Requisition 09003355

Administrative/Clerical Support Career Opportunities

Telephone Job Line: (214) 648-5627

TUMOR REGISTRAR

Posted Date Tue Sep 15, 2009

Closing Date until filled

Salary * Negotiable *

FLSA Status Non-exempt

Department Hospitals - St Paul Ops Cancer Registry

Job Category Administrative/Clerical Support

Hours M-F-7 AM - 3:30 PM

Requisition Number 09003355

Position Number 41654

Experience & Education Required (any one of the following):

1. College level courses in Medical Terminology, Anatomy & Physiology. Associate's Degree or equivalent experience. Active Enrollment in a Cancer Registry Certification Program, RHIT, or RHIA. Previous experience in the tumor registry field preferred. Certified Tumor Registrar preferred but not required.

Skills And Abilities Personal Computer
Typing
Customer Service
Effective Communications Skills

Security This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

Job Duties 1. Identifies all avenues for case identification. Selects cases by reviewing pathology, hematology, autopsy and cytology reports. Identifies new cases by reviewing disease index list.

2. Enters new identified cases following tumor registry policies and procedures manual.

3. Identifies analytic and nonanalytic cases within six months of diagnosis and collects data as outlined in FORDS manual, current State Cancer Registry Handbook and any information required by Cancer Committee Members.

4. Identifies information necessary for completed "follow-up." Maintains follow-up according to ACOS standards. Demonstrates and obtains follow-up information via telephone calls, internet, Oasis, and Siemens to assist in follow-up. Performs data entry of information obtained in follow-up process.

5. Identifies cases eligible for staging. Places proper staging form in medical record. Identifies physician responsible for completing staging form.

6. Maintains documentation to meet ACOS standards.

7. Identifies charts needed for abstracting and requests this from Health Information Management department.

8. Assists Cancer Registry Manager in taking Cancer Committee meeting minutes.

9. Reviews other registrar's abstract. Gives and receives constructive criticism.

10. Attends at least one state, local, regional or national meeting annually to be in compliance with ACOS.

11. Performs other duties as assigned.

Comments -An Associate's Degree with recent college level education in anatomy & physiology, and medical terminology and must complete an NCRA's Accredit ed Formal Education Program within two years from employment in order to be eligible to take the exam for certification. -Be certified Tumor Reg istrar or be eligible to take the CTR exam within one year from employme nt.

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Posted Date	Tue Sep 15, 2009
Closing Date	until filled
Salary	* Negotiable *
FLSA Status	Non-exempt
Department	Hospitals - St Paul Ops Cancer Registry
Job Category	Administrative/Clerical Support
Hours	M-F-7 AM - 3:30 PM
Requisition Number	09003355
Position Number	41654
Experience & Education Required (any one of the following):	1. College level courses in Medical Terminology, Anatomy & Physiology. Associate's Degree or equivalent experience. Active Enrollment in a Cancer Registry Certification Program, RHIT, or RHIA. Previous experience in the tumor registry field preferred. Certified Tumor Registrar preferred but not required.
Skills And Abilities	Personal Computer Typing Customer Service Effective Communications Skills
Security	This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.
Job Duties	1. Identifies all avenues for case identification. Selects cases by reviewing pathology, hematology, autopsy and cytology reports. Identifies new cases by reviewing disease index list. 2. Enters new identified cases following tumor registry policies and procedures manual. 3. Identifies analytic and nonanalytic cases within six months of diagnosis and collects data as outlined in FORDS manual, current State Cancer Registry Handbook and any information required by Cancer Committee Members. 4. Identifies information necessary for completed "follow-up." Maintains follow-up according to ACOS standards. Demonstrates and obtains follow-up information via telephone calls, internet, Oasis, and Siemens to assist in follow-up. Performs data entry of information obtained in follow-up process. 5. Identifies cases eligible for staging. Places proper staging form in medical record. Identifies physician responsible for completing staging form. 6. Maintains documentation to meet ACOS standards. 7. Identifies charts needed for abstracting and requests this from Health Information Management department. 8. Assists Cancer Registry Manager in taking Cancer Committee meeting minutes. 9. Reviews other registrar's abstract. Gives and receives constructive criticism. 10. Attends at least one state, local, regional or national meeting annually to be in compliance with ACOS. 11. Performs other duties as assigned.
Comments	-An Associate's Degree with recent college level education in anatomy & physiology, and medical terminology and must complete an NCRA's Accredit ed Formal Education Program within two years from employment in order to be eligible to take the exam for certification. -Be certified Tumor Reg istrar or be eligible to take the CTR exam within one year from employme nt.