CREDENTIALS OFFERED

ACGN and CGN Credentials

Currently, we are accepting applications for the Clinical Genetic Nurse (CGN) and Advanced Clinical Genetic Nurse (ACGN) credentials. These nurses provide services to patients with inherited disease in a variety of specialty patient care areas such as Oncology, Cardiology, Neurology, and Pediatrics.

This prestigious credential requires stringent criteria in continuing education, practice hours, professional development, and knowledge of genomic nursing.

ACGN and CGN Responsibilities:

Advanced Clinical Genomics Nurses (ACGN)

Document detailed family histories, including pedigrees
Perform genomic focused health assessments
Order genetic testing, develop plans of care, initiate health care interventions and make appropriate referrals
Provide counseling to individuals and families about genetic risk
Provide health teaching to patients, families, and communities
Receive referrals from other health care providers to care for patients and families who have conditions influenced by genomic factors
Provide continuing education to other health professionals
Coordinate health care with patients, families, other health care providers, including community resources
Conduct research in nursing and genomics
Publish articles for the professional and lay literature
Bill insurance companies for reimbursement of patient visits

Clinical Genomics Nurses (CGN)

Document family histories, including pedigrees
Perform genetic focused health assessments
Deliver genomic related plans of care and carry out health care interventions
Provide supportive counseling and make referrals for genetic evaluation and genetic counseling
Provide health teaching with a genomic focus to patients, families, peers and community
Coordinate care with patients, families, and other health care providers, including the community

Portfolio Submission

Portfolio documents are submitted to obtain the Clinical Genetic Nursing Credentials

Submit your information to NPCC first. Then complete payment on the Submissions/Price List page. Please refer to the refund policy before completing your payment.
After payment is received, it may take 5 -7 business days to provide the system access. An email will be sent to you with an individualized access code for the portfolio platform.
Follow the instructions which describe how to upload the required documents to the portfolio platform.
Uploaded document submissions are due for review by one of the two deadline dates, January 15 or July 15, over a 12 month period.
If a submitted portfolio is received after a deadline date, it will be scheduled for review after the next available submission deadline date. (For e.g., if received on January 15 it will be reviewed after July 15). Please plan submission dates carefully to meet the scheduled deadlines and avoid extending the review processing time.

Please send an email to HEADQUARTERS@nurseportfolio.org

If you need any assistance or if you have any questions.