Work Shift
Day
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Summary
This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by complete and accurate data collection and maintenance for all cancer patients diagnosed and/or treated at Mercy Medical Center.
Job Description
JJob Duties
- Abstracts demographic information, medical history, diagnostic findings, primary site, morphology, stage of disease, complete cancer therapy and follow-up.
- Accesses databases and prepares reports for physicians and other staff needing quality outcome and financial data.
- Maintains complete and accurate data collection for all cancer patients diagnosed and/or treated at Mercy Medical Center.
- Follows the policies and procedures set forth by the American College of Surgeons, Commission on Cancer (CoC).
- Manages cancer registry database, generating reports and presenting data to administration, medical staff and cancer committee.
- Stages the disease according to the ACoS standards for TNM staging as needed.
- Creates a suspense/case finding list by reviewing pathology, radiology and clinic reports and notes, identifying cases to be abstracted and included in the registry.
- Maintains all continuing education certifications required by accreditation body and Mercy Medical Center.
- Follows Mercy's safety guidelines, carries out job-specific safety duties and responsibilities, and promptly reports any unsafe conditions, situations, incidents and injuries.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledgeable regarding Cancer Registry software and Microsoft Office Suite used in the registry process. Ability to use data in registry to run reports, conduct data analysis and perform extracting.
- Requires knowledge and application of:
- ICD-03 primary site and morphology codes and current Commission on Cancer CoC standards (STORE)
- AJCC staging
- Collaborative staging
- SEER Extent of Disease coding
- Medical terminology related to anatomy, current reporting requirements of site-specific laboratory/pathology findings
- Must be familiar with:
- ACoS Site Specific Surgery coding
- Treatment modalities (i.e., medical and radiation oncology)
- Current codes and morphology codes for purposes of case finding
- CoC Standards
- Excellent interpersonal communication (verbal, non-verbal, and listening) skills, and written communication skills.
- Excellent organization/time management skills
- Flexibility and dependability
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Familiar with other office equipment including fax machine, phone and copy machines
Professional Experience