Genetic Counseling Assistant
**Job Description:**
A Genetic Counseling Assistant performs routine clerical and clinical tasks within the clinic, assisting Physicians and Licensed Genetic Counselors to provide quality patient care efficiently and cost effectively.
**Scope:**
The Genetic Counseling Assistant functions under the supervision and licensure of the Physician, Advanced Practice Clinician, and/or Genetic Counselor within the clinical setting.
**Job Essentials:**
Performs basic clerical and office duties, including:
+ Assembles necessary documents and supplies.
+ Effectively uses computer applications as needed in the office setting.
+ Schedules, coordinates and monitors appointments and testing.
+ Maintains medical records and other information.
+ Maintains inventory of supplies, ordering and restocking as needed to ensure availability for patient care.
+ Accurately documents patient and family genetic history and vital information into the medical record.
+ Communicates with patients and providers via telephone, fax, e-mail, and U.S. mail.
Performs business and financial duties including:
+ Under the direction of the provider, assigns procedural and diagnostic coding to encounter forms.
+ Conducts pre-authorizations, referrals, etc in accordance with third party insurer requirements.
+ Facilitates timely billing by completing the necessary documentation.
Performs clinical functions within acceptable standards of care including:
+ Processes patient referrals from medical care providers and self-referrals from patients to genetic counseling; coordinates referral of genetic counseling patients to other specialties and providers.
+ Prioritizes (triages) patient scheduling to identify emergent needs through phone, electronic and walk-in communication, in accordance with established guidelines and protocols.
+ Schedules appointment times and sends introductory packet to each scheduled patient.
+ Prepares patient record to include obtaining patient and family genetic and medical history and generates a pedigree for the genetic counselor.
+ Provides patient education as directed (content reflects specific genetic assistant training, guidelines, care process models, protocols) and documents the education.
+ Assists genetic counselor during the genetic counseling session with paperwork, preauthorization's, pedigrees, etc.
+ Preauthorizes patients for genetic testing, including in-depth knowledge of genetic testing criteria as it pertains to various insurance companies, HMOs, PPOs, and Medicare/Medicaid.
+ Works with laboratories and insurance companies to facilitate completion of genetic testing for patients.
+ Coordinates incorporation of patient information into electronic medical record, including intake forms, physician and patient letters, and test results.
+ Following provider instructions, demonstrates accurate, timely and efficient follow through, tracks and reports testing results to genetic counselors.
+ Track patient information, genetic test results, medical records, and family history and input information into tracking database.
+ Actively participates in quality improvement initiatives (i.e. CQI, TQM, Lean, 100% participation, etc.).
**Minimum Qualifications:**
+ Experience in a health care setting
+ Clerical or customer service experience.
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ Student in an accredited master's genetic counseling program.
+ Spanish Speaking.
**Physical Requirements:**
Carrying, Hearing/Listening, Lifting, Manual Dexterity, Pulling/Pushing, Seeing, Sitting, Speaking, Squatting/Kneeling, Standing, Walking.
**Location:**
Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center
**Work City:**
Murray
**Work State:**
Utah
**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**
40
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$18.12 - $23.55
We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
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