CERT TUMOR REGISTRAR
2 weeks ago
PATIENT AGE GROUP(S) AND POPULATION(S) SERVED
Refer to departmental Scope of Service and Provision of Care plans, as applicable, for description of primary age groups and populations served by this job for the respective HM entity.
HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS
- Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
- INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
- COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional, ethical, physical, and spiritual needs.
- ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
- RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth, dignity, and value.
- EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.
- Practices the Caring and Serving Model
- Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards
- Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET, Managing Up, Key Words)
- Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees' experiential journeys to ensure strong communication, ease of access to information, and a seamless experience.
- Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job
- Displays cultural humility, diversity, equity and inclusion principles
- Actively supports the organization's vision, fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values
PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Participates in planning and conducting of a continuous improvement program to ensure accurate, complete, and timely data collection.
- Assists with development and maintenance of policies & procedures and other reference aids.
SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Analyzes and reviews the healthcare documented in various sources that includes system records as well as correspondence with physician offices and other facilities to obtain all necessary cancer information ensuring each case is thoroughly and completely abstracted.
- Assists with reporting of data to the Texas Department of Health (state central cancer registry), National Cancer Data Base, physicians, and other authorized users in accordance with departmental procedures for release of information.
QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Coordinates case finding and data collection activities in accordance with the Texas Cancer Incidence Reporting Act, American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Program Standards (ACOS CoC PS) and HM Cancer Committee; ensuring timely abstracting of data.
FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Ensures department productivity and data accuracy is maintained at appropriate levels to meet agency requirements.
GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Identifies continuing education needs of the department and participates in staff development.
- Maintains and actively expands knowledge of the cancer disease process, diagnostic methods and procedures, and all possible treatment variations.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will also perform other reasonably related business/job duties as assigned. Houston Methodist reserves the right to revise job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
EDUCATION
- High School diploma or equivalent education (examples include: GED, verification of homeschool equivalency, partial or full completion of post-secondary education, etc.)
- Some college preferred
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Successful completion of 160-hour clinical practicum or one year of experience in the cancer registry field
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED
- CTR - Certified Tumor Registrar (NCRA)
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
- Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
- Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
- Thorough knowledge of and ability to code cancer data utilizing International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICDO), FORDS, American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC), SEER Summary Stage and Texas Cancer Reporting Handbook
- Knowledge of statistics, medical terminology, and anatomy
- Basic computer skills as related to database and other software applications related to registry data management
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
- Detail oriented
SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
WORK ATTIRE
- Uniform No
- Scrubs No
- Business professional Yes
- Other (department approved) No
ON-CALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.
- On Call* No
TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**
- May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
- May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No
Since 1998, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital has been serving Fort Bend and the surrounding counties. Residents have come to rely on a level of compassionate care and leading-edge technology that was once available only in the Texas Medical Center. Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital tied for No. 4 in Houston and No. 6 (three-way tie) in Texas in U.S. News & World Report’s best hospital rankings in 2020. With 316 operating beds, 24 operating rooms and over 2,400 employees, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital was designed to provide comprehensive, personalized care for the community.
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