Overview

Our employees are our most valuable resource. They help us create the warm and caring environment that’s the foundation for some of the best cancer research and care in the country.

If you would like to join a team dedicated to improving lives every day. Responsibilities SCOPE : Under general supervision, performs technical and analytical duties involved in the collection and reporting of cancer registry data.

Conducts casefinding audits and quality control reviews to ensure reliability, completeness and consistency of data. Prepares statistical reports for management and clinical staff.

Supports and adheres to the US Oncology Compliance Program, to include the Code of Ethics and Business Standards. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES : Provides a summary of pertinent information including demographic, cancer information, stage and treatment plans utilizing all reference material through the abstraction of core data set into a specific database.

Completes and submits abstracts in appropriate time frame in adherence to all quality control guidelines and policies and procedures.

Performs casefinding by researching patient lists within established guidelines. Ensures that AJCC staging forms are completed and charted in patient records in a timely manner.

Completes patient care evaluation studies on an annual basis. Compiles data for research and educational purposes for administration and medical staff.

Maintains data request logs and copies of reports as appropriate. Performs well-documented quality control, including casefinding and abstracting functions.

Maintains quality control logs and copies as appropriate. Assists in the preparation of annual clinical resource management reports.

Exchanges cancer registry data in accordance with all policies and procedures, institutional, and regulatory agency requirements.

Assists with community cancer control initiatives and programs. Gathers surviving patient data for follow-up purposes; reports information on deceased patients as appropriate.

Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS : High School Diploma, Bachelor's degree in the Life Sciences preferred. Minimum one to three years of experience as a cancer / tumor registrar.

Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) preferred. PHYSICAL DEMANDS : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 30 pounds.

Requires vision and hearing corrected to normal ranges. WORK ENVIRONMENT : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed in an office environment and requires frequent interaction with clinical staff.

Work may require some travel to practice sites.

Last updated : 2024-03-23