Working title:

Outreach Specialist, Wisconsin Cancer Reporting System

Official title:

SR OUTREACH SPEC(S92BN) or OUTREACH SPECIALIST(S92DN) or ASSOC OUTREACH SPEC(S92FN)

Degree and area of specialization:

BA/BS required. BA/BS in medical or human health science or related field preferred.

Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:

Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) certification required.
Excellent oral and written communication skills required.
1 - 3 years progressively responsible experience in a central- or hospital-based tumor registry program is required.
1 - 3 years experience related to the coordination of quality control procedures as applied to health information data and the performance of critical review, editing and coding of the data is required.
1 - 3 years experience with cancer nomenclature and classification systems, including ICD-O and ICD-9 is required.
1 - 3 years experience with the development and performance of quality control on a large database and with computer data editing is desired.
Excellent computer skills and work experience in Microsoft software products including Word,Excel, Powerpoint and Access; and knowledge of CDC RegistryPlus software is desired.
6 months - 1 year supervisory and training experience is desired.
Knowledge of standard cancer reporting requirements desired.
Education and/or experience with, and understanding of, anatomy and physiology are required.

Principal duties:

This position is part of an outreach partnership between the UW Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Control Program (UWCCC) and the Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Cancer Reporting System (WCRS).

Implement WCRS education and training for the Wisconsin facility auditing program (designed to assess the identification and record accuracy of the incidence of cancer occurance in Wisconsin). For this auditing program, develop and manage education and training sessions for state hospitals and clinics. Collaborate with site trainers. Establish and maintain effective professional working relationships with all active reporting facilities and physicians, Wisconsin hospital cancer programs, other states' registries, and the National Program of Cancer Registries.

Plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate all WCRS quality control activities across the state to ensure compliance with standards for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Program of Cancer Registry and the WI Department of Health and Family Services. This includes hospital case-finding and re-abstracting audits, record error resolution, record linkage and consolidation.

Design a management system and QA organizational structure. Plan and develop techniques for data evaluation from all reporting sources. Develop and monitor feedback to all reporting facilities on the timeliness, completeness, and quality of incoming data. Oversee other WCRS staff in performing data editing and record consolidation functions. Advise registry staff on complex coding issues and the interpretation of difficult questions of data content.

Perform final edit of incoming cases, person-matching, and tumor consolidation for WCRS consolidated database. Analyze data for logic errors and/or data entry errors. Evaluate the validity of the data and initiate necessary corrections.

Maintain confidentiality of all registry data at WCRS according to state and federal guidelines. Maintain Certified Tumor Registrar certification as required by federal guidelines.

Other duties as assigned.

TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION

Application must be received by: MAY 31, 2008

HOW TO APPLY:

Unless another application procedure has been specified above, please send resume and cover letter referring to Position Vacancy Listing #57406 to