Cancer Registrar

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center•Houston, TX

3d•$27 - $40

About The Position

The Cancer Registrar manages the identification, collection, abstracting, coding, staging, follow-up, and reporting of cancer cases for the facility. The role ensures cancer data is accurate, complete, timely, and compliant with regulatory requirements and state law, supporting patient care, research, and outcomes measurement. The registrar identifies reportable malignant and benign conditions using established case-finding guidelines and sources such as pathology and cytology reports, disease indexes, oncology records, inpatient records, and outpatient records. The role abstracts and codes patient demographic and medical information, interprets diagnostic and treatment data, assigns ICD-O codes and appropriate AJCC or other staging, and consolidates cases as needed. The position also analyzes and reports cancer occurrence, management, and outcome data; prepares routine and special reports and presentations for medical staff, hospital administration, and external agencies; and performs quality assurance and auditing of registry data. Follow-up activities on living patients help assess treatment effectiveness, continued surveillance, and outcomes.

Requirements

High school graduate or GED.
Certified Tumor Registrar certification upon hire.

Responsibilities

Conduct case finding to maintain a complete cancer registry database and identify reportable malignant and benign conditions.
Review pathology and cytology reports, disease indexes, radiation and medical oncology records, inpatient and outpatient records, and other data sources; maintain case-finding and suspense files.
Abstract cancer registry data and enter patient-specific demographic and medical information through manual entry, database linkage, and computer interfaces.
Interpret diagnostic and treatment data according to applicable cancer registry standards and regulatory requirements.
Assign appropriate ICD-O codes and AJCC or other cancer staging; consolidate cases as needed.
Collect, calculate, analyze, interpret, and present numerical data related to cancer occurrence, management, and outcomes.
Prepare timely, high-quality routine and special narrative reports and graphic presentations for medical staff, the oncology program, hospital administration, and external agencies or requesters.
Perform registry data quality assurance and auditing, including resolving edits, correcting data, verifying staging, and re-reviewing abstracted cases.
Provide reports and assist physicians with quality assurance activities, including CoC CP3R and RQRS duties if participating.
Conduct follow-up activities on living patients to assess treatment effectiveness, continued surveillance, and outcomes.
Perform additional responsibilities as required by the institution and registry.