Atlantic Health System
Location
Morristown, NJ | United States
Job description
The Cancer Registrar (Oncology Data Specialist) analyzes, abstracts, and codes demographic, patient and cancer related information, treatment and staging from multiple databases on all eligible cancer cases seen and/or diagnosed at AHS. The Cancer Registrar (Oncology Data Specialist) must comply with standards of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, SEER, AJCC and the New Jersey State Cancer Registry. The Cancer Registrar (Oncology Data Specialist) performs lifetime follow-up to provide cancer incidence, treatment and outcome information to appropriate data bases, for quality improvement activities, administrative planning and marketing, and support programs. The Cancer Registrar assists with quality control activities, information requests and quality improvement studies as required. Maintains abstracting productivity and quality rates that is compatible to the organization and national established benchmark.
Principal Accountabilities
Abstracting – analyzes, and codes demographic, patient and cancer related information, treatment and staging from multiple databases on all eligible cancer cases seen and/or diagnosed at AHS
Comply and follow guidelines of national standard setters
Other duties as assigned.
Required :
Must hold a current/valid Oncology Data Specialist Certified (Certified Tumor Registrar) credential
Be in good standing with the National Cancer Registrars Association
Preferred :
1 year experience in a Cancer Registry
Experience working with Metriq and Epic EM
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