Job Summary
Acts as lead for certified tumor registrar. Coordinates standards compliance for Commission on Cancer, including cancer committee, tumor board, and quality studies.
Essential Functions
Coordinates all aspects of the triennial Commission on Cancer approvals survey.
Acts as system administrator for cancer registry software.
Maintains an accurate, complete and current computerized registry of all malignancies.
Maintains requirements for accreditation by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education
High School Diploma Preferred: or equivalent and
Preferred: additional college courses/degree as required for certification
Experience
Required: Extensive Medical Records or other relevant health science background
Credentials
Required: Upon Hire Oncology Data Specialist (formerly CertifiedTumorRegistrar)
Skills
Proficient with MS Office applications (Required)
Knowledgeable in automated database management and associated HIPAA standards (Required)
Demonstrates knowledge of Commission on Cancer (COC) standards for data collection and management (Required)
Knowledgeable in automated database management (Required)
Working Conditions
Lifting
Consistently operates computer and other office equipment.
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
Sedentary work.
Environmental Conditions
Predominantly operates in an office environment.
Some time spent on site in medical/hospital setting.
Mental/Visual
Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.
The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
Vancouver, WA
PeaceHealth, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a nonprofit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. PeaceHealth has approximately 16,000 caregivers, a multi-specialty medical group practice with more than 1,200 physicians and providers, and 10 medical centers serving both urban and rural communities throughout the Northwest.
In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. Today, PeaceHealth is the legacy of its founding Sisters and continues to serve communities when invited to do so with a spirit of collaboration and stewardship. For more information, visit peacehealth.org.
Our Mission
We carry on the healing mission of Jesus Christ by promoting personal and community health, relieving pain and suffering, and treating each person in a loving and caring way.
Our Core Values
Respect
We respect the dignity and appreciate the worth of each person as demonstrated by our compassion, caring and acceptance of individual differences.
Collaboration
We value the involvement, cooperation and creativity of all who work together to promote the health of the community.
Stewardship
We choose to serve the community and hold ourselves accountable to exercise ethical and responsible stewardship in the allocation and utilization of human, fi nancial and environmental resources.
Social Justice
We build and evaluate the structures of our organization and those of society to promote the just distribution of health care resources.