Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the University of Mississippi Medical Center.  Please review the following instructions prior to submitting your job application:

 

Provide all of your employment history, education, and licenses/certifications/registrations.  You will be unable to modify your application after you have submitted it. 

You must meet all of the job requirements at the time of submitting the application.  

You can only apply one time to a job requisition.  

Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete your application before you begin the process.

Applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted.

After you apply, we will review your qualifications and contact you if your application is among the most highly qualified. Due to the large volume of applications, we are unable to individually respond to all applicants. You may check the status of your application via your Candidate Profile.

 

Thank you,

 

Human Resources

 

Important Applications Instructions:

Please complete this application in entirety by providing all of your work experience, education and certifications/

 

license.  You will be unable to edit/add/change your application once it is submitted.

 

Job Requisition ID:

R00042875

Job Category:

Professional and Technical

Organization:

Cancer Registry

Location/s:

Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Manager - Cancer Registry

Job Summary:

To supervise the activities of the UMMC cancer registry (UMMC) or the Mississippi Cancer Registry (MCR). To instruct personnel in the cancer registry procedures. To provide training for cancer registry personnel. To monitor data quality.

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management/Technology or Health Record Administration/Technology with no certification with three (3) years of related experience.

Or

Associate's degree in Health Information Management/Technology or Health 

 

Record Administration/Technology with no certification with five (5) years of related experience.

Or

Current Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) certification by the National Cancer Registrars Association with any combination of education/experience equivalent to seven (7) years.

 

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required:  Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) certification by the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) preferred. Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) to be obtained within two (2) years of employment.

 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Presentation skills. Verbal and written communications skills.  Interpersonal skills.  Supervisory experience preferred.

 

Responsibilities

 

Outlines duties and delegates work for personnel supervised.

Instructs personnel in abstracting, coding, staging, record consolidation, editing corrections, follow-up, death clearance, and computer usage.

Evaluates employee performance, completes performance evaluations, and formulates plan for improvements.

Identifies educational needs.  Plans, prepares, and conducts educational programs for staff.

Supervises auditing processes and training for reporting facilities statewide (MCR)

Develops criteria, collects and analyzes data, and prepares reports for cancer research studies (UMMC).

Assists director in planning, development of policies and procedures, needs assessment, and identification of potential problems.

Monitors performance improvement activities, data quality, and workload for division and implements processes for improvements.

Abstracts, codes, and stages data using nationally established coding systems.

Reviews and corrects data edits and consolidates duplicate records.

Analyzes changes in standards and reporting requirements and implements or recommends changes in procedures/manuals.

The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

 

 

Requires occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying more than 100 pounds, occasional crawling, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, occasional standing, and occasional walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

 

Time Type:

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:

Yes

Pay Class:

Salary

FTE %:

100

Work Shift:

Day