Oncology Registrar, Per Diem

University of Maryland Medical System • Baltimore, MD

17h • $32 - $45

About The Position

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state’s future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System’s anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org. I. General Summary Under general supervision, identifies, registers, and maintains records of all cancer patients by utilizing the IMPAC-MRS system. Analyze registry data; disseminate information in accordance with professional ethics. Assure data quality, work effectively and efficiently, as well as consistent and accurate communication with other Medical System staff, the Maryland Cancer Registry and other oncology data coordinators throughout the State. II. Principal Responsibilities and Tasks The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified. Performs daily coding and abstracting activities of the Tumor Registry area. Identifies all cases of malignant diseases treated at the Medical Center. Abstract information should include at a minimum, demographic characteristics, history of cancer, diagnostic procedures, diagnosis, state, extent of disease and treatment.

Requirements

• Certification as Certified Tumor Registrar (or eligible) from the National Cancer Registrar Association required.
• Knowledge of FORDS Manual, Collaborative Staging, Multiple Primaries and Histology Manual required
• Proficient knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and medical records science, to include documentation requirements--both regulatory and institutional—record assembly and analysis, coding, abstracting, research methods/data-gathering and automated record management applications
• Knowledge of personal computer, medical records applications, IMPAC-MRS and general familiarity with mainframe Hospital Information System programs.
• Basic understanding of anatomy and physiology is necessary in order to read and interpret medical record documentation

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of an Associate Degree or other health information management credentials (CCS, CCS-P, RHIT, RHIA, CPC, CPC-9, etc.) preferred.
• Progressive experience as a health information technician or manager in a Tumor Registry, HIM Department or similar function.

Responsibilities

• Performs daily coding and abstracting activities of the Tumor Registry area.
• Identifies all cases of malignant diseases treated at the Medical Center.
• Abstract information should include at a minimum, demographic characteristics, history of cancer, diagnostic procedures, diagnosis, state, extent of disease and treatment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: Associate degree