Cancer Center Program Coordinator

2600 White Plains Hospital Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 82,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

White Plains Hospital Medical Center seeks a Cancer Center Program Coordinator to support tumor board management, accreditation activities, quality initiatives, and community education. You will also assist with patient navigation to facilitate timely access to diagnostic services, treatment, and supportive resources.

Responsibilities include coordinating meetings, collecting data for quality programs, and collaborating with clinical teams to address barriers to care and improve patient

Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Healthcare or related field required or Bachelor degree required.
• 1–3 years of experience in medical settings.
• Knowledge of breadth and variety of community resources.
• Working knowledge of HIPAA regulations required.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to White Plains Hospital Performance Standards, Policies, and Behaviors.
• Conduct chart reviews and abstract clinical data from EMR for care coordination and reporting.
• Assist with data collection, tracking, and reporting for quality initiatives and accreditation.
• Coordinate tumor board and cancer conference activities: prepare materials and logistics.
• Assist with Cancer Committee meetings, accreditation activities, and community outreach.
• Assist patients navigating appointments, testing, referrals, and follow-up to ensure timely access to care.

Skills

Healthcare coordination

Project coordination

Data abstraction

HIPAA knowledge

Education

Associate Degree Healthcare or related field

Bachelor Degree Healthcare or related field

Job description

City/State: White Plains, New York Department: Cancer Center Administration Work Shift: Day Work Days: MON-FRI Scheduled Hours: 7PM -3AM Hours Per Pay Period: 75 Pay Rate/Range: $81,687.67 to $119,553.33 The displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.

Job Summary

The Cancer Center Program Coordinator reports to the Clinical Program Manager of the cancer program supporting a range of cancer center projects and initiatives such as tumor board management, cancer accreditation activities, quality initiatives, community education and outreach, and more. In addition, this role will also support patient navigation which involves to serving as a liaison between patients, providers, clinical teams, and hospital departments to facilitate timely access to diagnostic services, treatment, and supportive resources.

Essential Functions

• Understands and adheres to White Plains Hospital Performance Standards, Policies, and Behaviors.
• Conduct chart reviews and abstract relevant clinical data from the electronic medical record to support patient care coordination, quality initiatives, program reporting, and accreditation activities.
• Assist with data collection, tracking, and reporting required for cancer program quality initiatives, regulatory compliance, and accreditation standards associated with Commission on Cancer, National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, and National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer.
• Coordinates, in collaboration with Clinical Program Manager, tumor board and cancer conference activities by preparing case materials, gathering relevant clinical information, coordinating presentation logistics, documenting recommendations, and providing operational support as needed.
• Assist with coordination of Cancer Committee meetings, accreditation activities, community outreach initiatives, survivorship programs, educational events, and departmental projects as assigned.
• Assists with community outreach and education with interdisciplinary team. This may include staffing events on site or off site, during the week and weekend dates from time time.
• Assist patients in navigating the healthcare system by coordinating appointments, diagnostic testing, procedures, referrals, and follow-up services to ensure timely access to care.
• Identify and address barriers to care, including transportation, insurance coverage, scheduling challenges, and resource needs, and communicate patient concerns with the multidisciplinary care team.
• Provide educational materials, community resource information, and supportive care tools to patients and families as appropriate.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to facilitate timely communication, follow-up, and completion of cancer program initiatives and patient care activities.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Associate Degree Healthcare or related field Required or Bachelor Degree Healthcare or related field Required
• 1-3 years Experience working in medical settings and interacting collaboratively with medical teams.
• Required Knowledge and demonstrated experience regarding the breadth and variety of community resources (Medium proficiency)
• Working knowledge of HIPAA regulations required. (Low proficiency)

White Plains Hospital Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. White Plains Hospital Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

White Plains Hospital is a proud member of the Montefiore Health System, serving as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley. The Hospital is a 292-bed not-for-profit health care organization with the primary mission of providing exceptional acute and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surrounding areas. White Plains Hospital has outpatient medical facilities across Westchester, including multispecialty practices in Armonk, Hawthorne, Larchmont, New Rochelle, Rye Brook, Scarsdale, Somers, Yonkers and Yorktown Heights; and Scarsdale Medical Group locations in Harrison and Scarsdale. The Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission, and in 2025 received another 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — the highest distinction offered by the federal agency – for the fourth consecutive year. In addition, the Hospital received its third Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a distinction held by only two percent of hospitals in the country. White Plains Hospital has consistently received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades, and in 2025 was awarded an “A” Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group for the 14th consecutive time.