Unethical Practices and Exploitative Work Environment - Genetic Counseling Assistant Genescreen Counseling Employee Review

They take most of the admin work off of GCs so that we can operate at the top of our scope. Also, great flexibility.

Given that the job is patient focused, there is limited upward mobility. However, efficiency gained through experience increases earning potential.

GeneScreen is a great place to work for independent genetic counselors who would like autonomy and flexibility with their schedules. Counselors can set their own schedules and make adjustments as needed. Genescreen also provides a lot of support such that counselors can focus their time and energy on counseling patients. The company focuses on, and executes well, delegating administrative tasks to GCAs and administrative support to protect GC time. Despite being a completely remote company, Genescreen does a great job of supporting GCs clinically by maintaining a welcoming environment for clinical questions and connecting the GCs virtually.

As with any non-academic entity, there are ebbs and flows of referral bases, patient numbers, and patient types. Genescreen recently lost a very large referral base due to changes in the genetics lab industry, and patient volumes are still low meaning earning potential is much lower, whereas earning potential is high when patient volumes are higher. This feeling of less stability, in my mind, is the tradeoff for flexibility and higher earning potential. However, the company has focused on and recently improved internal communications to address this.