Cancer Registrar II

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Position Overview:

Sutter Health, Northern California's largest health network with 29 acute care hospitals, more than 5,000 primary care physicians and specialists, home health, occupational health, psychiatric care and more provides comprehensive medical services in more than 100 Northern California communities. Our mission, vision and values lay the foundation for our day-to-day work in doctors’ offices, home health and hospice programs, hospitals, laboratories, research facilities, administrative offices and medical education services. As a unified health care network, we partner to spread innovation, improve access to health care services and put our patients’ needs first—all to achieve the highest levels of quality, access and affordability.

Assures complete and accurate data are collected and maintained for all reportable malignancies, including reportable benign tumors. Review any applicable data from the patient’s medical record, including imaging, pathology, treatment summaries, physician’s office notes, in- and out-patient visits. Stay abreast of industry changes by regulatory organizations, learn from constructive feedback, work independently, and make decisions with limited information. Uses knowledge of cancer disease processes, tumor nomenclature, medical terminology, medical procedures, anatomy, and physiology.

Additional Requirements:

EDUCATION:

• Associate's: Associate of Arts degree in a health-related field.
• Completion of accredited Cancer Registrar training program.

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE:

• ODS-Oncology Data Specialist.

TYPICAL EXPERIENCE:

• 1-year recent relevant experience.

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Case Abstracting:

• Identify, code and complete a patient’s abstract in accordance with requirements by the State of California, Federal, American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC) accreditation, and Sutter Health requirements.

• Maintains minimum compliance and productivity standards as defined by the facility’s cancer registry department and maintains an accuracy of 97% or higher.

• Ensure cases are staged using the American Joint Committee on Cancer manual.

• When available, provide any treatments received, follow-up information, including recurrence or metastasis, so cases can be transmitted to the state and national databases at least monthly.  

Quality Control/ QA:

• Case finding - Using all relevant resources, identify reportable cases by reviewing pathology reports and disease indices. Determine new or multiple primary cancers using ambiguous terminology rules and Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)solid tumor rules (multiple primary/histology). Respond to case-to-case queries regarding missed cases (death clearance) requested by regional/state registry.

• Follow-Up – Assist with Commission on Cancer (CoC) accreditation standard for patient follow-up using available resources including the electronic health record and daily obituaries.

• Teamwork - Contributes to a positive and successful work environment, maintains an efficient workflow, and participates in team huddles and meetings, including offering suggestions and ideas for future topics.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Possess written and verbal communications skills to explain sensitive information clearly and professionally to diverse audiences, including non-medical people.
• Well-developed time management and organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize assignments and work within standardized operating procedures and scientific methods to achieve objectives and meet deadline.
• General knowledge of computer applications, such as Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel and Outlook), CNExT cancer data collection, electronic health records (EHR), and EPIC.
• Prioritize assignments and work within standardized policies, procedures, and scientific methods to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.
• Work independently, as well as be part of the team, including accomplishing multiple tasks in an environment with interruptions.
• Identify, evaluate and resolve standard problems by selecting appropriate solutions from established options.
• Ensure the privacy of each patient’s protected health information (PHI).
• Build collaborative relationships with peers and other healthcare providers to achieve departmental and corporate objectives.

Pay range (CA): $33.25 - $41.56 / hr.

Pay range (CO, FL, GA, NV, NC, OR, TX): $30.23 - $37.79 / hr.

Pay range (AZ, AR, ID, MS, MT, SC, TN, UT, LA): $27.71 - $34.64 / hr.

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Job Shift:

Varied

Schedule:

Full Time

Shift Hours:

8

Days of the Week:

Monday - Friday

Weekend Requirements:

None

Benefits:

Yes

Unions:

No

Position Status:

Non-Exempt

Weekly Hours:

40

Employee Status:

Regular

Sutter Health is an equal opportunity employer EOE/M/F/Disability/Veterans.

Pay Range is $33.25 to $41.56 / hour. CA Pay Range is $33.25 to $41.56 / hour. CO, FL, GA, IL, MI, NV, NC, OR, PA, TX Pay Range is $30.23 to $37.79 / hour. AZ, AR, ID, LA, MO, MT, SC, TN, UT Pay Range is $27.71 to $34.64 / hour.

The salary range for this role may vary above or below the posted range as determined by location. This range has not been adjusted for any specific geographic differential applicable by area where the position may be filled. Compensation takes into account several factors including but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure and certifications, department equity, training and organizational needs. Base pay is just one piece of the total rewards program offered by Sutter Health. Eligible roles also qualify for a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment. Applicants for specific positions are still required to disclose certain convictions during the application process, and those convictions may also be considered in determining eligibility for employment in accordance with applicable law.

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