Per Diem Cancer Registrar - Data Quality & Follow-Up

Catholic Health Services; Bay Shore (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Tuition assistance

Pension plan

Job summary

Catholic Health in New York is seeking a Per Diem Cancer Registrar to identify, abstract, code and maintain cancer registry data in line with New York State reporting requirements and CoC standards.

The role emphasizes data quality, timely reporting, and patient follow-up, with a salary range of 36.26–54.39 USD per hour. Catholic Health offers generous benefits, including tuition assistance and a defined benefit pension plan.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of medical terminology, cancer diagnoses, surgical procedures, antineoplastic agents, radiation therapy, and cancer treatment modalities.
• Knowledge of cancer registry coding, data abstraction, reporting requirements, and applicable registry standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identifies reportable cancer cases using established case-finding methodologies and data sources.
• Reviews patient records to extract demographic, diagnostic, staging, treatment, and follow-up information.
• Codes, edits, and enters cancer data into the registry database accurately and in accordance with standards.
• Performs data quality checks and ensures timely submission to required registries.
• Conducts ongoing patient follow-up and maintains complete documentation.

Skills

Medical terminology knowledge

Cancer registry knowledge

Attention to detail

Education

Oncology Data Specialist–Certified (ODS-C) credential

GED or High School Diploma

Job description

Catholic Health in New York is seeking a Per Diem Cancer Registrar to identify, abstract, code and maintain cancer registry data in line with New York State reporting requirements and CoC standards.

The role emphasizes data quality, timely reporting, and patient follow-up, with a salary range of 36.26–54.39 USD per hour. Catholic Health offers generous benefits, including tuition assistance and a defined benefit pension plan.