Cancer Registrar I

New York Oncology Hematology•Clifton Park, NY

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Cancer Registrar I performs technical and analytical duties involving the collection and reporting of cancer registry data. The role conducts case-finding audits and quality-control reviews to help ensure data reliability, completeness, and consistency, and prepares statistical reports for management and clinical staff. The employee supports and adheres to the New York Oncology Hematology Compliance Program, including its Code of Ethics and Business Standards. The position provides technical expertise and training to other members of the Cancer Registry group and may oversee other registrars. It works with clinical and management staff at practice sites, contributes to patient-care evaluation studies and clinical resource management reports, and assists with community cancer-control initiatives. Work is performed in an office environment and involves frequent interaction with clinical staff.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in the Life Sciences and a minimum of three to five years of experience as a cancer/tumor registrar, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Vision and hearing corrected to normal ranges.

Nice To Haves

Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide technical expertise and training to other members of the Cancer Registry group.
Perform quality-assurance reviews and maintain quality-control logs and copies as appropriate.
Abstract core data into a designated database, summarizing pertinent demographic, cancer, stage, and treatment-plan information using available reference materials.
Complete and submit data to the state Cancer Registry and other recipients as appropriate.
Conduct case finding by researching patient lists in clinical systems and establish mechanisms to capture all appropriate patients within the assigned area.
Ensure AJCC staging forms are completed and charted in patient records in a timely manner.
Complete annual patient-care evaluation studies to determine whether patients are treated in accordance with treatment guidelines.
Liaise with clinical and management staff at practice sites regarding Cancer Registry functions.
Compile data requested by administration and medical staff, and maintain data-request logs and copies of reports as appropriate.
Assist with preparation of annual clinical resource management reports.
Change cancer registry data in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, institutional requirements, and regulatory agency requirements.
Assist with community cancer-control initiatives and programs promoting the use of Cancer Registry data.
Gather surviving-patient data for follow-up and report information on deceased patients as appropriate.
May oversee other Cancer Registrars and provide staff with guidance and technical expertise.