Cancer Registry Abstractor

Position- Fulltime with benefits

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS

Under the supervision of the Cancer Registry Manager- works directly with Certicode staff. Responsibilities include abstracting, internal quality control participation, and team building. This position is working remote.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

A. Experience

• Minimum CTR certification required.
• Strong leadership, communication and coaching skills.
• Possess strong written & verbal communication skills, demonstrated through communicating accurately with co-workers, physicians, administration and other facilities.
• Ability to identify problems, generate and analyze feasible solutions and choose an optimum course of action.
• Must be a team player and possess strong interpersonal skills, demonstrating professionalism, tact and diplomacy when working with peers, clients, facilities’ Medical Staff, outside organizations and other facility departments.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and activities to ensure established time frames are met.

B. Education and Training

• CTR certification required.
• Must have a minimum of 3 years experience with acute care hospital based cancer registry, preferably at an ACoS -CoC approved facility.

C. Competencies

• Knowledge of North Carolina Central Cancer Registry reporting requirements
• Preferred- EPIC and Metriq Experience

D. Other Requirements

• Ability to evaluate compliance with ACoS - CoC and NAPBC standards.
• Participate in NCDB reporting/edits annually or as scheduled by CoC.
• On-going education and annual testing/assessing for CTRs.
• Perform case-finding audits necessary to maintain abstractor timeliness
• Abstract cases.
• Foster and promote the education of Certicode Cancer Registrars and Cancer Registry
• Knowledge of office equipment; excellent communication and problem solving skills.

Interested parties should apply at certicode.com/apply