Certified Cancer Registrar, Cancer Data Services

Certified Cancer Registrar, Cancer Data Services

PRN, 8 hours per week, day shift

Job Summary: Performs accurate, consistent, and complete abstracting of patient records. Conducts quality analysis of records to ensure compliance with CAP protocols, AJCC staging, and ACOS requirements. Queries database and creates reports on requested subsets of cancer patient data. 

Education: High School Diploma or GED General Studies Required, Associates Health Science or related field 

Preferred Certifications and Licensures Credential Required/Preferred: Certified Cancer Registrar Required 

Experience: 2+ Cancer Registry Required 

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - 

• Demonstrate knowledge of anatomy and physiology, AJCC and Seer Staging, ICO-3 manual, Collaborative Staging, Multiple Primary Histology Manual, and COC FORDS manual. 
• Working knowledge of ACOS requirements. 
• Knowledge of Cancer data software systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Strong investigative and analytical skills with detail orientation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to function as a self-paced individual. 

Job Specific Duties 

• Pathology & AJCC Staging Reviews all path reports on Chartmax and attach staging form; 
• Queue shall be empty by the end of each month. 
• Ensures that CAP protocol for cancer is on each appropriate path report. 
• Ensures that AJCC staging has been done by the physician. 

Technical Knowledge 

• Demonstrates thorough working knowledge of all required manuals required for abstracting. 
• These include AJCC Staging Manual Ed. 6, International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, #r3 Edition, Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Summary, Collaborative Staging Manual Multi-primary Histology Manual in addition to Facility Registry Data Standards Special Events Participate in community outreach, screening, education, and support activities of the Cancer Program as agreed upon with department manager. 
• Teamwork Effectively promotes a positive work environment while at work and outside the facility. 
• Demonstrates a high level of teamwork, cooperation, and respect for co-workers and staff. 
• Participates in marketing the Center and its programs, both in and outside the facility, on an ongoing basis. 
• Assists the Cancer Program Coordinator as requested Cancer Conference Participates in weekly Tumor Board conference as assigned, documenting meeting minutes and decisions made on the decision of care for individual patients. 
• Quality Assurance Performs QA on Radiation Oncology patient list, ICD9 list, and Chemotherapy list each month. 

Data Submission 

• Submits data monthly to the ACOS National Cancer Database, and to the State Tumor Registry in accordance with NC requirements, ensuring that data is reported accurately and in correct format. 
• Reports departmental statistics to department manager by the 4th day of the month. 

Operations Support 

• Maintains day to day operations within the Cancer Registry Department in the absence of the Oncology Program Manager. 
• ACOS Accreditation Maintains up-to-date knowledge of ACOS program accreditation standards and ensures that departmental processes are adjusted to meet standards. 

Professionalism 

• Upholds a professional working relationship at all times and adheres to department rules. 
• Practices teamwork and adheres to Standards of Behavior. Other Duties Performs other duties as assigned by management. 

Employee Standards Communication: 

• Uses appropriate methods to clearly convey information to others in an engaging way, which helps others understand and retain the message. 

Collaboration: 

• Works with others respectfully and openly; provides help to achieve shared goals. 

Service: 

• Uses appropriate methods to clearly convey information to others in an engaging way, which helps others understand and retain the message. 

Safety: 

• Meets or exceeds patient and employee safety requirements while promoting and achieving quality outcomes. 

Accountability: 

• Takes ownership for goals and outcomes; effectively and efficiently uses available resources to successfully complete tasks. 

Improvement: 

• Identifies opportunities and takes action to continuously improve processes. 
• Maintains effectiveness and flexibility during change.