Tumor Registrar

Established by the Sisters of the St. Francis in 1924, CHI Health Good Samaritan is a 268-bed regional referral center in Kearney, Neb. At CHI Health Good Samaritan, you’ll find an advanced level trauma center that also offers AirCare emergency helicopter transport and an ambulance program providing long distance and local 911 service. Among our many other services are cardiac care including open-heart surgery, a level II neonatal intensive care unit, a nationally accredited cancer center, comprehensive neurosurgery, advanced orthopedic program, and inpatient and outpatient mental health services at our free-standing Richard Young Behavioral Health facility.

Job Summary

Organizes and maintains a cancer patient data system which conforms to ACOS standards and meets the needs of users of the Kentucky Cancer Program.

Essential Functions:

• Assists in cancer registry operations.
• Performs data entry.
• Work distribution and examine medical and pathology records to determine patient eligibility for the cancer registry database according to established guidelines.
• Performs abstracting activities by efficiently and accurately abstracting cancer registry data from the medical record.
• Collects, calculates, analyzes, interprets and presents numerical data related to cancer occurrence, case management and outcome measures.

Required

• Associates Of Science or equivalent education as required to sit for certification upon hire

• Experience in coding or transcription Required

• Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) within 24 - months Required