Certified Tumor Registrar-Per Diem

Certified Tumor Registrar

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.

Job Description:

The Tumor Registrar will maintain an accredited cancer program as set forth by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. The Registrar abstracts medical record data into the Cancer Registry data base as required Standard for Oncology Registry Entry (STORE) coding instructions: American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) cancer staging manual, International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-0) data collection of primary central nervous system tumors, and the data collection of primary central nervous system tumors- Abstracting and coding for the Hematopoietic diseases.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Perform case finding activities, abstract eligible cases, and perform follow-up activities.
• Creates special reports as requested
• Attend educational seminars, etc., in order to maintain certification status.
• Use appropriate tools to identify and abstract cases.
• Resolves edit discrepancies as identified by Cancer Registry data base validation checks.
• Demonstrates competence in cases abstraction.
• Reviews EMR for medical information from other hospital sources, other health care facilities, physician practices, cancer registries, and other resources as needed to compile a complete abstract.
• Abstracts all required data elements and supportive text information into the cancer registry data base, using coding and abstracting standards as required by the CoC and the Massachusetts State Cancer Registry.

Qualifications:

Minimum of five years of Cancer Registry abstracting cases and experience with NCDB call for data and RCRS reporting. Previous medical transcription and office experience, required. Associates Degree in Medical Information or other related health care field. Must hold Cancer Registry Certification (CTR). Metriq experience required.

This position is approximately 8 hours a week and can be up to 16 hours.

Pay Range:

$27.00 - $36.34

The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled