Avera Cancer Institute-Sioux Falls
Worker Type:
Regular
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Pay Range:
The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.
$24.00 - $35.00
Position Highlights
You Belong at Avera
Be part of a multidisciplinary team built with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
A Brief OverviewResponsible to identify, abstract and maintain records of cancer patients within the guidelines and requirements of applicable state laws and accreditation bodies in order to provide timely and accurate statistics as required to maintain accreditation and fulfill quality initiatives and administration requests.
What you will do
- Reviews source documents/records to determine reportability of diseases as determined by state law, accreditation bodies, and/or the organization.
- Abstracts and analyzes patient information as directed in the Standards for Oncology Registry Entry (STORE) manual and records pertinent information from source documents in a text format to support all coded data items.
- Obtains, enters, and codes follow-up information to obtain end results, quality of survival, and length of survival.
- Interprets incoming information and updates registry cases as necessary to maintain accurate, complete information and current follow-up information.
- Assists, upon request, with the multidisciplinary cancer case conferences by gathering records for cases being discussed, making necessary personnel contacts, and taking notes.
- Provides support to clinical and administrative leadership for the organization’s professional advisory boards (PABs) and program leadership councils (PLCs).
Essential QualificationsThe individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.
Required Education, License/Certification, or Wo