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HonorHealth GENETIC COUNSELOR ASSISTANT HonorHealth Cancer Care Shea in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona

Overview Looking to be part of something more meaningful? At HonorHealth, you’ll be part of a team, creating a multi-dimensional care experience for our patients. You’ll have opportunities to make a difference. From our Ambassador Movement to our robust training and development programs, you can select where and how you want to make an impact. HonorHealth offers a diverse benefits portfolio for our full-time and part-time team members designed to help you and your family live your best lives. Visit honorhealth.com/benefits to learn more. Join us. Let’s go beyond expectations and transform healthcare together. HonorHealth is one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, serving a population of five million people in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. The comprehensive network encompasses six acute-care hospitals, an extensive medical group with primary, specialty and urgent care services, a cancer care network, outpatient surgery centers, clinical research, medical education, a foundation, an accountable care organization, community services and more. With nearly 14,000 team members, 3,700 affiliated providers and hundreds of volunteers dedicated to providing high quality care, HonorHealth strives to go beyond the expectations of a traditional healthcare system to improve the health and well-being of communities across Arizona. Learn more at HonorHealth.com. Responsibilities Job Summary This position provides support to the genetic counselors that consists of clinical case preparation, attaining family histories, facilitating genetic testing, processing of test results, and tracking testing results. Collaborates with other local and national cancer genetics programs and appropriate health care professionals to gain new insights, which enhance the services provided at the Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment and Cancer Prevention Program. Markets and promotes the Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment and Cancer Prevention Program. Planning and Coordination of Care: Ensure appropriate documents needed for consultations are collected prior to consultation. Interfacing with patients to confirm appointments. Patient Care: Compile family history and construct three-generation pedigrees. Collect personal medical history from patients and appropriate family members. Call out negative patient results and prepare result letters to patients. Communication and Documentation: Escalate cases and triage to other departments when appropriate. Program Development and Implementation: Take on other projects as needed. Organizing resources and updating the information. Updating internal databases. Marketing of the Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment and Cancer Prevention Program: Promote the program among physicians, nurses and other health care professionals and in the lay community by one-on-one visits and through educational seminars. Qualifications Education High School Diploma or GED Required Bachelor's Degree Genetics, biology, psychology, or health science related fields Required

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