefulness, analytical ability, and ingenuity.
  
  

Special Requirements

• As required, must have on file in the program and with the Board, an approval form signed by the Board staff approving all administrative teaching functions performed in the program.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse faculty, staff, and
  
  

EEO Statement: Charles R. Drew University is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. Applicants will be considered without regard to gender, race, age, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, disability or covered veteran status.

Fair Chance Statement: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local “Fair Chance” laws.