The Tumor Registrar is responsible for independently coding patient abstracts according to American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer requirements
Job Summary
The Tumor Registrar is responsible for independently coding patient abstracts according to American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer requirements.
Data documented by this role allows the department to produce complete, timely, and high-quality data for accreditation and reporting.
The position requires owning at least one disease site for case finding and maintaining an average accuracy rate of at least 95%.
Matching Summary
The Tumor Registrar is responsible for independently coding patient abstracts according to American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer requirements.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Abstracting clinical patient information
Coding according to oncology standards
Maintaining 95% accuracy rate
Completing abstracts within 1.5-2 hours
Nice-to-have
Supporting operational research areas
Aggregating state and national data
Independent case finding management
Key Requirements
Associates degree required
Oncology Data Specialist certification required
At least 1 year hospital-based cancer registry experience