Abstracting
Read and comprehend detailed and complex medical information, either handwritten or typed, from patient medical records. Information to code meets regulatory agencies' and state requirements and includes malignant and/or benign disease information (i.e. cancer site, histology and stage)
Responsible for coding Analytical (newly diagnosed) and Rapid Quality Reporting (RQRS) cases
Training
Presents training to colleagues on special interest cases at monthly meetings. Stays current on all standards and new/updated data elements
Abstracting Quality and Validation
Quality controls data abstracted and validates the information for submission to the state cancer registry and Commission on Cancer
Associate's degree health related field. Two years experience as a certified cancer registrar. May substitute required education degree with additional years of equivalent experience on a one to one basis. Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) by the National Cancer Registry Association (NCRA). It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html
Additional Information

• Requisition ID: 167287
• Employment Status: Full-Time
• Employee Status: Regular
• Work Week: Days
• Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 55,500
• Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 69,500
• Maximum Salary : US Dollar (USD) 83,500
• FLSA: non-exempt and eligible for overtime pay
• Fund Type: Hard
• Work Location: Remote (within Texas only)
• Pivotal Position: No
• Referral Bonus Available?: No
• Relocation Assistance Available?: No
• Science Jobs: No

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