Mission Statement
Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.
Job Summary
Coordinate day-to-day cancer registry operations to ensure timely, accurate data collection and full compliance with departmental, organizational, State of Michigan, NCDB, and CoC requirements. Key responsibilities include triaging internal/external requests and communications, maintaining tracking systems, mining and reporting data, supporting quality control, abstracting and follow-up processes, maintaining the registry SharePoint site, and coordinating activities to meet state law and accreditation standards.
Responsibilities*
- Serve as a liaison among the manager, Cancer Registry staff, Revenue Cycle, Cancer Center faculty, administration, and external customers, triage and coordinate requests for Cancer Registry data and related communications.
- Maintain the Request for Information (RFI) tracking system for all treatment-related requests.
- Use working knowledge of KACI and Cancer Registry systems to extract, merge, validate, and format large-volume datasets into clear, professional deliverables for requestors.
- Contribute data validation activities and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
- Support Cancer Registry patient follow-up activities, serving as a point of contact for follow-up responses and updating deceased/expired patient status in the registry database.
- Apply extensive knowledge of Commission on Cancer (CoC) accreditation standards, policies, procedures, reporting requirements, and survey processes; support accreditation-related activities as needed.
- Maintain and curate the Cancer Registry knowledge repository in SharePoint.
- Demonstrate understanding of university, departmental, and unit policies and procedures; seek clarification when needed.
- Ensure compliance with applicable safety programs.
- Maintain proficiency with relevant work processes, tools, and clinical/administrative applications required to perform job duties.
- Participate in the Michigan Quality System/Continuous Quality Improvement efforts and apply Lean Thinking concepts in daily work.
- Meet or exceed departmental/unit quality and productivity standards.
- Demonstrate initiative through ongoing development of knowledge and skills.
- Participate in departmental/unit activities, including staff meetings and in-services.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support departmental efficiency.
Required Qualifications*
- An associates degree in health information technology (HIT) and current certification as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) OR 2 years of work experience in a healthcare setting working with an electronic health record (EHR).
- Extensive experience using Microsoft applications. Including, but not limited to Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and SharePoint.
- Has a good understanding of basic computer skills and system logic and can effectively organize and manage tasks in a healthcare setting.
- Knowledge of medical terminology with the ability to understand complex medical documentation.
- Must be able to accurately gather and review medical information from different sources and decide what is needed to support cancer registry operations.
- Capable of working both independently and as part of a team with minimal supervision.
- Strong communication skills are required for effective interactions with patients, families, clinicians, and staff.
- Knowledge of healthcare accreditation standards and regulatory requirements.
Why Join Michigan Medicine?
Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world?s most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.
What Benefits can you Look Forward to?
- Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
- 2:1 Match on retirement savings
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO Statement
The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.