Certified Tumor Registrar (Hybrid)

Cancer Data Specialist

Responsible for abstracting cancer cases from Inpatient and Outpatient medical records within six months of initial diagnoses. Codes and stages according to appropriate classification systems. Submits data to the NJ State Cancer Registry in a timely manner per regulations. Assists with reporting cases to the Rapid Cancer Reporting System (RCRS). Cooperates and assists during periodic audits, surveys, and accreditation reviews. Records follow up patients with subsequent hospital admissions, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy treatments. Maintain 90% follow up rate per ACoS-CoC standards.

Qualifications

Work requires a High School diploma or equivalent (Associate's degree preferred), and two to three years of work related experience. Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) Certification required. Must possess strong customer service, communication, organizational and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of medical terminology highly desirable.

About Us

St. Joseph's Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization's outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation's "100 Best Places to Work in Health Care".

Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)

• Competitive salary*
• Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
• 403b retirement plan options with company match**
• Health & Wellness*
• Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• PTO, and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• LTD : Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance Options
• Onsite Day care Program

*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

** 403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay transparency: St. Joseph's Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc." The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.

About the Team

St. Joseph's University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.

The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women's health, imaging and pediatrics.

The nursing team at St. Joseph's University Medical Center, which includes St. Joseph's Children's Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession's highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.

Job Info

• Job Identification 20251192
• Job Category Allied Health
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day
• Locations St. Joseph's University Medical Center (Hybrid)
• Hourly Salary Range 29.69 - 46.02