Intern-Tumor Registrar II - BCC Tumor Registry Baptist Cancer

Summary

Exclusively designed for the Allied Health professional with at least a 2 year degree and enrolled in the AHIMA Cancer Information Management Certificate Program. Credentialling (CTR) must be obtained within 18 months of commencement of program. Performs casefinding, abstractiing, and patient follow-up while demonstrating incremental knowledge in cancer coding principles using FORDS, ICD-O, Collaborative Staging, Multiple Primary & Histology Coding Rules, AJCC Staging, and State cancer reporting guidelines. Must meet the Baptist Tumor Registry incremental competency timeframe. Must demonstrate attention to de tail, possess organizational skills, multi-tasking abilities, time management skills, and has strong verbal and written communication skills. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Versed in State cancer reporting and American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Cancer Program Standards and cancer reporting standards.
• Manages Supense Data
• Case abstraction
• Cancer Coding
• Cancer Staging
• Cancer patient surveillance
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements, Preferences and Experience

Education

Preferred: RHIT, RHIA or cancer-related allied health field preferred.

Minimum: At least a 2 year degree in an Allied Health field and enrollment in an NCRA-Accredited Formal Education Program.

Experience

Preferred: RHIT, RHIA or cancer-related allied health field preferred.

Minimum: At least 6 months experience in an Allied Health field.

Licensure, Registration, Certification

Preferred: RHIA;RHIT

Special Skills

Preferred: Understanding of medical coding a plus.

Minimum: Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Power Point.

Training

Minimum: Strong command of medical terminology and anatomy.

About Baptist Memorial Health Care

At Baptist, we owe our success to our colleagues, who have both technical expertise and a compassionate attitude. Every day they carry out Christ's three-fold ministry-healing, preaching and teaching. And, we reward their efforts with compensation and benefits packages that are highly competitive in the Mid-South health care community. For two consecutive years, Baptist has won a Best in Benefits award for offering the best benefit plans compared with their peer groups. Winners are chosen based on plan designs, premiums and the results of a Benefits Benchmarking Survey.

At Baptist, We Offer:

• Competitive salaries
• Paid vacation/time off
• Continuing education opportunities
• Generous retirement plan
• Health insurance, including dental and vision
• Sick leave
• Service awards
• Free parking
• Short-term disability
• Life insurance
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts
• Education assistance/continuing education
• Employee referral program

Job Summary:
Position: 6076 - Intern-Tumor Registrar II
Facility: BMH-Tipton Hospital
Department: BCC Tumor Registry Baptist Cancer
Category: Administrative Non Clinical Support
Type: Non Clinical
Work Type: Full Time
Work Schedule: Days
Location: US:TN:Covington