Job Description

Facility: VIRTUAL-GA

Job Summary

Abstracts to computerized registry database all reportable cancer cases with accurate, pertinent, and complete codes and/or data according to ACoS FORDS reporting standards & procedures, as well as state and facility requirements. Shares responsibility of casefinding, abstracting, and follow-up in the Cancer Data Center.

Core Responsibilities And Essential Functions

Abstracting

  • Maintains an organized system for control of abstracting to meet productivity standards
  • Abstracts into computerized system all reportable cases with accurate, pertinent, and complete codes and/or data according to ACoS FORDS reporting standards & procedures as well as follows state & facility requirements.
  • Abstracts information for Cancer Network quality metric reporting. These items are above the required dataset.
  • Participates in continuous quality improvement of database
  • Assists with updates to follow-up contact, recurrence, and subsequent treatment information

Supports Cancer Program

  • Supports network tumor boards as assigned
  • Attends Cancer Sub-Committees or Cancer Committee as needed
  • Participates in Peer Review & Quality improvements of cancer data

Assists with Special Projects

  • Data Requests from outside the Cancer Data Center
  • Assists with Annual Report
  • Edit clean up during major releases of data

Performs other duties as assigned

Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education

CTR Required

Graduate of a Cancer Registry Program Required

Associate’s Degree in a recognized allied health field Required

Required Minimum License(s) And Certification(s)

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

  • Certified Tumor Registrars-Preferred

Additional License(s) And Certification(s)

Required Minimum Experience:

Minimum 3 years experience in ACoS Approved Cancer Registry Required

Required Minimum Skills

ICD-O coding;

staging in AJCC, and Collaborative Stage formats;

computerized data reporting skills, preferred system is METRIQ;

computer knowledgeable;

medical terminology;

anatomy & physiology;

cancer disease processes & standards of care;

strong communication skills;

work as a team player;

ability to work without direct supervision.