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| 2 | This level requires special skills and knowledge in several areas such as coding, data processing, a | 1 | This level requires special skills and knowledge in several areas such as coding, data processing, a | ||
| > | nd billing systems, governmental systems, and programs. Identifies specified malignant cases to be a | > | nd billing systems, governmental systems, and programs. Identifies specified malignant cases to be a | ||
| > | bstracted and reported by the UCSF Medical Center Cancer Registry from various reports, medical reco | > | bstracted and reported by the UCSF Medical Center Cancer Registry from various reports, medical reco | ||
| > | rds, and electronic files. Abstracts and codes information in the prescribed format to satisfy the r | > | rds, and electronic files. Abstracts and codes information in the prescribed format to satisfy the r | ||
| > | equirements of the State, Commission on Cancer, and Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER | > | equirements of the State, Commission on Cancer, and Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER | ||
| > | ) program of the National Cancer Institute. Maintains systems programs for tracking cases and quali | > | ) program of the National Cancer Institute. Maintains systems programs for tracking cases and qualit | ||
| > | ty control. Must be familiar with oncology treatment guidelines and practices. Must be able to coo | > | y control. Must be familiar with oncology treatment guidelines and practices. Must be able to coordi | ||
| > | rdinate and take the lead on quality control projects involving other registrars in the department. | > | nate and take the lead on quality control projects involving other registrars in the department. Com | ||
| > | Completes assignments within the designated time frame and according to the requested specifications | > | pletes assignments within the designated time frame and according to the requested specifications. C | ||
| > | . Certification as a Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) is required. | > | ertification as a Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) is required. | ||
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| 4 | Qualifications: | ||||
| 5 | REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: - 5 yrs of relevant hospital experience, 3 years of which must be in abstra | ||||
| > | cting complex cases in facilities such as an Academic/Teaching Cancer Center and/or a NCI-designated | ||||
| > | Comprehensive Cancer Center. - Requires a complete and accurate knowledge of mandatory California C | ||||
| > | ancer Registry reportability, coding, and abstracting requirements, and knowledge of current mandato | ||||
| > | ry standards for cancer program accreditation by the American College of Surgeons (Commission on Can | ||||
| > | cer). - Must have a thorough knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, oncolog | ||||
| > | y terminology, and oncology physiology, and oncology diagnostic and treatment modalities. - Must be | ||||
| > | proficient in morphology and topographic site coding by International Classification of Diseases (bo | ||||
| > | th ICD-9 and ICD-0). Expertise is required in current staging schemes (SEER Summary, SEER Extent of | ||||
| > | Disease, Collaborative Stage and American Joint Committee Cancer Staging (TNM). - Must have good com | ||||
| > | puter skills with a working knowledge of the CNExT cancer reporting software, Cancer Alert System (C | ||||
| > | AS) casefinding module, MS Word and Excel or other spreadsheet and word processing applications. - M | ||||
| > | ust be familiar with extracting cancer information from EPIC electronic medical record software, - M | ||||
| > | ust be able to abstract full case in 1.5-2 hours maximum for analytic cases, and to meet minimum quo | ||||
| > | ta of 80-100 cases per month if employed full time. - Must be able to manipulate the database for re | ||||
| > | port and studies for researchers and administrators, as well as clinicians. Must have good communica | ||||
| > | tion and writing skills. - Must have CTR (Certified Tumor Registrar) current certification by the Na | ||||
| > | tional Cancer Registrars Association. - Must be able to navigate remote access through Citrix Receiv | ||||
| > | er application, and have a computer that allows installation of Big Fix application for network iden | ||||
| > | tification, Pulse Secure/DUO 2-factor authentication application, runs MS Windows 10, and that can d | ||||
| > | emonstrate latest DDPE encryption. REQUIRED LICENSES AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS: - Must have CTR (Certifi | ||||
| > | ed Tumor Registrar) current certification by the National Board for Certification of Registrars (NBC | ||||
| > | R), and have annual continuing education units (CEUs) monitored for continuous certification by the | ||||
| > | National Cancer Registrars Association. | ||||