Cancer Registry Analyst

Cancer Registry Analyst

Additional Position Details: 0.3 FTE | On-Call/Flexible Workforce | 12 hours per week | Variable schedule

Starting Wage:$24.80-$34.11 per hour, depending on experience

Position Summary

The Cancer Registry Analyst Performs case finding, abstracting, coding, and electronic data entry of all eligible cancer registry patients.

This position requires the ability to comprehend a medical record and identify essential key criteria needed for a completed cancer registry abstract. Successful candidates will be detail-oriented, self-disciplined, and organized; work effectively with all employees and physicians; demonstrate tactfulness in dealing with patients while protecting the confidentiality of medical data; and work well without direct supervision.

As a Cancer Registry Analyst at Asante, you will have the opportunity to:

• Perform ongoing identification of all reportable cases for facility, state, and national reporting to document the number and sites of diagnosed and/or treated cancers.
• Abstract and code all reportable cancer cases, ensuring accurate and uniform maintenance of cancer data for facility, state, and national reporting.
• Maintain electronic abstract records of living patients to obtain end results information, including additional treatment and length of survival data.
• Coordinate physician requests and interdepartmental requirements for weekly Cancer Conference case presentation to promote multidisciplinary care of patients diagnosed with cancer.

Qualifications

• An associate's degree, or the equivalent combination of education and experience, is required
• A bachelor's degree in business or a healthcare-related field, is preferred.
• A minimum of 2 years of cancer registry abstracting experience is required.
• Knowledge of oncology, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and various medical specialties such as surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, pathology, radiology, etc., is also required
• CTR: Certified Tumor Registrar by the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) is required

What We Offer Our Flexible Workforce (Per diem/On-call)

• Competitive starting wage
• An additional 15% on top of the base hourly rate (if not an employee already in a benefited position)
• Benefit option available through the Asante Flexible Workforce plan
• Excellent retirement package with up to a 6% employer contribution

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Excellence - Respect - Honesty - Service - Teamwork

Asante is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to employ and advance in employment women, minorities, qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.