CANCER REGISTRAR II

About the role

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. The position involves planning, directing, and evaluating the development and maintenance of reporting for various healthcare facilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates, directs, and monitors all methods of data collection, data abstracting, data coding, data editing, and other necessary functions for maintaining data reporting to the Illinois State Cancer Registry (ISCR).
• Determines priority assignments for completing data reporting and ensuring compliance with the Illinois Health and Hazardous Substances Registry Act and the National Program of Cancer Registries.
• Plans, directs, and evaluates the development and maintenance of reporting for hospitals, non-registry reporting hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, free-standing radiation therapy centers, and pathology labs within the State of Illinois.
• Establishes and maintains good working relationships with state hospitals, agencies, and medical institutions and laboratories.
• Develops and evaluates the definition of data elements and collaborates on maintenance and modification in the registry structure and function.
• Confers with the Registry Operations Supervisor and the ISCR Manager and ISCR Assistant Manager to advise or recommend courses of program implementation to accomplish the IHHSR mandate.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Requirements

Requires possession and verification of current certification in good standing as a Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR).

Qualifications

Not specified.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

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).

Pay

Anticipated Starting Salary (Effective 7/1/26): $5,572 a month;
Full Range: $5,572 - $7,898 a month.

Schedule

Flexible and hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas (when available and dependent upon position).

Benefits Statement

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

• 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

Contact Information

For more information about the benefits, please visit: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Agency Contact

DPH.HRRecruiter@illinois.gov