Job Information
McLaren Health Care Tumor Registrar - McLaren Careers in Bay City, Michigan
Position Summary:
Manage cancer patient databases, recording information that may be used to help detect cancer earlier, improve treatments and increase survival rates. Examine medical and pathology records to determine patient eligibility for the cancer registry. Make abstracts of medical records by translating the medical terminology into standardized codes that record the patient's diagnosis and treatment information.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
1.
Abstract
cancer-related
data
according
to
e
stablished
p
o
licies
and
pr
oc
edures
includin
g
:
summarizing
patient’s
records
,
demographi
c
data
,
d
iagnosti
c
proc
e
d
ures
,
dat
e
o
f
diagnosis
,
histologica
l
diagnos
i
s
and
treatment.
2.
Assign
codes
fo
r
treatments,
procedures
and
diagnoses
a
c
c
o
rding
to
appropriate
class
i
fication
systems
such
as:
ICD-9-CM
;
ICD-10-CM
;
ICD-O
;
America
n
Colleg
e
o
f
Su
rgeo
ns
Commissio
n
o
n
Cance
r
(ACo
S
CoC
)
Guidelines;
F
a
cilit
y
O
n
c
o
l
ogy
R
eg
i
s
tr
y
D
a
t
a
S
t
an
d
a
r
ds
(FOR
DS
)
;
A
m
e
ric
an
Joi
nt
C
o
mm
i
ss
io
n
o
n
C
an
c
er
(
A
JC
C
)
Tum
or
,
Nodes
,
Metastasi
s
(TNM
)
&
Collaborati
ve
Staging/Coding;
and
Surveillance
of
Epidemiology
and
End
Results
(
S
EER
)
g
u
ideli
n
es.
3.
Perfor
m
dat
a
e
n
tr
y
utilizin
g
specialize
d
soft
wa
re.
4.
Maintain
compliance
with
Cancer
Regis
t
r
y
relate
d
policie
s
a
nd
procedures.
5.
Contac
t
patients
,
provider
s
an
d
registrie
s
t
o
gathe
r
follow-up
infor
m
ation
and
v
e
rif
y
o
r
corre
ct
patient
information.
6.
Manage
clinical
d
o
cumentati
o
n
requirements
r
e
lated
to
regulatory
r
u
les
a
nd
regulations.
7.
Prepare
reports
and
forms
as
directed
and
i
n
accordanc
e
wit
h
establishe
d
policie
s
.
8.
Compile
reque
s
ts
for
data
and
statistics
from
the
Cancer
Registry
f
o
r
facility
planning,
administrati
o
n
and
internal
department
r
e
quests
according
to
established
policies
and
procedures.
- Prepares statistical reports, narrative reports and graphic presentations of tumor registry data for use by hospital staff, researchers, and other users of registry data.
10.
Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; review professional publications; establish personal networks; participate in professional societies.
- Perform other related duties as required and directed.
Qualifications:
Required:
AssociateDegreein health-related field orequivalent workexperienceofat least twoyears orwith strongemphasis on data integrityandanalysis.
Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) within two(2)yearsof employment .
Preferred:
Current Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR).
1 year of CTR abstraction experience in a CoC Accredited Cancer Program.
Bachelor’s degree in health information management or a related field.
