Cancer Registrar II

Date: May 22, 2024Location:

Springfield, IL, US, 62702-5076

Job Requisition ID: 37758

Agency: Department of Public Health

Title: Cancer Registrar II, Opt 2
Office: Policy, Planning, and Statistics

Division: Epidemiologic Studies

Posting ID: 22-23-0245, 22-24-0305, 22-24-0306, 22-24-0307, 22-24-0308 / 37758

Posted: 5/22/2024-6/6/2024
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary (Effective 7/1/24) $5,017 a month; Full Range $5,017 - $7,341 a month
Job Type: Salaried
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 5
Plan/BU: RC062

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

Posting Identification Number 22-23-0245, 22-24-0305, 22-24-0306, 22-24-0307, 22-24-0308 / 37758

Agency Marketing Statement

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is tasked with the oversight of communities within Illinois to achieve and maintain optimal health and safety. With an annual budget of over $2 billion in state and federal funds, 7 regional offices, 3 laboratories and over 1,200 employees, IDPH is equipped to fulfill its mission of protecting the health and wellness of the people of Illinois through the prevention, health promotion, regulation and control of disease and injury.

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to perform complex technical and advisory functions to evaluate quality, completeness, and validity of cancer data, to identify program problems and prepare methods to alleviate the problems. Under direction for the Illinois State Cancer Registry, plans, reviews and ensures the efficient operation of all activities in the area of the registry operations. Plans and develops techniques for data gathering from all reporting sources. Interprets and evaluates data submitted to ISCR. Defines, develops and evaluates required data elements to be incorporated into ISCR reporting. Establishes and maintains case reporting for all reporting sources.

Job Responsibilities

1. Coordinate, directs and monitors all methods of data collection, data abstracting, data coding, data editing and other necessary functions for maintaining data reporting to ISCR.

• Resolves specialized coding and data problems.
• Monitors security measures to ensure confidentiality of information.
• Reconciles daily load files including record consolidation, merge review and multiple sequence review.
• Reconciles data edits.

2. Independently determines priority assignments for completing data reporting and individual reporting facility compliance to meet the requirements of the Illinois Health and Hazardous Substances Registry Act and the National Program of Cancer Registries.

• Provides input toward planning of special cancer data reports.
• Assists in preparation of periodic data reports for the agency, division, other agencies and the general public.
• Provides input and performs activities related to QC/QA projects.

3. Plans, directs and evaluates the development and maintenance of reporting for hospitals registries, non-registry reporting hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, free-standing radiation therapy centers, and pathology labs within the State of Illinois.

• Coordinates interstate exchange of cancer data.
• Reviews and revises the administrative procedures coding manuals, data flow and record logs and recommends revision in data management techniques.
• Travels to attend staff meetings, educational opportunities and state cancer registrar educational conferences.
• Attends national educational conferences.
• Completes continuing education credits as required to maintain CTR designation.

4. Establishes and maintains good working relationships with state hospitals, agencies and medical institutions and laboratories.

• Evaluates medical, hospital and other institutional information sources and their data characteristics.
• Develops working agreements with reporting hospitals, medical institutions and other reporting facilities as indicated.
• Provides phone support on operational issues for reporters and reporting facilities.

5. Develops and evaluates the definition of data elements and collaborates on maintenance and modification in the registry structure and function.

6. Confers with the Registry Operations Supervisor and the ISCR Manager and ISCR Assistant Manager to advise or recommend courses of program implementation to accomplish the IHHSR mandate.

7. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires possession and verification of current certification in good standing as a Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR).

Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
Work Location: 535 W Jefferson St Springfield, IL 62702-5076
Agency Contact: DPH.HRRecruiter@illinois.gov

Posting Group: Health Services

This position DOES NOT contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

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If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:

State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid

Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $5,017.00 - $7,341.00 per month

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $5,017 - $7,341