Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for case identification and ongoing maintenance of data on all cancer patients in accordance with the Cancer Program Standards as set forth by the ACoS Commission on Cancer and the Pennsylvania Cancer Registry regulations.
• Essential accountabilities include casefinding, abstracting, lifetime clinical follow-up, data management, data retrieval and analysis.
• Attends Cancer Conference meetings and documents pertinent information regarding cases identified.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisory personnel or as may be required to meet emergency situations.

The Special Projects Coordinator Assists Department Manager with retrieval and organization of data for various cancer-related studies, grants and research projects. Also assists with departmental productivity monitoring.

Qualifications:

• Experience Requirements
  
  • Excellent understanding of medical terminology as well as anatomy and physiology.
  • Graduate of cancer registry or health information management academic program preferred. Must be a Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR).
  • Maintains CTR status by attending conferences, training sessions and workshops necessary to keep present on policies and procedures.
  • RHIA, RHIT, CCS also preferred but not required.
  • Must have (2) two years working experience in a tertiary care hospital in an American College of Surgeons (ACoS) approved registry.
  • Thorough understanding of human disease processes computer applications MS Word, Excel, and medical records database /system; accurate keyboarding skills; verbal and written communication skills on a level to work actively with medical and professional staff; team building and problem solving skills.
  • Must also become and maintain active membership in PACR within 12 months of hire.