APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$34,598.16 to
$50,571.36
PAY GRADE: 29
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
JOB INFORMATION
Work Type: Permanent, full time vacancies as they may occur
in this geographical location.
Cancer Registrars maintain the statewide Cancer Registry, ensuring the accurate and uniform maintenance of cancer data; perform data quality assurance checks to verify data completeness, accuracy, and avoid duplication; and work with participating organizations to ensure the timely and accurate reporting of cancer information as required by State and federal law.
Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training.
This position is located in the Health Division, Bureau of Health Planning, Statistics, and Emergency Response in Las Vegas. Cancer Registrars integrate data from reporting healthcare facilities, abstractors and other sources into a centralized database; transcribe abstracted information into numerical codes; apply edit checks and correct data as required; identify additional primary sites; request physician updates; consult hospital re-admittance records; and review vital statistics for death certificate issuance to identify and report on cancer cases. Incumbents also perform quality assurance checks on abstracted medical data; request medical charts for re-abstraction and perform audits; compare data collected from medical charts to data previously reported; evaluate the extent of data discrepancies and prioritize the need for corrective actions; research and correct data as necessary; assess the timely reporting of required cancer cases by participating facilities; estimate caseload and calculate percentage reporting which occurs within established time frames. The incumbent in this position may also be responsible for the development and delivery of training to Cancer Registrars. Certification as a Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) issued by the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) is required within two years of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment. As a Health Division employee, incumbents are expected to be available for call-back during public health incidents and/or emergencies to perform duties specific to this position or to perform other duties as requested associated with a response role. This may entail working a non-traditional work schedule or at another duty station during the incident and/or emergency.
NOTE: Per NV State Legislature, State of Nevada Classified employees are subject to a mandatory unpaid furlough requirement of 48 hours per year (part-time prorated) through June 30, 2013.
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)
Current certification as a Certified Tumor Registrar; OR completion of 45 semester credits in an allied health field which included three credits in anatomy and physiology and five credits in medical terminology, and two years of experience in a medical records department of an inpatient acute care hospital processing medical charts which includes assembling, coding, and analysis of medical records; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special Notes
If not currently certified, incumbents must obtain certification as a Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) issued by the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) within two years of appointment. Eligibility to sit for the CTR certification requires that an individual possess an Associate's degree in an allied health field. Certification must be maintained as a condition of continuing employment.
Special Requirements
A State of Nevada/FBI background check will be required of the selected applicant.
The Examination
Application Evaluation Exam
The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.
The following additional questions are part of this Recruitment
1) Do you possess a current certification as a Certified Tumor Registrar? Certification must be attached to the application to receive consideration.
2) Have you completed 45 semester credits in allied health field which included three credits in anatomy and physiology and five credits in medical terminology? Transcripts must be attached to the application to receive consideration.
