Cancer Registrar Senior

The University of Kansas Health System

8d•Remote

About The Position

The Cancer Registrar Senior identifies reportable cases for abstracting in accordance with governing cancer registry requirements, including national and central registry requirements, and abstracts analytic and non-analytic cases according to Commission on Cancer standards. The role performs annual follow-up reviews of active patients and supports quality assurance and performance improvement through auditing, tracking, and trending the required 10% review of analytic cases. The Senior Registrar also coordinates case finding and distribution, registry edits and reports, case submissions, cancer conference attendance tracking, and related Cancer Committee reporting. This position is remote and full time.

Requirements

Associate degree in a related field.
High school graduate.
At least 3 years of experience as a registrar or in abstracting.
Certified Tumor Registrar certification from the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA).
Experience with Epic and cancer registry software.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

Identify reportable cases for abstract entry according to national and central registry requirements.
Abstract analytic and non-analytic cases according to Commission on Cancer standards.
Perform annual follow-up reviews on all active patients.
Interact professionally and discreetly with patients and designated contacts; share information with other organizations only as appropriate under HIPAA treatment, payment, and operations provisions.
Maintain work records, policies, and procedures.
Meet departmental quality, performance, and production standards.
Run software edits to ensure quality and completion of required fields.
Conduct ongoing quality assurance and performance improvement audits, tracking, and trending for the required 10% review of analytic cases, including the physician correction process.
Work with physicians, often Cancer Committee members, to meet quality standards.
Coordinate case finding and distribute cases as registrars complete work and need additional cases.
Run Missouri and Kansas edits monthly and ensure NCDB edits are completed accurately and on time.
Run quarterly Infoview reports of staged cases, including all staged cases and staged breast cases, and help maintain calculations and formulas in the QA review spreadsheet.
Email the Manager and Supervisor about quarterly cases staged for Cancer Committee.
Coordinate and track RQRS/CP3R studies issued by the Commission on Cancer, reporting weekly progress to Cancer Registry staff and quarterly progress to the Cancer Committee.
Ensure cases are submitted accurately and on time.
Contact physician offices to determine whether treatment was administered when treatment information is unavailable in the Medical Record.
Track attendance at cancer conferences and maintain the required grid for reporting compliance to the Cancer Committee.
Perform the professional, clinical, and/or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department, along with other duties as assigned.