Cancer Registry Abstractor IV - 100% Fully Remote

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, USA Onsite or Remote Fully Remote Work Schedule Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm PST (Fully Remote) Posted Date 04/01/2025 Salary Range: $39.71 - 52.41 Hourly Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration Indefinite Job # 22804

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Serving at UCLA Health will give you the opportunity to use your specialized abilities to help improve the lives of our patients, their families, and your fellow UCLA Health team members. You’ll provide critical support that makes healing happen. We’d love to have you join us.

 

In this key role, you will abstract and code medical information from medical records of cancer patients in accordance with guidelines and definitions of the California Cancer Registry (CCR), Surveillance, Epidemiology and End-Results (SEER), California Cancer Surveillance Program (CSP) of Los Angeles County, and the UCLA Cancer Registry, and the Commission on Cancer.

 

At UCLA Health, our passion for delivering the highest quality patient care has enabled us to become a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and more than 270 community clinics throughout Southern California. We’re also home to the world-class medical research and clinical education capabilities of the David Geffen School of Medicine. If you’re looking to play a key role in supporting exceptional patient experiences, join us and enjoy a fulfilling career at UCLA Health.

 

Schedule: Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm PST (Fully Remote)

Hourly Salary Range: $39.71 - $52.41  (Union represented, step based salary depending on years of experience)

Bargaining Unit: EX - AFSCME

Job Qualifications

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We are seeking a dedicated professional with:

·       CTR certification required.

·       Prefer 5+ years abstracting experience.

·       Experience working in a Cancer Registry

·       Excellent organizational skills in maintaining Cancer Data files and conducting annual follow up of cancer data center patients.

·       Excellent data entry skills with a high degree of accuracy.

·       Skill in prioritizing and performing a variety of duties within a system that has constantly changing assignments, priorities, and deadlines.

·       Detailed knowledge of laws, rules and regulations affecting the confidentiality of medical information, and the release of medical information.

·       Skill in working independently and following through on assignments in an environment with frequent