Certified Tumor Registrar-Per Diem

Beth Israel Lahey Health•Newburyport, MA

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About The Position

The Certified Tumor Registrar will be responsible for maintaining an accredited cancer program in accordance with the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer standards. This involves abstracting medical record data into the Cancer Registry database, adhering to specific coding instructions such as Standard for Oncology Registry Entry (STORE), American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) cancer staging manual, International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-0) for primary central nervous system tumors, and data collection for Hematopoietic diseases.

Requirements

Minimum of five years of Cancer Registry abstracting cases and experience with NCDB call for data and RCRS reporting.
Previous medical transcription and office experience, required.
Associates Degree in Medical Information or other related health care field.
Must hold Cancer Registry Certification (CTR).
CRSTAR experience required.

Responsibilities

Perform case finding activities, abstract eligible cases, and perform follow-up activities.
Create special reports as requested.
Attend educational seminars, etc., in order to maintain certification status.
Use appropriate tools to identify and abstract cases.
Resolve edit discrepancies as identified by Cancer Registry database validation checks.
Demonstrate competence in cases abstraction.
Review EMR for medical information from other hospital sources, other health care facilities, physician practices, cancer registries, and other resources as needed to compile a complete abstract.
Abstract all required data elements and supportive text information into the cancer registry database, using coding and abstracting standards as required by the CoC and the Massachusetts State Cancer Registry.