State of Connecticut Executive Branch

Registrar Of Tumor Records (1843MP)

$45.46-$61.97 Hourly / $3,636.29-$4,957.59 BiWeekly /
$94,907.00-$129,393.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Public Health, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation this class is accountable for managing a statewide Tumor Records Registry system.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Receives administrative direction from the Director of Program Monitoring and Fiscal Review or other administrative official of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Directs staff of Tumor Records Registry.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Directs staff and operations of the Tumor Records Registry; 
  • Coordinates, plans and manages unit activities; 
  • Develops or assists in development of related policy;
  • Interprets and administers pertinent laws; 
  • Evaluates staff; 
  • Prepares or assists in preparation of unit budget; 
  • Administers and enforces regulations and legislative mandates for efficient administration of statewide system of tumor record registration; 
  • Issues instructions to staff of hospital tumor registries; 
  • Maintains selected health data systems; 
  • Develops and conducts special research studies in conjunction with universities, associations, private organizations and foundations in areas relating to collection and reporting of cancer data and information; 
  • Proposes legislation to Commissioner and provides information to legislative committees as required; 
  • Enforces pertinent statutes or regulations; 
  • Conducts training programs to promote uniformity of procedures throughout state in area of tumor registration;
  • Prepares and publishes reports of tumor registration and statistics;
  • Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Considerable knowledge of
    • relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
    • principles and practices of a statewide tumor registration system including data collection processing and data retrieval procedures;
    • tumor registry terminology and procedural methodology applied to tumor registry management and records research; 
  • Knowledge of and ability to apply management principles and practices;
  • Considerable
    • interpersonal skills; 
    • oral and written communication skills.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

    Nine (9) years of experience in health and/or tumor records and data base maintenance.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

    Three (3) years of the General Experience must have been at the supervisory level in a state, regional or hospital tumor registry.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

    • College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
    • A Master's degree in a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
    • A Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) designation may be substituted for two (2) years of the General Experience and one (1) year of the Special Experience.

    JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

    Classified/Competitive

    OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

    (34)-Statistics/Research/Planning

    BARGAINING UNIT

    (02)-MANAGERIAL

    EEO

    (1)-Officials And Administrators

    SALARY INFORMATION

    MP 63

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

    As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

    CANCELLATION CLAUSE

    This replaces the existing specification for the class of Registrar of Tumor Records in Salary Group MP 63 approved effective April 01, 2022. (Reviewed in accordance with Connecticut General Statute § 5-200a) Final No. 24-178

    EFFECTIVE DATE

    09/05/2024
    CLASS: 1843MP; REV: 9/12/2024;