Job Description
Summary
The Cancer Registrar is responsible for assisting in all Cancer Program activities, including the Cancer Committee and Cancer Conferences, and maintaining an accurate cancer registry to ensure compliance with the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) guidelines.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
These duties and responsibilities described below represent the general tasks performed on a daily basis; other tasks may be assigned.
The Cancer Registrar is responsible for assisting in all Cancer Program activities, including the Cancer Committee and Cancer Conferences, and maintaining an accurate cancer registry to ensure compliance with the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) guidelines.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
These duties and responsibilities described below represent the general tasks performed on a daily basis; other tasks may be assigned.
- Assist the Cancer Coordinator in the smooth and efficient operation of the hospital’s Cancer Registry, including computerized databases
- Adhere to the guidelines of the American College of Surgeons and Commission on Cancer for an accredited Cancer Program
- Accurately abstract new cases from inpatient, outpatient, radiation oncology, and radiology patient records into the hospital’s computerized registry database
- Assist the Cancer Registry Follow-Up Clerk to ensure a...