Job Description

Job Summary
Coordinate day-to-day cancer registry operations to ensure timely, accurate data collection and full compliance with departmental, organizational, State of Michigan, NCDB, and CoC requirements. Key responsibilities include triaging internal/external requests and communications, maintaining tracking systems, mining and reporting data, supporting quality control, abstracting and follow-up processes, maintaining the registry SharePoint site, and coordinating activities to meet state law and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities*
Serve as a liaison among the manager, Cancer Registry staff, Revenue Cycle, Cancer Center faculty, administration, and external customers, triage and coordinate requests for Cancer Registry data and related communications.
Maintain the Request for Information (RFI) tracking system for all treatment-related requests.
Use working knowledge of KACI and Cancer Registry systems to extract, merge, validate, and format large-volume datasets into clear, professional deliverables for requestors.
Contribute data validation activities and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
Support Cancer Registry patient follow-up activities, serving as a point of contact for follow-up responses and updating deceased/expired patient status in the registry database.
Apply extensive knowledge of Commission on Cancer (CoC) accreditation standards, policies, procedures, reporting requirements, and survey processes; support accreditation-related activities as needed.
Maintain and curate the Cancer Registry knowledge repository in SharePoint.
Demonstrate understanding of university, departmental, and unit policies and procedures; seek clarification when needed.
Ensure compliance with applicable safety programs.
Maintain proficiency with relevant work processes, tools, and clinical/administrative applications required to perform job duties.
Participate in the Michigan Quality System/Continuous Quality Improvement efforts and apply Lean Thinking concepts in daily work.
Meet or exceed departmental/unit quality and productivity standards.
Demonstrate initiative through ongoing development of knowledge and skills.
Participate in departmental/unit activities, including staff meetings and in-services.
Perform other duties as assigned to support departmental efficiency.
Required Qualifications*
An associates degree in health information technology (HIT) and current certification as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) OR 2 years of work experience in a healthcare setting working with an electronic health record (EHR).
Extensive experience using Microsoft applications. Including, but not limited to Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and SharePoint.
Has a good understanding of basic computer skills and system logic and can effectively organize and manage tasks in a healthcare setting.
Knowledge of medical terminology with the ability to understand complex medical documentation.
Must be able to accurately gather and review medical information from different sources and decide what is needed to support cancer registry operations.
Capable of working both independently and as part of a team with minimal supervision.
Strong communication skills are required for effective interactions with patients, families, clinicians, and staff.
Knowledge of healthcare accreditation standards and regulatory requirements.