Medical Records Technician (Lead Cancer Registrar)

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The Cancer Registrar is directly accountable to the Baltimore VA Nurse manager of the Radiation Oncology Clinical Care Center (ROCCC) or other supervisor who provides the clinical and administrative supervision and general instruction, plans and assigns work, assigns time schedules, approves leave, and completes performance evaluation. The incumbent is the Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) and/or Cancer Conference Coordinator to the Cancer Committee in the general medical and surgical center. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States. Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with [38 U.S.C. § 7407(a).] Experience and Education (1) Experience. One year of experience that indicates knowledge of medical terminology and general understanding of the health record. Six months of the required one year of experience must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) needed to perform MRT work. OR (2) Education. Two years above high school with a minimum of 12 semester hours directly related to MRT work (e.g., courses in medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, and introduction to health records). OR (3) Experience/Education Combination. Equivalent combinations of experience and education are qualifying. The following educational/training substitutions are appropriate for combining education and experience: (a) Six months of experience that indicates knowledge of medical terminology and general understanding of the health record and one year above high school with a minimum of six semester hours of health information technology courses. (b) Successful completion of a course for medical technicians, hospital corpsmen, medical service specialists, or hospital training obtained in a training program given by the Armed Forces or the U.S. Maritime Service under close medical and professional supervision. Training may be substituted on a month-for-month basis for up to six months of experience, provided the training program included courses in anatomy, physiology, and medical record techniques and procedures. The position requires six additional months of experience that indicates knowledge of medical terminology and general understanding of the health record. Grade Determinations: Lead MRT (Cancer Registrar), [GS-9] Experience. One year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level. (a) Knowledge of professional registry operations[.] (b) Knowledge of medical terminology, staging of cancer, and requirements of internal and external approving organizations[.] (c) Knowledge of the cancer committee processes and procedures [ ] to improve patient care and verify compliance with ACoS and/or facility standards[.] (d) Ability to serve as a subject matter expert on cancer programs for the medical center[.] (e) Skill in utilizing electronic health records and cancer registry software. Demonstrated [Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities]. In addition to the experience above, the candidate must demonstrate [all of] the following KSAs: (a) Ability to organize work, set priorities, and delegate tasks/responsibilities [ ] to meet deadlines[.] (b) Knowledge of neoplastic disease processes, cancer staging systems, biologic and molecular prognostic indicators to determine derived stage[.] (c) Knowledge of reportable diseases, surveillance, epidemiology and end results [ ] program, cancer staging systems, multiple primary and histology rules, international classification of diseases for oncology, [ ] morphology and topography, cancer treatment modalities, and data requirements[.] (d) Ability to analyze data using comparative statistical methods and present the data in graph [ ] format[.] (e) Ability to interpret and apply facility bylaws regarding the cancer program[.] (f) Knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements governing cancer registry operations to plan, organize, and maintain special cancer registries[.] (g) Ability to communicate orally and in writing to ensure staff compliance with written directives, rules, and regulations. Preferred Experience: The VAMHCS holds CoC accreditation and we are looking for a certified Cancer Registrar to become part of the team in the Radiation Oncology Clinical Care Center. The position requires CTR certification as mandated by the American College of Surgeons to continue our CoC accreditation. This position takes an active role in the re-accreditation process every three years, attends quarterly Cancer Committee meetings to review standards prior to accreditation, completes abstracting of cases in addition to follow-up of cancer patients. This position will support the Baltimore VA, which is accredited, and continues to work on the backlog of cases to maintain accreditation status. As this is the lead position for B

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