Cancer Program Specialist

Hartford Healthcare•Manchester, CT

22h

About The Position

Provides technical expertise and assistance to the Cancer Committee in the interpretation and implementation of the American College of Surgeon’s (ACOS) Commission on Cancer (COC) accreditation standards. Manages the Cancer Registry activities within the Cancer Services Department to ensure compliance with the American College of Surgeon (ACOS) Commission on Cancer (COC) and State of Connecticut Cancer Registry requirements. Responsible for organizing the Cancer Committee, Cancer Conferences and Cancer Registry operations. We take great care of careers With locations around the state, Hartford HealthCare offers exciting opportunities for career development and growth. Here, you are part of an organization on the cutting edge – helping to bring new technologies, breakthrough treatments and community education to countless men, women and children. We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving colleagues-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance. Every moment matters. And this is your moment Work where every moment matters. Every day, over 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common\: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network. The Greater Manchester Region has approximately 2,500 employees. It includes Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 249-bed community hospital, Rockville General, a campus of Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 102-bed facility, a large multispecialty provider group and visiting nurse services. The Greater Manchester Region serves a region of 300,000 people in 19 towns.

Requirements

Current active Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) certification awarded by the National Cancer Registrars’ Association (NCRA) or receive certification within 90 days of hire.
Bachelor’s degree in nursing, Healthcare administration, Business, or a related field OR Degree in Cancer Registry Management or completed 60 hours of College Level Courses, including 6 college credit hours in Human Anatomy and Human Physiology.
Five (5) years operational experience overseeing comprehensive cancer program and registry.
The level of knowledge/skills must be continually updated to remain proficient and accurate in the collection of data specific to the Cancer Registry, as well as the CoC Cancer Program Accreditation Standards.
Strong personal computer skills with Microsoft Office Word and Outlook and experience with cancer registry software are also highly desirable.
Must be able to read, speak, and write proficiently in English to effectively communicate daily with hospital staff, patients, and visitors

Responsibilities

Must have knowledge and exhibit compliance to standards of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
The Cancer disease process and standard diagnostic tests for detecting and treating such (human anatomy, medical terminology).
The content and use of patient medical records, patient histories, and treatment modalities
The International Classification of Disease for Oncology (ICD-O) coding system, medical and surgical terminology, personal computers, and automatic data processing techniques.
Must keep abreast of changes in reference materials and current literature relative to the cancer registry and the CoC Accreditation standards.
Attend continuing education programs, maintaining up-to-date reference manuals and demonstrating a working knowledge of new and revised procedures for compliance with accrediting agencies and the state cancer registry.
Responsible for providing strategic direction to the Comprehensive Cancer Committee, in collaboration with the Cancer Committee Chairperson(s), to assure continued accreditation by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (AcoS CoC).
Lead accreditation process and formulate action plans to address deficiencies in partnership with department and physician leaders.
Responsible for serving as content expert for cancer accreditation and cancer registry.
Provide department and operational leadership with best practice recommendations,
Responsible for achieving continued accreditation by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (AcoS CoC.)
Responsible for overseeing cancer registry operations, including national data submissions, data quality assurance reviews, interpretation of regulatory standards and overall program management.
Partner with physician leaders to leverage cancer registry data to support monitoring and improvement of cancer care and research into cancer treatment and care delivery.
Research upcoming changes related to quality, regulatory or accreditation requirements that relate to the cancer program and develop strategies to proactively meet new requirements,
Oversee compliance with all local, state, and federal regulatory cancer data reporting and its impact on the cancer program.
Lead departmental quality improvement projects in cancer registry and accreditation performance,
Train staff as necessary to create depth to continued uninterrupted registry services.
Attend Cancer Committee meetings and ensure cancer committee composition, meeting schedule, agenda, and minutes meet the CoC Standards.
Maintain documentation of all Cancer Committee activities using minutes and program activity in preparation for survey.
Serve as the Cancer Conference Coordinator for the Cancer Committee.
Assist in the coordination and documentation of all Cancer Conferences.
Assist in maintaining quality assurance pertinent to the cancer program and cancer registry.
Perform quality control audits as necessary to meet requirements of the State of Connecticut and AcoS guidelines.
Prepare and distribute statistical reports on the program’s cancer patient population when requested.
Supervise daily operations of the Cancer Registry.
Develop and implement policies and procedures pertinent to the Cancer Registry.
Identify all appropriate cancer cases diagnosed and/or treated at ECHN.
Assist and oversee the accurate abstraction for all required data items in accordance with the State of Connecticut and the AcoS CoC abstracting and staging guidelines, ICD-O coding rules, Seer Summary Staging and AJCC staging guidelines.
Maintain current and accurate follow up as required by the AcoS.
Ensure accuracy and ability to maintain security of registry data and patient confidentiality.
Ongoing analysis of system and proposes appropriate changes in mechanism of case finding, data entry and report generation as needed.
Responsible for maintaining knowledge of current trends and practice by attending national conferences, continuing education programs, and reviewing current literature.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.