Cancer Data Coordinator/Tumor Registrar (On-Site)

Job description

At NorthBay Health, the Cancer Data Coordinator/Tumor Registrar efficiently operates the cancer registry in accordance with all requirements of the health care delivery system-medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory. He/she actively participate in Cancer Committee, contributing to its identification, planning and implementation of cancer-related services and programs, quality improvement initiatives, and other elements of other elements of cancer programs approved by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer (ACoS). He/she supports the cancer clinical trials program through the collection and dissemination of data. PRIMARY JOB DUTIES: Designs, evaluates, and performs cancer registry functions, including, Analyzing health information utilizing governmental and institutional standards Abstracting and coding clinical data using current, approved, and appropriate classification systems Obtaining follow-up data: Retrieving, interpreting, and presenting cancer data Run data request reports for physicians and/or allied health staff Scheduling, directing and monitoring employees or abstracting service Safeguards patient privacy and confidentially: Organizes and...