Description

Department:

37277 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - LC: Cancer Data Services

Status:

Part time

Benefits Eligible:

No

Hours Per Week:

0

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Varies

Certified Cancer Registrar, Cancer Data Services

PRN, 8 hours per week, day shift

Job Summary: Performs accurate, consistent, and complete abstracting of patient records. Conducts quality analysis of records to ensure compliance with CAP protocols, AJCC staging, and ACOS requirements. Queries database and creates reports on requested subsets of cancer patient data.

Education: High School Diploma or GED General Studies Required, Associates Health Science or related field

Preferred Certifications and Licensures Credential Required/Preferred: Certified Cancer Registrar Required

Experience: 2+ Cancer Registry Required

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities -

• Demonstrate knowledge of anatomy and physiology, AJCC and Seer Staging, ICO-3 manual, Collaborative Staging, Multiple Primary Histology Manual, and COC FORDS manual.
• Working knowledge of ACOS requirements.
• Knowledge of Cancer data software systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Strong investigative and analytical skills with detail orientation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to function as a self-paced individual.

Job Specific Duties

• Pathology & AJCC Staging Reviews all path reports on Chartmax and attach staging form;
• Queue shall be empty by the end of each month.
• Ensures that CAP protocol for cancer is on each appropriate path report.
• Ensures that AJCC staging has been done by the physician.

Technical Knowledge

• Demonstrates thorough working knowledge of all required manuals required for abstracting.
• These include AJCC Staging Manual Ed. 6, International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, #r3 Edition, Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Summary, Collaborative Staging Manual Multi-primary Histology Manual in addition to Facility Registry Data Standards Special Events Participate in community outreach, screening, education, and support activities of the Cancer Program as agreed upon with department manager.
• Teamwork Effectively promotes a positive work environment while at work and outside the facility.
• Demonstrates a high level of teamwork, cooperation, and respect for co-workers and staff.
• Participates in marketing the Center and its programs, both in and outside the facility, on an ongoing basis.
• Assists the Cancer Program Coordinator as requested Cancer Conference Participates in weekly Tumor Board conference as assigned, documenting meeting minutes and decisions made on the decision of care for individual patients.
• Quality Assurance Performs QA on Radiation Oncology patient list, ICD9 list, and Chemotherapy list each month.

Data Submission

• Submits data monthly to the ACOS National Cancer Database, and to the State Tumor Registry in accordance with NC requirements, ensuring that data is reported accurately and in correct format.
• Reports departmental statistics to department manager by the 4th day of the month.

Operations Support

• Maintains day to day operations within the Cancer Registry Department in the absence of the Oncology Program Manager.
• ACOS Accreditation Maintains up-to-date knowledge of ACOS program accreditation standards and ensures that departmental processes are adjusted to meet standards.

Professionalism

• Upholds a professional working relationship at all times and adheres to department rules.
• Practices teamwork and adheres to Standards of Behavior. Other Duties Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Employee Standards Communication:

• Uses appropriate methods to clearly convey information to others in an engaging way, which helps others understand and retain the message.

Collaboration:

• Works with others respectfully and openly; provides help to achieve shared goals.

Service:

• Uses appropriate methods to clearly convey information to others in an engaging way, which helps others understand and retain the message.

Safety:

• Meets or exceeds patient and employee safety requirements while promoting and achieving quality outcomes.

Accountability:

• Takes ownership for goals and outcomes; effectively and efficiently uses available resources to successfully complete tasks.

Improvement:

• Identifies opportunities and takes action to continuously improve processes.
• Maintains effectiveness and flexibility during change.

Pay Range
$26.10 - $39.15

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more - so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation's largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

Certified Cancer Registrar, Cancer Data Services