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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, USA
Onsite or Remote
Flexible Hybrid
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
Posted Date
04/28/2025
Salary Range: $29.42 - 42.14 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
24218

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Sr. Genetic Counselor and IPH Project Manager, the Genetic Counseling Assistant (GCA) plays a key role in supporting the ATLAS Genetic Screening Program (GSP), which is a large-scale, system-wide initiative at UCLA Health focused on identifying and returning medically actionable genetic findings to patients. The GCA is instrumental in coordinating the logistics of the ATLAS GSP, including patient outreach, data entry, follow-up, and workflow optimization. In addition, the GCA may support other genetics clinics as needed, contributing to a collaborative team environment, and helping to streamline clinical operations while ensuring a patient-centered experience.


Salary Range: $29.42 - $42.14 Hourly

Job Qualifications

Required:
  • Strong computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office software, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication (both verbal and written) skills
  • Ability to analyze information and situations, prioritize tasks, develop solutions and make recommendations
  • Ability to use good judgment and work independently, with little supervision, and in a team setting
  • Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships across the healthcare system
  • Ability to adapt to an ever-changing, fast-paced environment
  • Knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position
  • Ability to maintain a professional appearance and demeaner in interactions with patients, UCLA Health faculty and employees, and outside laboratories/healthcare teams
  • Required to comply with UCLA Health Standards and is sensitive to the needs of patients, staff, and providers at all times.

Preferred:
  • Bachelor’s degree in biological/health sciences
  • Experience with EPIC electronic medical record application, File Maker Pro
  • Leadership/management experience
  • Spanish speaking



As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.