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Genetic Counselor

Counselor Above average in CounselingFull-Time

Compensation

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Job Description Summary

Propels the mission of the organization to support individualized cancer treatment, and identification of individuals and families at risk of hereditary cancer, through education, genetic counseling, testing and support in the Hereditary Cancer Clinic.

  • Entity
  • Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
  • Worker Type
  • Employee
  • Worker Sub-Type​
  • Regular
  • Cost Center
  • CC005600 CHSCorp - Genetic Counseling
  • Pay Rate Type

Salary

  • Pay Grade
  • Health-30
  • Scheduled Weekly Hours
  • 40

Work Shift

Job Description

Provides genetic counseling, testing and results disclosure to individuals and families at risk for hereditary cancer disorders by referral. Provides post-test counseling for In Our DNA SC participants who test positive for mutation and facilitates connection with the Hereditary Cancer Clinic. Supports Hereditary Cancer Clinic by providing pre-appointment family pedigree assessment and discussion of cascade testing. Supports cancer center tumor boards and accreditation standards. Serves as content expert providing education to the community, patients, families, providers, and staff relative to the dynamic changing landscape surrounding cancer genetics from prevention, treatment, and testing perspectives. Supports expansion of the genetic counseling field through precepting students.

Additional Job Description

Education: Bachelors Degree or equivalent Work Experience: 4-6 years State licensure and/or professional certification requirement/s dependent on position.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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Key Responsibilities

Provides genetic counseling, testing, and results disclosure for individuals and families at risk for hereditary cancer. Supports the Hereditary Cancer Clinic through pedigree assessment, tumor board participation, and community education.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree and 4-6 years of relevant work experience. Professional certification or state licensure may be required depending on the specific position.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Hereditary cancer risk assessmentPatient educationTumor board supportClinical geneticsGenetic testing

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Genetic Counselor at MUSC a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Counseling — ranked against 12,837 active Counseling listings on WeekdayDoc.

Genetics — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 30% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

6.6/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Counseling

Living in Charleston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$534k
Typical market rent
$2,312/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.0
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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