Cancer Registrar

General Summary:

This position is responsible for assistance with performing and maintaining the activities of the Cancer Registry. Review patient records to gleen the required American College of Surgeons (ASoC) and Illinois State Cancer Registry (ISCR) cancer abstracting data from inpatient and outpatient records, death certificates, pathology reports, and autopsy reports. Participates in various medical staff committee meetings to provide specific and aggregate data for the medical staff to make cancer care plans. Maintains a demeanor and appearance appropriate for representation of RUMC.

Qualifications include:

• RHIA, RHIT or Certified Cancer Registrar (CTR)

• Six months experience in cancer registry abstracting

• Strong knowledge of medical terminology

• Prior inpatient and outpatient coding experience using ICD-9-CM and CPT-4 preferred