UTHealth
Instructor, Genetic Counselor, Maternal Fetal Medicine - Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences (Finance)
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), a leading academic health center, invites applications for a full-time, (1.0 FTE), non-tenure clinical track Rank position in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences.
The selected candidate will contribute to the department's mission to educate health science professionals, discover and translate advances in the biomedical and social sciences, and model the best practices in clinical care and public health through research, teaching, clinical service, administrative activities, and other service.
Position Key Accountabilities:
1. Obtains patient and family historical medical data and interprets data
obtained to determine possible problem area.
2. Assists patients in understanding genetic disease or birth defects in order to
provide professional counseling services.
3. Assess patient needs as they relate to emotional stress, fear of test results,
financial or transportation problems, marital conflicts or patient-physician
conflicts so as to make proper referral recommendations.
4. Update the medical records and keep team members appraise of patient
problems.
5. Refers patients for tests or to other assistance such as a social worker.
6. Monitors information resulting from test results and agency referrals and
reviews case for further evaluation to assure continuity of patient care and
education of patient family in nature of disease/problem.
7. May perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
-Master's degree in human genetics and counseling or a related field.
-Current board certification or board eligibility by the American Board of