Cancer Data Abstractor 2 - CTR REQUIRED - Graduate of a Cancer Registry Program REQUIRED

Wellstar Health System

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Abstracts to computerized registry database all reportable cancer cases with accurate, pertinent, and complete codes and/or data according to ACoS FORDS reporting standards & procedures, as well as state and facility requirements. Shares responsibility of casefinding, abstracting, and follow-up in the Cancer Data Center.

Requirements

Graduate of Cancer Registry program
3 years experience in ACoS Approved Cancer Registry
ICD-O coding
Staging in AJCC, and Collaborative Stage formats
Computerized data reporting skills
Computer knowledgeable
Medical terminology
Anatomy & physiology
Cancer disease processes & standards of care
Strong communication skills
Work as a team player
Ability to work without direct supervision
CTR - Certified Tumor Registrars Upon Hire

Nice To Haves

Preferred system is METRIQ

Responsibilities

Maintains an organized system for control of abstracting to meet productivity standards
Abstracts into computerized system all reportable cases with accurate, pertinent, and complete codes and/or data according to ACoS FORDS reporting standards & procedures as well as follows state & facility requirements.
Abstracts information for Cancer Network quality metric reporting. These items are above the required dataset.
Participates in continuous quality improvement of database
Assists with updates to follow-up contact, recurrence, and subsequent treatment information
Supports network tumor boards as assigned
Attends Cancer Sub-Committees or Cancer Committee as needed
Participates in Peer Review & Quality improvements of cancer data
Assists with Data Requests from outside the Cancer Data Center
Assists with Annual Report
Edit clean up during major releases of data
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.