Tumor Registrar

UNC REX Healthcare; Rocky Mount (NC); Remote; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in North Carolina is seeking a qualified individual for data collection and reporting on cancer cases at their facility. This role requires specific qualifications, including an Associates Degree in Healthcare and a Certified Tumor Registrar credential. The position is remote and operates on a per diem basis, catering to a standardized work schedule.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Healthcare or Cancer Registry Management is mandatory.
• Certified Tumor Registrar is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Tracks, analyzes, and reports cancer cases for UNC Nash Hospital.
• Codes, summarizes, sequences, and stages extracted information.
• Conducts quality control activities such as auditing records.

Job description

Overview

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve. UNC Health Nash, an affiliated member of the UNC Health system, invites passionate healthcare professionals to join our esteemed team. Governed locally, we proudly serve a diverse patient base, spanning Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, Wilson Counties, and beyond. With a steadfast commitment to elevating community health through exceptional care, we prioritize excellence, compassion, and innovation, ensuring every individual receives the highest standard of support. Joining our team means becoming an integral part of our dedication to wellness, where we constantly strive to redefine excellence in healthcare through state-of-the-art facilities and pioneering programs. Join us in this transformative journey, where your contributions will make a lasting impact on our community\'s health and wellbeing.

Summary

This position collects extensive data on all new cancer seen at UNC Hospital at Nash, as required by state law and according to regulations established by various state and national registries. Support the quality and operational goals of the department and state mandated reporting of cancer detection and staging of current and past patient cases.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and accomplishes methods for the tracking, analysis and reporting of cancer cases for patients treated at UNC Nash Hospital.
• Codes, summarizes, sequences, and stages extracted information according to extensive and complex rules. Performs necessary research, analysis, interpretation and decision-making to best abstract, stage or sequence information.
• Composes explanatory comments to supplement codes. Conceptualizes the case as a whole and determines what types of supplementary information would augment the data provided by the codes.
• Conducts quality control activities such as auditing records and conducting data review meetings. Participates with multidisciplinary teams in creating, organizing and providing documentation of established procedures necessary for accreditation.
• Creates case abstracts for cancer patients, extracting data items from the various medical records.
• Follows-up on each case abstracted for the life of the patient. Ensures that follow-up information is collected for each case annually. Extracts the required information from in-house or external sources. May communicate through written correspondence or telephone to obtain needed data.
• Responds to requests for information. Creates queries to extrapolate data and completes ad hoc and routinized reports of data.
• Works directly with Cancer Registry Coordinator to assist with staging and documenting tumor board discussions.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Healthcare or Cancer Registry Management, Cancer Information Management, Health Information Technology - Mandatory
• Associates Degree in Health Information Management or related medical field - preferred
• Certified Tumor Registrar - Mandatory
• 2 - 4 years of Healthcare/Medical in other related fields - preferred

Job Details

• Legal Employer: Nash Hospitals
• Entity: Nash UNC Health Care
• Organization Unit: NGH Nash Cancer Center
• Work Type: Per Diem
• Standard Hours Per Week: 8.00
• Work Assignment Type: Remote
• Work Schedule: Day Job
• Location of Job: NASH HC
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No