With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care. Howard University Hospital is the nation’s only teaching hospital located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking research and positive patient outcomes.
 
Howard University Hospital seeks to hire a Tumor Registrar Coordinator who will embrace our reach and historic tradition of excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference. 
 
The Tumor Registrar Coordinator:

• Serves as Registrar and coordinator of the Tumor Registry and Tumor Board
• Establishes and maintains computerized files/databases in accordance with requirements of the American College of Surgeons, the accrediting body for cancer programs
• Administers all procedures of the Tumor Board
• Directs weekly didactic cancer conference
• Develops and plans special conferences, as necessary, in conjunction with the Continuing Medical Education Office
• Supervises the abstraction, classifying, and coding of clinical data on cancer patients for the Tumor Registry
• Interacts with the Metropolitan Regional Cancer Registry to ensure proper forwarding of cancer data
• Serves as Quality Assurance Coordinator for the cancer program
• Coordinates the Hospital Cancer Committee meetings
• Coordinates institutional participation in cooperative study groups
• Coordinates data participation in local, regional, and national studies as necessary
• Supervises and evaluates support staff
• Develops and conducts training programs for support staff
• Provides information and explains the working thereof to the Cancer Registry, Tumor Board, Director of the Cancer Center, and other interested parties
• Responsible for assistance with the writing and coordination of an annual report, as required by the accrediting body

Qualified candidates will possess:

• Bachelor’s degree in Medical Records Science.  Master’s degree preferred.  In lieu of a bachelor’s degree in Medical Records Science, a bachelor’s degree in another field plus five (5) years’ Tumor Registry experience may be substituted
• Two (2) years’ responsible work experience as a Tumor Registrar or medical records administrator, one (1) year of which should be in a supervisory capacity
• Must be a Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR), Registered Records Administrator, or Accredited Records Technician

 
At Howard University Hospital our job is to care for you. We do this by offering:

Work life balance
Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including health, disability, vacation, sick leave, and 403B retirement plan)