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Portland, Oregon

Genetic Counselor - CP BREAST SURGERY

CounselorNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$42.55-$66.06/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job Description

The Genetic Counselor coordinates, administers, and delivers medical genetics
counseling services to patients and families.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team
at Oregon Clinical Programs and thrive in our culture of patient-focused,
whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your
voice matters here, because we Providence know that to inspire and retain the
best people, we must empower them.

Required qualifications

* Master's Degree in Genetic Counseling/Clinical Genetics.
* Upon hire: Oregon Genetic Counselor License.

Preferred qualifications

* 1 year Experience providing genetic counseling and risk assessment.
* Management and/or program development experience.

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits
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uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing
professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you
can focus on delivering our Mission [https://providence.jobs/mission/] of caring
for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease
my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your
role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support
others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace
where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.
Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals,
over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska,
California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a
comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing
best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the
poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this
position.  The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this
position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other
applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional
compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials,
standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus
opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k)
Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental,
vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental
leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being
resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits
[https://providence.jobs/benefits/].

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications
with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in
accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for
Employers and the California Fair Chance Act
[https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.provhealth.org/HR-onboarding/LA_County_Fair_Chance_Ordinance_2024.pdf].

Providence Clinical Network (PCN)  is a service line within Providence serving
patients across seven states with quality, compassionate, coordinated care.
Collectively, our medical groups and affiliate practices are the third largest
group in the country with over 11,000 providers, 900 clinics and 30,000
caregivers.

PCN is comprised of Providence Medical Group in Alaska, Washington, Montana and
Oregon; Swedish Medical Group in Washington’s greater Puget Sound area, Pacific
Medical Centers in western Washington; Kadlec in southeast Washington;
Providence’s St. John’s Medical Foundation in Southern California; Providence
Medical Institute in Southern California; Providence Facey Medical Foundation in
Southern California; Providence Medical Foundation in Northern and Southern
California; and Covenant Medical Group and Covenant Health Partners in west
Texas and eastern New Mexico.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
[https://www.providenceiscalling.jobs/eeo/]. We are committed to the principle
that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free
from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race,
color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed,
national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital
status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or
federal law. We believe diversity [https://providence.jobs/diversity/] makes us
stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from
each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.

Key Responsibilities

The Genetic Counselor coordinates, administers, and delivers medical genetics counseling services to patients and families. They provide patient-focused, whole-person care within a clinical program setting.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's Degree in Genetic Counseling or Clinical Genetics and possess an Oregon Genetic Counselor License upon hire. One year of experience in genetic counseling and risk assessment is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient carePatient educationFamily counseling

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Genetic Counselor - CP BREAST SURGERY at Providence a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Surgery counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Surgery — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 30% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$113k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $109k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No call

Living in Portland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$526k
Typical market rent
$1,732/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
105.4
State income tax
Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Providence

Hospitals and Health Care
Redondo Beach, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
Health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues)
Voluntary benefits
Well-being resources