[Hiring] Data Quality Registrar - Cancer Registry @UChicago Medicine

Role Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, Company, as a Data Quality Registrar in the Cancer Registry - Hyde Park. This position is a remote, work from home opportunity and you may be based outside of the greater Chicagoland area.

Under general direction, is responsible for completing special quality and reporting projects such as Cancer Program Practice Profiles Reports (CP3R) and ad hoc reports in support of the Clinical Research Data Warehouse (CRDW). Works with Center for Research Informatics (CRI) staff, to help integrate Cancer Registry data with existing data in the CRDW. Provides education and cross trains the cancer registry staff to optimize departmental functions and enhance data quality. Oversees the data quality in the cancer registry database, as well as designs and distributes reports to meet the needs of the Cancer Committee, Administration, Marketing, cancer researchers, Illinois State Cancer Registry, National Cancer Database, and other clients. Collects and reports data regarding cancer identification, treatment, and follow-up on each eligible cancer patient as needed to assist in maintaining departmental timeliness. Assists the Cancer Registry Manager with other job duties as directed.

Essential Job Functions

• Creates ad-hoc reports in support of the CRDW project
• Works with CRI staff to integrate registry data with the CRDW
• Incorporates QA methods based upon national standards of quality oncology care to reveal and address abstracted data inconsistencies in real time and retrospective data within the Registry Database and reports the findings to the Cancer Registry Manager.
• Provides continuing education and cross training within the Cancer Registry Department to address and prevent future data inconsistencies, as well as optimizing departmental functions. Departmental policies and procedures are updated as needed.
• Submits “cleaned” registry data to the Illinois State Cancer Registry and National Cancer Database.
• Performs case finding audits as requested.
• Performs cancer abstraction, coding and follow up for patients as needed.
• Performs other duties assigned.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Health Information Management, Healthcare Administration, Computer Science, or related field required; Bachelor’s preferred.
• Registered Health Information certification (RHIT, RHIA) by the American Health Information Management Association or Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) certification by the National Cancer Registrars Association required.
• Seven or more years of experience in a cancer registry setting with a focus on data quality and knowledge of patient care.
• Computer skills including: cancer registry databases and networked hospital information systems, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Internet.
• Working knowledge of the following coding systems and manuals: Collaborative Staging, AJCC Cancer Staging, SEER Summary Staging, ICD-O Coding, Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards (FORDS), Illinois State Cancer Registry (ISCR) Reporting Manual, Multiple Primary and Histology Coding Rules, and the Hematopoietic Manual and Database.
• Must have working knowledge of the Cancer Program Standards of American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Positive attitude with the ability to effectively work independently or within a team environment; registrars, physicians and allied healthcare professions.
• Ability to assess and interpret clinical source documents (i.e. pathology reports, operative reports, discharge summaries, clinic notes, chemotherapy records, radiation therapy reports, etc.) and apply appropriate coding rules.
• Skills in analyzing, investigating, organizing, problem solving, and prioritizing within a system that has frequently changing priorities and deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Registered Health Information certification (RHIT, RHIA) by the American Health Information Management Association or Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) certification by the National Cancer Registrars Association required.

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: 1.00
• Shift: M-F, Day Shift
• Work Location: Full Time Remote
• Unit/Department: Cancer Registry - Hyde Park
• CBA Code: Non-Union

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.