Certified Tumor Registrar, Part Time

Job Description

With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care. Howard University Hospital is the nation’s only teaching hospital located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking research and positive patient outcomes.

Howard University Hospital seeks to hire a Certified Tumor Registrar for the Cancer Services Department who will embrace our rich and historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.

Certified Tumor Registrar, Part Time, Monday – Friday, 10am- 230pm, no weekends

Purpose of Job

The purpose of this job is to have a HUH-employed CTR to perform all cancer registry data abstracts, follow ups, cancer quality data reporting, cover tumor board conferences, perform case finding from various EMR sources to support our cancer program’s initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

Perform Cancer case abstracting all sites, coding of information on demographic, diagnostic history, diagnosis (site and Histology) diagnostic procedures, stage of disease, treatment.

Cancer case finding from Disease index, medical oncology list, Pathology list and other sources

Lost to follow up of cancer cases.

Treatment follow up to complete (all incomplete abstracts)

Cover for tumor board conferences/ documentation required under the direction of the cancer registry manager.

Participate in team meeting, peer review meetings and other as required.

Run Reports within Metriq for Data requests as needed.

Cancer data quality measures reporting to the cancer registry manager.

Assumes other duties and responsibilities that are related and appropriate to the position and area. The above responsibilities are a general description of the level and nature of the work assigned to this classification and are not to be considered as all-inclusive.

Required Qualifications: Competencies

Required cancer data abstract for all tumor sites.

Required ability to work with all Microsoft applications: words, excel, PowerPoint, outlook

Required experience working with Metriq cancer Database, knowledge of NCDB data reporting, CoC standards, NAPBC standards,

Required good understanding of tumor registry theory, medical terminology, medical coding, ICD-03, Anatomy and physiology knowledge, ability to work under pressure with great time management to meet assignment deadlines.

Required ability to professionally communicate with the team and other members of cancer program including providers. Required to have great email etiquette knowledge

Prefer experience working with allscripts, Soarian clinical, Mosaiq, power path,

Prefer experience working with state reporting and CoC accredited cancer program.

Prefer Filezilla application experience, Webplus, genEdits

Required Qualifications: Education and Experience

EducationMinimum formal education required, including degree level (e.g. Bachelor’s) and type/field (e.g. business, health care, etc.) Minimum of associate of science degree in healthcare informatics but prefer a bachelor of science degree in healthcare informatics or healthcare managementExperienceMinimum years of experience required, and what type of experience qualifiesMinimum of 3 years or more working with a state reporting cancer program, a CoC accredited cancer program or state cancer registrySupervisory/Management ExperienceMinimum years of supervisory/management experience requiredNeed to have the ability to work independently with minimum supervision Certification and/or LicensureAny required certifications or licensures requiredRequired Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) from NCRA

At Howard University Hospital our job is to care for you. We do this by offering:

Work-life balance

Recognition and rewards for professional expertise

Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, vacation, and sick leave and 403B retirement plan)

COVID-19 Vaccination

Howard University Hospital requires all external applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. External Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination and, if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a designated Howard University Hospital location.

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