Senior Cancer Registrar, Full-time Days

Benefits

• $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
• $10,000 Student Loan Repayment ($5,000 part-time)
• $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
• $250 Wellbeing Fund per year($125 for part-time)
• Matching 401(k)
• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Annual Employee Salary Increase and Incentive Bonus
• Paid time off and Holiday pay

Northwestern Medicine is powered by a community of colleagues who are purpose-driven and committed to our mission to deliver world-class care. Here, you'll work alongside some of the best clinical talent in the nation leading the way in medical innovation and breakthrough research with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

We recognize where you've been, and we support where you're headed. We celebrate diverse perspectives and experiences, which fuel our commitment to equity and culture of service.

Grow your career with comprehensive training and development opportunities, mentorship programs, educational support and student loan repayment.

• Create the life you envision for yourself with flexible work options, a Reimbursable Well-Being Fund and a Total Rewards package that support your physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being.
• Make a difference through volunteer opportunities we offer in local communities and drive inclusive change through our workforce-led resource groups.

From discovery to delivery, come help us shape the future of medicine.

Description

The Senior Cancer Registrar reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization's Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

The Senior Cancer Registrar understands and helps guide the day to day functions of the Cancer Registry, which consists of data information specialists that capture a complete history, diagnosis, treatment, and health status for every cancer patient in the Northwestern Medicine Healthcare Corporation system, as well as maintain cancer program accreditation through the American College of Surgeons, Commission on Cancer. The data provide essential information to researchers, healthcare providers, and public health officials to better monitor and advance cancer treatments, conduct research, and improve cancer prevention and screening programs.

The Senior Cancer Registrar proactively raises quality of care and quality of documentation issues to the appropriate committees, nurse and physician managers and helps facilitate necessary change. This role participates with interdisciplinary clinical and quality groups to define, measure and analyze quality and patient safety issues and practice concerns.     

Responsibilities:

• Work cooperatively and collaboratively with physicians and staff at all levels of seniority to define and achieve common aims. 
• Ensure complete, accurate and timely data abstraction for all NM reportable cancer cases. 
  • Review all case finding resources to identify reportable cases and enter cases into suspense, such as ICD-10 disease indices, path reports, cytology reports, autopsy reports, dermatology office reports, ambulatory surgery reports, as relevant to their assigned facilities
  • Abstract information from patients' electronic and/or manual medical records according to the Commission on Cancer standards.
  • Consult with physicians, physician offices, and outside facilities to obtain incomplete information or clarify discrepant documentation.
  • Update first course and subsequent treatment information as needed.
  • Maintain the requisite 80%/90% follow up rate on eligible cases per ACoS standards, utilizing follow up letters, physician contact, outside facility contact, and if needed, patient contact.
  • Update cancer status, progression/recurrence, and cause of death to provide accurate survival information.
  • Meet productivity reporting and quality standards; mentor registrars needing support in this area as needed
  • Enter information into facility's data base and submits to Illinois Cancer Registry and National Cancer Database in accordance with regulatory guidelines.
• Stay abreast of changes made by regulatory organizations and accrediting bodies to maintain compliance.  
  • Assure that American College of Surgeons (ACoS) standards are met in Cancer Registry.
  • Assist with Cancer Committee preparation and Survey/Program Activity Records responsibilities as required to meet accreditation by the ACoS, as needed. 
• Assist with cross coverage in daily registry activities as needed to ensure smooth work flow among individuals and as a team.
• Mentor new cancer registry staff and assist with orientation.  Provide oversight for non-CTR team members and their work.
• Identify improvement opportunities and participate in improvement activities. 
• Assist with data reporting.  Pull data and provide preliminary analysis.
• Completes other duties assigned by manager.

Qualifications

Required:

• Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR)
• Minimum of 3 years of Cancer Registry experience
• Strong personal computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred:

• 5 years of Cancer Registry experience
• Associate's or Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Technology Management or similar, or commensurate skills and work experience
• Experience with Epic, Meditech, Metriq, Mosaiq

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.