Cancer Registry Coordinator

Ruby Recruiting; United States; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Ruby Recruiting is seeking a Cancer Registry Coordinator to manage the Hospital Cancer Registry. This role involves maintaining compliance with local, state, and national registration programs while supporting quality improvement efforts through data management and analysis.

Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a health-related field, certification by the National Board for Certification of Cancer Registrars (CTR), and strong leadership and communication skills. Competency in statistical analysis and data coding is essential.

Qualifications

• Certification by the National Board for Certification of Cancer Registrars (CTR) required.
• Bachelor Degree and/or Master’s Degree in a health related field required.
• Knowledge of disease process and medical record composition.
• Experience in coding with health data standards necessary.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Hospital Cancer Registry and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Analyze, code, and enter all reportable cancer cases in the hospital database.
• Initiate quality improvement efforts through data management and analysis.
• Liaise with the community and other physicians regarding cancer data.

Skills

Statistical and analytic skills

Strong leadership skills

Detail oriented

Good written and verbal communication skills

Computer and database management

Education

Bachelor Degree in a health-related field

Master’s Degree in a health-related field

Certification by the National Board for Certification of Cancer Registrars (CTR)

Tools

Word

Excel

Access

PowerPoint

Job description

Unit: ONCOLOGY

Job Summary: Under the supervision of the Oncology-Hematology Practice Manager and Oncology Medical Director, the Cancer Registry Coordinator is accountable to maintain the Hospital Cancer Registry including identification, abstracting, reporting, follow-up and statistical compilation in order to participate in local, state and national registration programs in addition to assisting in the maintenance of a hospital-wide cancer program in compliance with regulatory requirements. The coordinator participates in an American College of Surgeons approved cancer registry under the guidelines of the Maine State Registry and the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. The coordinator analyzes, codes, and enters all reportable cancer cases in the hospital database, obtaining in- and out-patient treatment information and providing lifetime follow-up. The incumbent is responsible for maintaining the standard operating procedures and policies within the registry, training, supervising and/or mentoring other Cancer Registry staff, maintaining continuous accreditation of the hospital’s Cancer Program through the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (ACoSCoC), and in collaboration with the Cancer Committee Chairman, plans, directs and coordinates the CoC accreditation survey process for Mercy Hospitals. The role also initiates and supports quality improvement efforts and special projects through data management and analysis, acts as a liaison with the community and other physicians throughout the Mercy system as it relates to clinical staging, quality review, and registry data management and retrieval, and transmits hospital cancer data to the Maine Cancer Registry and the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) as specified by these entities for inclusion in state and national oncology statistics. The incumbent performs duties and tasks in accordance with performance standards established for the job.

Qualifications

• Certification by the National Board for Certification of Cancer Registrars (CTR) required.
• Bachelor Degree and/or Master’s Degree in a health related field required.
• Technical knowledge of the disease process, diagnostic methods and procedures, composition of the medical record, and data interpretation.
• Statistical and analytic skills; knowledge and skills in coding with the Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards (FORDS), Surveillance, Epidemiology & End Results (SEER), International Classification of Disease for Oncology (ICD-9(10)) and the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging Manual and Collaborative Staging.
• Must be knowledgeable in the current Maine Cancer Registry and the ACoS/CoC reporting requirements, and registry quality standards.
• Must have strong leadership skills and good written and verbal interpersonal communication skills as the incumbent interacts with other registrars, community, physicians, departments and hospital staff in obtaining data and disseminating information.
• Strong computer and database management skills and standard software applications (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point).
• Must be detail oriented, organized and highly accountable for timeliness and accuracy of performance.

EEO Statement

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