Tumor Registrar
Primary Location Pasadena, California
Worker Location Remote
Job Number 1336814 Date posted 02/21/2025
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Description:
The Certified Tumor Registrar conducts case finding to identify reportable cases of cancer as required by internal Kaiser cancer registration policies and those mandated by cancer registry standard setting organizations and record on a computerized cancer registry abstract, pertinent cancer specific clinical information from the medical record in a standardized manner consistent with cancer registry standard setting organizations core data item requirements. Mission: To assure cancer registry staff has a high level of competence required to provide accurate information for cancer surveillance and research activities.
Job Summary:
The Certified Tumor Registrar conducts case finding to identify reportable cases of cancer as required by internal Kaiser cancer registration policies and those mandated by cancer registry standard setting organizations and record on a computerized cancer registry abstract, pertinent cancer specific clinical information from the medical record in a standardized manner consistent with cancer registry standard setting organizations core data item requirements. Mission: To assure cancer registry staff has a high level of competence required to provide accurate information for cancer surveillance and research activities.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Casefinding - Accurate information is essential for successful use of the data by Kaiser research scientists and external public health agencies.
- Requires ability to determine if each case is a new reportable primary cancer, a recurrence of previous primary, or metastases according to guidelines established by cancer registry standard setting organizations.
- Skill involves in-depth review of pathology reports (KP and outside slide reviews), , cytology reports, radiation treatment summaries, hospice lists, death certificates, oncology clinic visit reports, and HIM reports in order to determine reportability as per Cancer Reporting in California: Abstracting and Coding Procedures for Hospitals, Volume I; ICD-0-3; Multiple Primary and Histology Coding Rules; Data Collection rules for Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Neoplasms.
- Abstracting - Possess knowledge and technical skills to select, summarize and record on a computerized cancer registry abstract, pertinent cancer specific clinical information from the medical record in a standardized manner consistent with cancer registry standard setting organizations core data item requirements.
- Reviews and analyze medical records to: Identify and document on the cancer registry abstract pertinent patient-specific (demographic) information and pertinent site-specific clinical information.
- Information captured includes diagnostic tests and procedures that definitively identify the primary site of cancer, extent of disease and tumor stage, treatment modalities, disease status following treatment, recurrence status, subsequent treatment and length of survival (outcome)
- Assign appropriate codes for data items as required
- Perform quality control activities to insure that data is abstracted and coded per California Cancer Reporting (CCR) reporting guidelines.
- Review data queries and error reports within the scope of the assigned abstracting and coding functions and make corrections to the database.
- Ensures data abstracted and/or coded are consistent with California Cancer Reporting (CCR) reporting guidelines.
- Interacts with physicians to clarify documentation in order to support accurate patient diagnostic and procedural information.
- Maintains abstracting timeliness and quality standards as per KP standards and in compliance with the California Cancer Registry (CCR) reporting rules.
- Attends and participates in local, regional and national continuing education programs to insure that knowledge base is current.
Pay Grade: 25
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- N/A
Education
- N/A
License, Certification, Registration
- Tumor Registrar Certificate from National Cancer Registrars Association
Additional Requirements:
- Display a thorough understanding of Electronic Record Systems in order to process/condense pertinent medical information from Kaisers electronic medical records and transfer that information to the computerized cancer registry database, CNExT, in accordance with data collection and reporting guidelines in Cancer Reporting in California: Abstracting and Coding Procedures for Hospitals, Volume 1.
- Must be able to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment. Ability to work collaboratively with local and regional Kaiser personnel and with representatives of cancer registry standard setting organizations such as the California Cancer Registry and its regional registry representatives.
- Demonstrate strong cancer registry data collection technical skills in order to: Identify reportable cases of cancer as required by internal Kaiser cancer registration policies and those mandated by cancer registry standard setting organizations Select, summarize and record on a computerized cancer registry abstract, pertinent clinical information from the medical record in a standardized manner consistent with internal Kaiser cancer registration policies and cancer registry standard setting organizations core data item requirements.
- Demonstrate proficiency and up-to-date knowledge of the following cancer registry data collection standards manuals: o Cancer Reporting in California: Abstracting and Coding Procedures for Hospitals, Volume 1 o ICD-0-3 o SEER Multiple Primary and Histology Coding Rules o SEER Data Collection rules for Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Neoplasms o Collaborative Stage Data Collection System o AJCC Cancer Staging Manual o SEER Summary Stage 2010
- Maintain data collection (abstracting) skill level that supports 97% accuracy rate established by the California Cancer Registry (CCR).
- Maintain CTR credential in order to sustain high level of current cancer diagnostic and treatment modalities by participating in educational symposia and meeting continuous education (CE) requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in a multi-hospital environment.
- Individual should be analytical, highly organized, detail-oriented along with solid follow-through and interpersonal skills; with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Display understanding of Health Connect as it pertains to Cancer Registry data; ability to process/condense medical information from electronic records and transfer that information to the abstracting software program, CNExT.
- Bachelors degree in a recognized allied health care field, college level classes to include medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, cancer biology, pathophysiology, and pharmacology.
Primary Location: California,Pasadena,Walnut Center - Regional Offices
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon - Fri
Working Hours Start: 08:01 AM
Working Hours End: 05:01 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Remote
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B01|SEIU|Local 399
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Regional Offices - Pasadena - Cancer Registry - 0806
Pay Range: $44.17 - $48.93 / hour
The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel: No
Remote: Work location is the remote workplace (from home) within KP authorized states.
Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.
At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.
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Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.
For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
