Cancer Registry Specialist & Data Quality

CommonSpirit Health; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston is seeking a Cancer Registry Tech to manage identification, abstraction, coding, and staging of cancer cases. You will ensure data accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory compliance to support patient care and research.

Responsibilities include case finding, data quality assurance, report generation for medical staff and agencies, and follow-up on living patients to track outcomes. A CTR is preferred and a high school diploma is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; CTR certification preferred at hire.
• Experience with cancer registry data, abstracting, coding and staging.
• Strong knowledge of CoC standards and regulatory requirements.
• Attention to detail and ability to produce high quality data reports.

Responsibilities

• Identify, collect, abstract and code cancer cases according to guidelines.
• Assign ICD-O codes and AJCC stage; ensure data accuracy and completeness.
• Produce routine and special reports for medical staff and regulators.
• Perform data quality assurance and assist with QA activities as needed.
• Follow up on living patients to capture outcomes and treatment effects.

Skills

Cancer registry

Data abstraction

ICD-O coding

AJCC staging

Regulatory compliance

Data quality

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR)

Tools

SEER/CoC FORDS

RQRS / QA tools

Job description

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston is seeking a Cancer Registry Tech to manage identification, abstraction, coding, and staging of cancer cases. You will ensure data accuracy, timeliness, and regulatory compliance to support patient care and research.

Responsibilities include case finding, data quality assurance, report generation for medical staff and agencies, and follow-up on living patients to track outcomes. A CTR is preferred and a high school diploma is required.