Pediatric Genetic Counselor - San Antonio, Texas
Baylor College of Medicine
San Antonio, TX
Job posting number: #7311557 (Ref:22784-en_US)
Posted: June 30, 2025
Job Description
Baylor College of Medicine and Department Summary:
CHRISTUS Children's, a world-class 240-bed freestanding children's hospital in San Antonio, serves as a focal point for pediatric services throughout the community. In 2013, CHRISTUS Health finalized an agreement partnering with Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) to recruit, employ, and oversee physicians and advanced practice providers at CHRISTUS Children's.
Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu) is recognized as one of the nation's premier academic health science centers and is known for excellence in education, research, healthcare, and community service. BCM is currently associated with multiple educational, healthcare, and research affiliates.
Summary
The Division of Genetics seeks a full-time genetic counselor to join the faculty of Baylor College of Medicine at CHRISTUS Children's. This position has a competitive salary and full benefits package. The successful candidate will join a division that includes clinical and biochemical geneticists and nine pediatric genetic counselors.
Job Duties
- Provide genetic counseling primarily for pediatric patients in outpatient and inpatient settings but will also provide genetic counseling for adult patients
- Review, elicit, and interpret family, medical and psychosocial histories
- Coordinate the genetic testing process with laboratory, physicians, and patients/families
- Work closely with geneticists, nurses, dieticians, social workers and other genetic counselors to coordinate patient care
- Participate in multidisciplinary clinics, departmental conferences, meetings, and student and resident teaching
- Reports to Genetic Counselor Supervisor
Minimum Qualifications
Qualified candidates must have graduated from an ABGC accredited genetic counseling training program and be board certified or board eligible with the American Board of Genetic Counselors. Candidates should also possess excellent interpersonal communication skills (written and oral), strong organizational skills, critical thinking skills, and eagerness to work in a team setting. Bilingual in Spanish is preferred.
Candidates should submit a curriculum vitae and letter of interest to:
Elizabeth Roeder, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
Chief, Division of Genetics
CHRISTUS Children's
333 North Santa Rosa Street
San Antonio, Texas 78207
Email: [email protected]
Administrative office: 210-704-2072
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
