Certified Tumor Registrar - Healthcare

John Snow Labs is an award-winning AI and NLP company, accelerating progress in data science by providing state-of-the-art software, data, and models. Founded in 2015, it helps healthcare and life science companies build, deploy, and operate AI products and services. John Snow Labs is the winner of the 2018 AI Solution Provider of the Year Award, the 2019 AI Platform of the Year Award, the 2019 International Data Science Foundation Technology award, and the 2020 AI Excellence Award.

John Snow Labs is the developer of Spark NLP - the world’s most widely used NLP library in the enterprise - and is the world’s leading provider of state-of-the-art clinical NLP software, powering some of the world’s largest healthcare & pharma companies. John Snow Labs is a global team of specialists, of which 33% hold a Ph.D. or M.D. and 75% hold at least a Master’s degree in disciplines covering data science, medicine, software engineering, pharmacy, DevOps and SecOps.

We are looking for rockstar Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) in the healthcare space, preferably who can carry out the responsibilities of performing review from the medical record, and complete data abstraction onto the database.  The data abstraction must meet requirements of the Commission on Cancer (CoC) to support the accreditation program and the State Cancer Registry  as required by state law.. 

The core aspect of this role is the annotation of clinical notes & other free-text documents - in order to make it easier for software, analytics & data science teams to train natural language, processing models.

Key responsibilities:
•    Identifies and analyzes the history, diagnosis, treatment, disease status and survival data of cancer patients treated in the organization.
•    Prepares and electronically submits required reporting information to the state cancer database.
•    Collects data for patient care evaluations, protocol studies and conducting audits.
•    Complies with all reporting requests and requirements.
•    Abstracts accurately all required cancer related information into the electronic tumor registry system. Coordinates and maintains the long-term follow up process of data collection and input for all tumor registry patients.
•    Determine case re-portability, provide support in case finding and follow ups, and work with team members to resolve any abstraction discrepancies
•    Perform concurrent data collection for Rapid Cancer Reporting System (RCRS)
•    Participate in monthly SEER Educate training
•    Generate suspense reports
•    Provide inputs to the Cancer Registry departmental reference materials
•     Performs other duties as assigned.
•    Maintain CTR certification and required CEs

Qualifications:
•    Bachelor's Degree in biology or physiology related field
•    Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR)
•    2+ years of experience working in Cancer Registry
•    Must have in depth knowledge and understanding of NAACCR data items, Solid Tumor Rules, AJCC staging guidelines, and SEER rules and standards.
•    Ability to utilize cancer registry resources such as CAForum and SEER Inquiries
•    Ability to understand, analyze, and interpret medical and treatment information
•    Excellent time management, attention to details, and organizational skills
•    Critical and analytical thinking
•    Proficient in Microsoft office applications
•    Strong written and verbal communication skills
•    Strong dedication to team success
•    Capable of working and making decisions independently
•    Experience working in hospital Cancer Registry setting is a plus
•    Knowledge of annotation database is preferred 
•    Experience with electronic medical record system
•    A commitment for 30-40 hours/week is required
•    Good communication skills
If you are interested, please apply with a cover letter that includes the words "John Snow Labs" and explains why you are the right person for this role.

• We are a fully virtual company, collaborating across 22 countries.
• Open to candidates worldwide - work remotely from anywhere.
• This is a contract opportunity, not a full-time employment role.
• This role requires the availability of at least 30 to 40 hours per week.