Climbing the Ladder: Experience with Developing a Large Group Genetic Counselor Career Ladder at Children’s National Health System

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• 作者：Laura Kofman ; Mary Beth Seprish ; Marshall Summar
• 刊名：Journal of Genetic Counseling
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：August 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：25
• 期：4
• 页码：644-648
• 全文大小：244 KB
• 刊物类别：Biomedical and Life Sciences
• 刊物主题：Biomedicine
  Human Genetics
  Public Health
  Clinical Psychology
  Gynecology
  Ethics
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-3599
• 卷排序：25

文摘

Children’s National Health System (CNHS) is a not-for-profit pediatric hospital that employs around twenty genetic counselors in a range of specialties, including clinical pediatric, neurology, fetal medicine, research, and laboratory. CNHS lacked a structured system of advancement for their genetic counselors; therefore, a formal career ladder was proposed by the genetic counselors based on years of experience, responsibility, and job performance. This career ladder utilized monetary, academic, and seniority incentives to encourage advancement and continue employment at CNHS. The creation and ultimate approval of the career ladder required direct input from genetic counselors, Department Chairs, and Human Resource personnel. The establishment of a genetic counselor career ladder at CNHS will hopefully benefit the profession of genetic counselors as a whole and allow other facilities to create and maintain their own career ladder to meet the needs of the growing, competitive, field of genetic counseling.KeywordsCareer ladderCareer developmentGenetic counselorAdvancementSalaryProfessional growthGenetic counselor development