Cancer Registrar – Fulltime Days

Here’s What You Need

• H.S. Diploma or Equivalent Required.
• Associate’s Degree in Health Information or related health field Preferred.
• Associate’s degree in Cancer Information Management Preferred.
• Completion of a Cancer Registry Management Program Preferred.
• At least 6 months of Cancer Registry experience Preferred.
• No experience preferred with the completion of a Cancer Registry Management Program.  
• ODS (Oncology Data Specialist) certification must be obtained within 3 Years of hire date Required.
• ODS (Oncology Data Specialist) certification is preferred upon hire.

What You Will Do:

• Applies abstracting and coding knowledge as well as communicates effectively with medical staff in order to determine accurate assignment of codes for diagnosis, severity of illness, procedure and treatment, and outcome measures.
• Completes daily analysis of medical records for oncology patients and determines eligibility for case reporting.
• Maintains automated suspense listing of cases to be coded and abstracted and an electronic non-reportable list for state requirements.
• Obtains recurrence, subsequent treatment, and outcome information from internal and external sources at least annually for each oncology patient in the registry and updates the record in the database.
• Assists in data compilation and reporting as necessary.

 Additional perks of being a Texas Health Cancer Registrar:

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan forgiveness as well as several other benefits.
• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Entity Highlights:

Since 1991, Texas Health Plano has served the communities of Plano, Frisco, Carrollton, Addison, Richardson, and McKinney. We’re a 386-bed, full-service hospital serving North Texas with incredible care and amazing people. We specialize in emergency medicine and trauma, cardiology, neurosurgery and spine, advanced orthopedics, women’s services, adult and adolescent behavioral health, an adult intensive care unit and state of the art and technologically advanced surgical services. Plus, we’re a Level II Trauma Facility, the only health care facility in Collin County to have achieved both the Level IV NICU and Level IV Maternal facility designation and have a DNV-certified Comprehensive Stroke Program. Texas Health Plano is a four-time Magnet-designated hospital, the only AACN Beacon Gold adult intensive care unit in the DFW area, accredited by the Joint Commission in Hip and Knee Replacement and a Primary Heart Attack Center. We offer top-notch benefits including an on-site childcare center created for working parents. You belong here.

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Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.

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