Cancer Registry Officer
Core
Collect, abstract, and maintain accurate data on cancer cases to support research, surveillance, and quality improvement at a medical center.
Role type
Cancer Registry Officer
Builds
Cancer registry databases and incidence/outcome reports
Domain
Healthcare / Oncology / Public Health
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Cancer registry principles and procedures, cancer nomenclature and staging systems, medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology, data privacy and confidentiality regulations, cancer registry software, EHR systems, Microsoft Office Suite
Preferred skills
Health Information Management, Medical Records, Public Health, Epidemiology, healthcare and health information management training/certification, 1–3 years experience as a Cancer Registrar or in related fields
Responsibilities
Identify and abstract data on new cancer cases from medical records, pathology reports, and physician reports, enter abstracted data into the cancer registry database, generate reports and statistics on cancer incidence, trends, and outcomes, assist in the analysis of cancer registry data to identify trends and patterns, prepare reports for internal and external stakeholders, collaborate with physicians, nurses, pathologists, and other healthcare professionals to obtain necessary information for case abstraction
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level