Cancer Registry Contract Jobs in Springfield, IL

The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to perform complex technical and advisory functions to evaluate quality, completeness, and validity of cancer data, to identify program problems and prepare methods to alleviate the problems.

As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:

• Flexible and hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas (when available and dependent upon position)
• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Program - voluntary supplemental retirement plan
• Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
• 10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
• 12 paid sick days annually which carryover year to year
• 3 paid personal business days per calendar year (pro-rated dependent on start date)
• 13-14 paid holidays per year
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources

These are just a few of the many perks available to all State employees. For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

• Subject to administrative approval, plans, directs, and coordinates all activities of the Illinois State Cancer Registry (ISCR), including field operations, biomedical coding, and data management.
• Using independent judgment, coordinates and reviews the functions of the ISCR management staff.
• Serves as working supervisor.
• Conducts studies of ISCR operations. Establishes quantitative and qualitative standards to evaluate the program.
• Establishes and maintains good working relationships with reporting hospitals, medical institutions, other state registries, other divisions of IDPH, other state agencies, and staff in national standard setting and cancer registration organizations.
• Attends management meetings, provides updates to Division Chief regarding the status of the registry, upcoming deadlines and issues related to data collection.
• Prepares or assists in preparation of proposed legislation and Administrative Rules for ISCR. Writes grant proposals and progress reports for funding to support ISCR.
• Maintains personal continuing education program as related to current literatures in the field.
  Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years college with courses in health information management, nursing or medical science.
• Requires four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in a hospital tumor registry program or comparable experience. 
• Requires certification by the National Cancer Registrars Association as a Certified Tumor Registrar.

• Four (4) years of experience in cancer registration program management, principles, standards and methods.
• Three (3) years of tumor registry supervisory and program management experience.
• Three (3) years of experience exercising sound judgment in analyzing, appraising, evaluating and solving problems related to cancer registration.
• Three (3) years of experience establishing and maintaining public contacts and working relationships with reporting facilities, cancer registrar organizations, and staff in national standards setting organizations.
• Three (3) years of experience exercising initiative and resourcefulness in the development and completion of complex program development and coordination with other organizations.
• Four (4) years of experience with desktop software including Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office Suite.

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is tasked with the oversight of communities within Illinois to achieve and maintain optimal health and safety. With an annual budget of over $1.8 Billion in state and federal funds, 6 regional offices, 3 laboratories and over 1,400 employees, IDPH is equipped to fulfill its mission of protecting the health and wellness of the people of Illinois through the prevention, health promotion, regulation and control of disease and injury.