Medical Records Technician (Tumor Registry)

<p>About the Position: Serves as a Medical Records Technician (Tumor Registry), working closely with a team of other Tumor Registrars in an office setting. The position is mostly sedentary. Incumbent will be using computer, phone, printer, and other common office equipment. Incumbent is expected to interact with physicians, clinicians, epidemiologists, researchers, and others in order to complete tasks and projects. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation</p><h3>Major Duties</h3><p>Assist in compiling and maintaining a comprehensive database utilizing the Automated Central Tumor Registry (ACTUR) of all patients diagnosed and/or treated for cancer.</p><p>Ensure accuracy and completeness of appropriate staging, coding and inclusion of all pertinent patient data, sufficient to meet the needs and standards of tumor registry operations and to provide data for physicians and researchers.</p><p>Review standard and electronic patient medical records to identify cases of malignant disease, abstract and code information.</p><p>Maintain quality assurance of case-finding, abstracting, staging, and coding of data and follow-up procedures.</p><p>Utilize the ACTUR database to create statistical and narrative reports, and graphic presentations of tumor registry data for use by staff physicians and researchers.</p><p>Provide assistance to the Oncology Advisory Group and attends multidisciplinary tumor boards.</p><p>Maintain liaison with staff physicians and allied health professionals; local, state, and national professional organizations.</p><h3>Education</h3>FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.