Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Come join our HIM team at Saint Francis Hospital, a member of Trinity Health Of New England! We are part of the nationwide Trinity Health family bringing compassionate care to our communities.

Job Description:

The Certified Cancer Registrar is responsible for providing remote cancer registry operations to include but not limited to abstracting, case finding and follow-up according to CoC and state standards, and timely completion of the organization’s data requests.

Top Reasons to Work at Trinity Health of New England:

• Our Mission and Core Values

• Great benefits and Health Insurance Coverage

• Career growth and advancement potential

• Award-winning Hospitals and Departments

Work Hours/Shift:

40hr full time Mon-Fri days. This position may be remote

You Will Be Responsible For:

Exceptional Patient Care: Maintains a cancer registry on all patients who have been diagnosed and/or are receiving treatment for cancer at this facility.  Abstracts demographic, histologic and treatment data from patient charts and enters this data into the cancer software program. Abstracts data from patient charts and enters this information into the database.

Excellent Communicator: Reports case incidence to Massachusetts Cancer Registry monthly.

Strong Educator: Assists with coordinating and preparing components of the cancer program for ACOS/COC survey process.

Technical Familiarity: Codes, classifies and indexes diagnoses. Collects and prepares statistical cancer data requests and other reports. Monitors quality assurance; edits checks and auditing of abstracts.

Active Teamwork: Assists with organizing Cancer Conferences and Cancer Committee meetings.

Requirements:

• A Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) or CTR eligible.

• Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) credentials preferred

• In the absence of a CTR the incumbent must agree to obtain CTR certification within two years from date of hire.

• Minimum of an Associate’s degree with completed coursework in Anatomy and Physiology, pathophysiology, medical terminology, and pharmacology and computer basics.

• 3 Years of experience working in a Commission on Cancer accredited facility.

• Minimum of 2-3 years varied experience in cancer registry, including abstracting duties.

• Proficient knowledge and extensive experience with STORE; Site Specific Data Item Manual, AJCC Staging, knowledge of the SEER and NAACCR Standards; knowledge of state reporting requirements.

• Direct experience with ACoS survey under the current standards is required.

• Proficient with various Cancer Registry software- i.e., Metriq; Oncolog; ERS, Rocky Mountain; CNext; Abstract Plus.

• Experience with electronic health records, EPIC and Mosaiq,is preferred.

About Trinity Health Of New England:

Trinity Health Of New England is an integrated health care delivery system that is comprised of world-class providers and facilities dedicated to full spectrum preventative, acute, and post-acute care. We aim to deliver top level care to increase our community's overall health at lower costs. While we serve nearly 3 million people, we are proud to be a part of a national system that focuses on putting our patients first and having the best colleagues to do so. 

Trinity Health Of New England benefits include health insurance, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, sick time, and professional advancement just to name a few.  

Employees can also take advantage of extra benefits specific to each hospital.

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Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.