Job: Tumor Registry Abstractor

Title: Tumor Registry Abstractor
Location: US-GA-Decatur (DeKalb Medical at North Decatur)
Employee Type: Full Time
Department: 109460 - Cancer Center
Shift: Day
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Days of the Week for Employee: Monday - Friday

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Street: DeKalb Medical at North Decatur

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Responsibilities:
Analyze and abstract all pertinent data related to cases of malignancies treated by the Medical Staff. Place multiple physician office telephone calls or visits in an effort to obtain outside treatment information to complete the abstract. Assist in preparation of data and reports generated by the Cancer Registry. Maintains a basic understanding of the work flow in the Health Information Management Department. Informs supervisor of backlogs.

Basic Qualifications: Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or individual with equal qualifications possessing extensive knowledge of medical terminology, oncology terminology, anatomy, and physiology, diagnostic procedures, disease processes, staging and treatment. Basic knowledge of ICD-O or comparable coding system. Computer knowledge and experience with Microsoft Windows operating system.


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