Cancer Registrar
About The Position
The Cancer Registrar manages the identification, collection, abstracting, coding, staging, and follow-up of cancer cases for the facilities. The role ensures cancer data is accurate, complete, timely, and compliant with regulatory requirements and state law, and supports patient care, research, and outcomes measurement through high-quality registry data. The registrar conducts case finding by reviewing pathology and cytology reports, disease indexes, radiation and medical oncology records, inpatient and outpatient records, and other sources. They maintain case-finding and suspense files; abstract demographic and medical information into the registry through manual entry, database linkage, and computer interfaces; interpret diagnostic and treatment information under applicable registry standards; assign ICD-O codes and appropriate AJCC or other staging; and consolidate cases as needed. The role also collects, analyzes, interprets, and presents data on cancer occurrence, management, and outcomes. It prepares routine and special narrative and graphic reports for medical staff, the oncology program, hospital administration, regulatory and accrediting agencies, and other requesters. The registrar performs data-quality assurance and auditing, resolves edits, verifies staging, re-reviews cases, assists physicians with quality-assurance activities, and follows living patients to assess treatment effectiveness, ongoing surveillance, and outcomes. Additional responsibilities may depend on the size of the institution and registry.
Requirements
- High school graduate or GED.
- Certified Tumor Registrar certification upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Conduct case finding to maintain a complete cancer registry database, identifying patients with malignant and benign reportable conditions according to established guidelines.
- Review pathology and cytology reports, disease indexes, radiation and medical oncology records, inpatient and outpatient records, and other data sources as needed.
- Maintain case-finding and suspense files.
- Abstract and enter patient-specific demographic and medical information into the cancer registry through manual entry, database linkage, and computer interfaces.
- Interpret diagnostic and treatment data using applicable Commission on Cancer, FORDS, SEER, Collaborative Stage, state registry, and other regulatory standards.
- Assign appropriate ICD-O codes and AJCC or other cancer staging, and consolidate cases as needed.
- Collect, calculate, analyze, interpret, and present numerical data related to cancer occurrence, management, and outcomes.
- Prepare timely routine and special narrative reports and graphic presentations for medical staff, the oncology program, hospital administration, agencies, and other requesters.
- Perform registry data-quality assurance and auditing, including resolving edits, correcting data, verifying staging with managing physicians, and re-reviewing abstracted cases.
- Provide reports and assist physicians with quality-assurance activities, including CoC CP3R and RQRS duties if applicable.
- Conduct follow-up activities for living patients to assess treatment effectiveness, continued surveillance, and outcomes.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by the size of the institution and registry.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
