Genetic Counsellor - Telus Health

Description
Hybride position (On site and remote)
Who We Are
TELUS Health Care Centres is a connected network of best-in-class medical centres where our renowned and passionate teams of healthcare professionals can capitalize on TELUS Health’s innovative digital health technology to deliver:

• Enhanced patient experiences
• Highly personalized care
• Easy access to a broad range of services in preventive health, primary care, mental health and occupational health
• Precision medicine

Our vision is to unite our best-in-class health practices to strengthen our connected care offerings for Canadians. Through the combination of our leading-edge medical clinics and digitization of healthcare, we can effectively deliver services that enable Canada’s workforce, their families and individuals to take better care of themselves.
Join our team!
At TELUS Health Care Centres, we have a mission to deliver the best in proactive healthcare to our customers across the country. As part of that goal, we want to offer top-of-class services that are rooted in empathy and technology, always putting the client’s well-being first.
We are looking for an energetic and highly motivated Genetic Counsellor to join our growing genetics team at TELUS Health Care Centres. The ideal candidate will be collaborative and innovative in providing support to clients and clinical team members. They will empower clients on their health and wellness journey by facilitating access to quality proactive genetic screening and counselling. This is a hybrid position of both remote and on-site work at one of our TELUS Health Care Centre locations.
Here’s How
Reporting to the Senior Program Manager - Genetics Services, you will be a key contributor to our Genetics Services team, where you will:

• Be a supportive member of the genetic team as it grows
• Provide genetic counselling services in the areas of preventive health and wellness including, but not limited to, hereditary adult-onset diseases, pharmacogenomics, and carrier testing
• Bring clinical knowledge and expertise in proactive genetic testing and communication of results
• Liaise with clinical staff across all of our TELUS Health Care Centres supporting the understanding of genetic services offered and implications of genetic test results
• Prepare and present updates regarding status and process flow of the genetics program
• Review and triage results of genetic testing
• Foster collaboration and strong working relationships with all departments
• Establish relationships within the genetics community on a national basis

Qualifications
You’re the missing piece of the puzzle. What YOU bring:

• Detail-oriented and solution-driven problem-solving skills
• Competencies in other languages an asset
• Certification through the American Board of Genetic Counselling (ABGC) and/or Canadian Board of Genetic Counselling (CBGC), or active candidate status (required)
• 3+ years of clinical experience (ideal)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Highly organized with demonstrable success working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Strong collaboration and leadership skills
• Ability to communicate and comprehend medical diagnoses
• Master’s degree in Genetic Counselling
• Embraces a culture of ownership with the desire to continually improve and try new things
• Demonstrated experience working independently (required)
• Bilingual, professional proficiency in both English and French (required)