What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tumor Registrar position at UNC Health?
Description
Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.
UNC Health Nash, an affiliated member of the UNC Health system, invites passionate healthcare professionals to join our esteemed team. Governed locally, we proudly serve a diverse patient base, spanning Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, Wilson Counties, and beyond. With a steadfast commitment to elevating community health through exceptional care, we prioritize excellence, compassion, and innovation, ensuring every individual receives the highest standard of support. Joining our team means becoming an integral part of our dedication to wellness, where we constantly strive to redefine excellence in healthcare through state-of-the-art facilities and pioneering programs. Join us in this transformative journey, where your contributions will make a lasting impact on our community's health and wellbeing.
Summary:
This position collects extensive data on all new cancer seen at UNC Hospital at Nash, as required by state law and according to regulations established by various state and national registries
Support the quality, and operational goals of the department and state mandated reporting of cancer detection and staging of current and past patient cases.
Responsibilities:
· · Establishes and accomplishes methods for the tracking, analysis and reporting of cancer cases for patients treated at UNC Nash Hospital.
- Codes, summarizes, sequences, and stages extracted information according to extensive and complex rules. Performs necessary research, analysis, interpretation and decision-making to best abstract, stage or sequence information.
- Composes explanatory comments to supplement codes. Conceptualizes the case as a whole and determines what types of supplementary information would augment the data provided by the codes.
- Conducts quality control activities such as auditing records and conducting data review meetings. Participates with multidisciplinary teams in creating, organizing and providing documentation of established procedures necessary for accreditation.
- Creates case abstracts for cancer patients, extracting data items from the various medical records
- Follows-up on each case abstracted for the life of the patient. Ensures that follow-up information is collected for each case annually. Extracts the required information from in-house or external sources. May communicate through written correspondence or telephone to obtain needed data
- Responds to requests for information. Creates queries to extrapolate data completes ad hoc and routinized reports of data
Other information:
- Associates Degree in Healthcare or Cancer Registry Management, Cancer Information Management, Health Information Technology - Mandatory
- Associates Degree in Health Information Management or related medical field preferred - preferred
- Certified Tumor Registrar - Mandatory
- 2 - 4 years of Healthcare/Medical in other related fields - preferred
Works Directly with Cancer Registry Coordinator to assist with staging and documenting tumor board discussions.
Job Details
Legal Employer: Nash Hospitals
Entity: Nash UNC Health Care
Organization Unit: NGH Nash Cancer Center
Work Type: Per Diem
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Variable
Location of Job: NASH HC
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
