Manager Cancer Registry

Powers Health; Munster (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Powers Health in Indiana seeks an experienced cancer registry professional to lead data abstraction and reporting. The role requires overseeing registry activities, coding accuracy, and compliance with state and national standards.

Collaboration with physicians and staff supports continuous patient care improvement. The successful candidate will manage data requests, generate routine and special reports, and coordinate cancer conferences and educational programs for staff, ensuring registry

Qualifications

• Assists with data collection, interpretation and display for registry.
• Ability to supervise registry activities and coordinate teams.
• Familiarity with ICD-O coding, SEER and AJCC staging conventions.

Responsibilities

• Identify all malignant disease cases across departments and abstract required data.
• Maintain registry in line with state and national standards and requirements.
• Review coding and staging for discrepancies; ensure data quality.
• Coordinate manual and computer retrieval of registry data and respond to data requests.
• Prepare routine and special reports for administrative planning.
• Report to the Indiana State Department of Health and ensure compliance.
• Oversee day-to-day registry operations and quality control.
• Coordinate cancer conferences and committee meetings; follow up on patient care.
• Support cancer screening programs and educational activities for staff.

Skills

Data abstraction

PC applications

Education

Associate degree required; Bachelor’s preferred

Certified Tumor Registrar preferred

RHIA/RHIT preferred

2 years supervisory/lead experience required

Tools

ICD-O coding

SEER/AJCC staging

Job description

Establish, implement and update a system to identify all cases of malignant diseases from all the pertinent ancillary departments; abstract all required data; maintain registry within the American College of Surgeons, Commission on Cancer, standards and Indiana State Cancer Registry requirements at all times. Code topography and morphology using ICD-O coding; review SEER and AJCC staging for discrepancies. Formulate procedures for manual and/or computer retrieval of cancer registry data; assemble and disseminate data collected; answer requests for data; prepare routine and special reports which summarize the cancer experience for administrative planning; report all required abstracted data to the Indiana State Department of Health. Manage all day to day cancer registry activities; develop and maintain quality control for the cancer registry. Coordinate and organize cancer conferences and cancer committee meetings. Promote continuum of care of the cancer patient through an active follow-up system. Coordinate cancer screening programs; assist with continuing medical education programs for physicians and ancillary staff; participate in educational programs, in-services, and department meetings.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• An associate degree is required. A bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• Knowledge of patient care methodology, including data collections, interpretation, and display techniques. Performs lead responsibility for cancer registry, assisting with training, performance review, and coordination of all day-to day registry activities.
• Certified Tumor Registrar is preferred.
• 2 years of supervisory or lead experience required.
• Eligible for, or certification as, a Registered Health Information Administrator, Registered Health Information Technician preferred.
• Makes decisions independently.
• Must be skilled in personal computer applications including graphic display throughout all functions of the cancer registry.