Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and works under minimal supervision.
December 15, 2022
Maintains patients' files and records, such as number of patients counseled and types of referrals, according to departmental and laboratory standards.
December 22, 2022
Demonstrated clinical, counseling, interpersonal, analytical, communication, presentation, and instructional skills.
December 26, 2022
Participate in the training of genetic counseling students through the Northwestern University Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling.
January 07, 2023
Obtain informed consent to participate in NIDCD genetic research protocols, including whole-exome and whole-genome sequencing.
January 17, 2023
Participates in prenatal diagnosis clinics by reviewing charts, providing genetic counseling to prenatal patients for a wide range of indications, developing comprehensive plan of care for high-risk pregnancies with the Maternal-Fetal-Medicine physicians, providing emotional support to patients, coordinating genetic/follow-up testing and referrals to other specialists, completing documentation of the patient visit including summary letters to patients and referring physicians in a timely manner, assisting with specialty prenatal diagnosis clinics as assigned .
March 15, 2023
Provides counseling for patients and their families around prenatal genetic issues (including advanced maternal age, prior infant/pregnancy with a genetic syndrome or birth defect, carrier screening, aneuploidy screening, ultrasound findings, diagnostic testing, family history of birth defect or genetic condition, and consanguinity).
March 25, 2023
Develops curricula and conducts lectures, small group discussions, and individual instruction for nursing, laboratory, and medical staff in all primary care and specialty areas.
April 06, 2023
Reviews patient chart and evaluates family history through investigation of outside records, examination of affected individuals, or family testing of chromosome analysis, DNA studies, metabolic screening, etc.
April 18, 2023
