Full Time Certified Tumor Registrar

Qualifications:

Experience and Licensure Certification as Tumor Registrar (CTR) required.
Associates degree preferred.
High school graduate with coursework in Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Required Skills and Abilities:

Interpersonal skills to communicate and interact effectively with Medical Staff and other health care personnel when compiling data for coding and record completion.
Experience and clinical skills to determine completeness of medical records and interpret the content of the record: laboratory results, pathology / cytology / hematopathology reports, knowledge of medical terminology, pharmaceutical terminology, radiology reports and disease processes in order to code and abstract required data.
Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail for more than eighty percent of work time when analyzing, coding and abstracting requested medical record information.
Advanced computer skills.
Ability to work autonomously.
Cooperate and work toward solutions, which support organizational and departmental goals.

Description:

Ensure proper reporting to all organizations that the cancer data is submitted for tracking purposes.
Codes inpatient and outpatient medical records by assigning the appropriate ICD-9CM and Roads numerical values to diagnoses and procedures.
Retrieves data from medical records for research projects and prepares qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Collaborates with physician and ancillary department personnel to ensure appropriate documentation, which supports the diagnosis and procedures.
Other Essential Duties and Responsibilities

For more information:

Contact CesSilye Hill at 734-712-2336 or cessilye.hill@stjoeshealth.org.