Medical Records Technician (Tumor Registry)
What you'd do
About the Position: Serves as a Medical Records Technician (Tumor Registry), working closely with a team of other Tumor Registrars in an office setting. The position is mostly sedentary. Incumbent will be using computer, phone, printer, and other common office equipment. Incumbent is expected to interact with physicians, clinicians, epidemiologists, researchers, and others in order to complete tasks and projects. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation
Major duties
Assist in compiling and maintaining a comprehensive database utilizing the Automated Central Tumor Registry (ACTUR) of all patients diagnosed and/or treated for cancer. Ensure accuracy and completeness of appropriate staging, coding and inclusion of all pertinent patient data, sufficient to meet the needs and standards of tumor registry operations and to provide data for physicians and researchers. Review standard and electronic patient medical records to identify cases of malignant disease, abstract and code information. Maintain quality assurance of case-finding, abstracting, staging, and coding of data and follow-up procedures. Utilize the ACTUR database to create statistical and narrative reports, and graphic presentations of tumor registry data for use by staff physicians and researchers. Provide assistance to the Oncology Advisory Group and attends multidisciplinary tumor boards. Maintain liaison with staff physicians and allied health professionals; local, state, and national professional organizations.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes maintaining medical records; coding all appropriate patient data; and assuring accuracy and regulatory compliance. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). OR Education: One full year of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Healthcare Management. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 18. Add the two percentages.
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