Location: Gainesville, FL
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
**JOB NO:** 539538 **WORK TYPE:** Temp Full-Time **LOCATION:** Main Campus (Gainesville, FL) **CATEGORIES:** Health Care Administration/Support **DEPARTMENT:** 29141701 - MD-SURG-TCV AORTIC DISEASE CTR **CLASSIFICATION TITLE:** **OPS Genetic Counseling Assistant** **CLASSIFICATION MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:** High school diploma or equivalent and two years of relevant office experience. Appropriate college coursework or vocational/technical training may substitute an equivalent rate for the required experience. **JOB DESCRIPTION:** Assist in triaging and managing genetic counseling/testing inquiries and referrals. Schedule patients for genetic counseling appointments and obtain relevant records and information for the genetic counselors prior to these appointments. Answer patient questions about the genetic counseling appointment and testing process. Coordinate genetic testing samples, including packaging and shipping of genetic testing kits. Assist with informed consent by sending genetic test consent forms to telemedicine patients and ensuring all signed test consent forms are uploaded to the patients’ medical record. Assist with insurance coordination and completion of insurance billing paperwork, when required by the genetic testing laboratory or patient’s insurance company. Work closely with various genetic testing laboratories to track testing progress and results, and provide relevant information (such as clinical documentation and insurance information) as needed for test orders. Assure the timely arrival of test results and notify the genetic counselors about any problems or delays in testing. Sharing positive testing letters, family letters, test reports, resources/support information, and genetic counselor notes to patients and families electronically or by mail. Faxing genetic counselor notes and test reports to referring providers outside the institution. Enter, update, and maintain all patient encounters, information, and test results within the genetic cou