Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is Louisiana’s leading cancer care organization, caring for more patients each year than any other facility in the region. And with strategic hospital and physician partnerships, we are delivering on our mission to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer.

Mary Bird Perkins and its partners work together to provide state-of-the-art treatments and unparalleled collaborative, comprehensive cancer services. This culture of innovation helps attract the best cancer minds in the country, from expert physicians and highly specialized scientists to forward-thinking leaders in supportive care and other disciplines.

Together, with our hospital and physician partners, we are one-hundred percent focused on cancer care.

Why Join Us? We are looking for talented and highly-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to support the meaningful work of community oncologists and the patients we serve.

Job Description:

SCOPE: Leads the MBPCC abstracting team as a project facilitator and educator. Oncology Data Specialists Credential is required and experience with cancer registration, expected to participate in advanced registry activities, including assist with tumor registry specific CoC standards. Will independently perform abstracting for all cancer types.    

FUNCTIONS:

1.    Registry Activity.
2.    CoC Accreditation Compliance.
3.    Abstracting, Coding, and Staging.
4.    Education / Leadership.
 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Associate’s degree in an allied health field or post-secondary coursework in human anatomy and physiology required.

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

3 years’ experience as a CTR in a CoC Accredited Program.

Oncology Data Specialist Certification (ODS-C) required.