Tumor Registrar, Cancer Center

University of Rochester • Rochester, NY

11d • $24 - $34 • Onsite

About The Position

As a New York State certified cancer center at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, the Tumor Registrar is responsible for coordinating and maintaining an effective system to register and follow patients with a diagnosis of malignancy. Duties include retrieving and analyzing cancer patient registry data for future optimal cancer program planning and research within the community in accordance with the requirements of the American College of Surgeons (ACOS) Commission on Cancer and the NYS Department of Health (NYSDOH).

Requirements

• Associates degree in Health Information Technology with Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) credential preferred and 2 years experience in cancer registry or related health information experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Successful completion and continued educational maintenance as Certified Tumor Registrar.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains thorough system to identify and incorporate all mandatory cases into the cancer registry including reportable list of diagnoses. Must have thorough understanding of inclusion/exclusion criteria of the registry as required by ACOS & NYSDOH.
• Abstracts cases with all required data as outlined by ACOS manual and NYS Facility Reporting Manual. Utilizes multiple sources when analyzing patient information to ensure accurate data abstracting. Fully understands and assigns proper medical diagnosis and stage of cancer, records treatment plans, and assigns medical coding according to the ICD-O-3 classification system. Enters all abstracted data into Oncology database.
• Uses a variety of methods to research and record follow up of all cancer patients for their lifetime as required by ACOS. Maintains a system to ensure annual follow up of all cancer registry patients and resolves delinquent cases.
• Ensures various quality assurance measures by maintaining follow up rates for all eligible patients. Selects random cases for quality assurance reviews.
• Provides ad-hoc statistical reports to administration and physicians. Assists with Quality Improvement studies that measure quality and outcomes of patient registry.
• Attends multidisciplinary Oncology conferences, workshops, training & educational sessions to maintain Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) credentials.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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