Certified Cancer Registrar

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Inc

Tallahassee, FL

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Acute Care, American Health Care Association (AHCA), Anatomy, Background Investigation, Cancer, Cerebral Vascular Accident, Click Through Rate (CTR), Clinical Medicine, Clinical Nursing, Community Health, Diversity, Healthcare, Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Quality, Hospital, Medical Records, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Nonprofit, Oncology, Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Physician Assistant, Physiology, Policy Development, Procedure Development, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Quality Assurance, Quality Management, Quality of Care, Reference Verification, Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registrar, Regulations
LOCATION
Tallahassee, FL
POSTED
7 days ago

WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides care to a 22-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with over 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community. TMH is the region''s healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region''s only:

  • Level II Trauma Center
  • Primary Stroke Center
  • Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
  • Pediatric Intensive Care
  • The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle.

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, six residency programs and more than 50 affiliated physician practices.

HOW YOU''LL MAKE AN IMPACT

The Cancer Registrar role is a specialized Health Data Analyst with focus in oncology. The Cancer Registrar works collaboratively to support tactical goals and assist in the development and maintenance of a quality assurance program for cancer services. In accordance with established policies and procedures, the Cancer Registrar identifies and collects abstracts and disseminates oncology data to assist physicians, nurses, clinical care providers and management personnel for developing guidelines, criteria, and clinical indicators which are then applied to measure quality of care. The Cancer Registrar assists department in evaluating data and implementing change in same where necessary. The Cancer Registrar ensures standards of Hospital quality assurance program, Joint Commission (JC), American College of Surgeons (ACOS), Commission on Cancer (CoC), National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) and other regulatory agencies are met.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO APPLY

Minimum: Associate's Degree with coursework in Anatomy and Physiology Experience:Minimum: One year of cancer registry, medical records or related healthcare experience License:Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR), Cancer Registrar or RHIT preferred; If not currently a CTR must be CTR eligible and must sit for the certification examination for cancer registrars no later than 18 months of hire with successful results after no more than three attempts.

  • Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.

About the Company

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Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Inc