Cancer Registrar
Core
Manage, analyze, and interpret clinical cancer data for education, research, and outcome measurement within a hospital system.
Role type
Clinical data specialist (Cancer Registrar)
Builds
A comprehensive cancer registry database for hospital planning, treatment planning, and NCI designation compliance.
Domain
Healthcare / Oncology Data Management
Required skills
Cancer registry principles, medical record abstraction, ICD coding, staging systems, medical terminology, database management, report preparation
Preferred skills
Anatomy and Physiology knowledge, Health Information Management degree, RHIA/RHIT/CPC/CCS certification
Technologies
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams), Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
Responsibilities
Abstract comprehensive cancer data from pathology, radiology, and treatment records; Code and stage cancer cases according to Commission on Cancer standards; Maintain patient records from diagnosis to end of life; Identify reportable vs non-reportable cases; Update abstracts with new treatment or recurrence information; Verify patient vital status and deaths.
