Payroll Clerk
Determine how much each employee should be paid and send out the checks.
Cancer Registrar
Gather and store information on cancer cases. Also known as Certified Tumor Registrar, Hipaa Compliance Officer
At the heart of every battle fought against cancer lies one factor paving the way for a cure: knowledge. And a key figure in the process of gathering this knowledge is the Cancer Registrar.
As a Cancer Registrar, you collect and organize data on cancer treatment into computer files that Doctors, Politicians, and other professionals can study. You must choose which cases to add to the collection, and follow up with new information once a year to update current records.
It takes a love of data organization and knowledge of the medical field to perform the duties of a Cancer Registrar. On a typical day, you sort through patient records and review their treatment plans. The files you choose for the database must be entered not in regular English but in computer code, such as C22.0 for liver cancer. Then you search the records of patients already in the system who have had additional treatments, and enter that new info into their record.
Why is this information so important? In a way, you’re building a giant puzzle piece by piece, with the goal of laying out a clearer picture of what cancer looks like and how to treat it. Doctors review the information to find the most effective treatment options, while Politicians use the records to budget in extra funding for hospitals.
Though you work fairly consistent shifts at the office, the job does offer some flexibility. You can switch between entering information into the computer, researching past records, and reviewing records for accuracy. At the end of the day, you’ve brought the medical world one step closer to finding a cure.
Personality Traits
Detail Oriented: You pay close attention to all the little details.
Reliable: You can always be counted on to do a good job.
Flexible: You're open to change and think variety is the spice of life.
Salary and Education
How much does a
Cancer Registrar make?
Nationally: $21,000 – $53,000
Main education level: Certificate
source: US Dept of Labor
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