Genetic Counselor - Pediatric and Adult General Genetics

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

Description & Requirements

At St. Luke’s, we pride ourselves on fostering a workplace culture that values diversity, promotes collaboration, and prioritizes employee well-being. Our commitment to excellence in patient care extends to creating an environment where our team can thrive both personally and professionally. With opportunities for growth, competitive benefits, and a supportive community of colleagues, St. Luke’s is truly a great place to work.

What You Can Expect

  • Participates in partnerships, projects and strategic planning involving genetics across the Health System. Serves as resource to physicians, hospital staff, and parents.
  • Compiles complete family history, obtain and review medical records, assess risk of genetic disease and provide grief and crisis counseling to individuals and/or families.
  • Join a team with a fast-paced, team-based culture with never ending opportunities to learn and a strong focus on work/life balance.

Minimum Qualifications for This Role

  • * Education: Master's Degree
  • Licenses/Certifications: Certified or Board eligible, licensure from the state of practice, or provisional license before hire date

What's in It for You

At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally.

In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings.

We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Personify Health Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.

General Information

Department: Genetics Pediatric

Position Type: Full-Time

  • Job ID
  • 156773
  • City
  • Boise
  • State
  • ID
  • Category
  • Professional

Key Responsibilities

The genetic counselor will assess genetic disease risks, review medical records, and provide crisis and grief counseling to patients and families. They will also serve as a resource for physicians and staff while participating in strategic planning for the health system.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree and possess a valid license or be board-eligible/certified in the state of practice. The role requires strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a fast-paced, team-based environment.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Genetic counselingFamily history assessmentRisk assessmentMedical record review

Pediatrics — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 26% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Idaho is 95.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.2% of Idaho clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution34 jobs

10
<$75k
6
$75k-95k
4
$95k-115k
9
$115k-135k
5
$135k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
38%
Sign-on bonus
28%
Loan repayment
14%
PSLF eligible
10%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 1.5
Below most Pediatrics (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 80 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Boise

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$475k
Typical market rent
$1,885/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.4
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Boise City, ID metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About St. Luke's Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Boise, Idaho
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
Retirement plans
Medical, dental, and vision
On-site massages
Employee Assistance Program
Personify Health Wellness tool
Formal training and career development