Joseph Nevarez, CTR, RHIT
El Paso,TX
Summary
Ambitious Cancer Registrar with 5+ years of experience. Great attention to detail, collaboration skills in Google and Microsoft suite. Committed to streamlining organizational procedures to optimize department settings.
Well-versed in healthcare practices, compliance standards and operations. Excellent problem-solver and clear communicator with positive and upbeat personality.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cancer Registrar (Remote)
SCL Health
Broomfield , CO
2017.02 - Current
- Researched and compiled statistical data to support Cancer Registry department for Colorado and Montana hospitals. Coordinate tumor board/cancer conference meetings for front-range care sites, in addition to a Montana conference. Participate in cancer committees while upholding CoC accreditation standards.
- Prepared quarterly reports for cancer committee meetings including cancer conference activity, required elements and physician attendance.
- Responsible for review and abstraction of health information from patient medical records to identify and aggregate data for Colorado and the National Cancer Data Base.
- Participated in Quality Assurance tasks by revising abstracted cases.
Health Information Management Specialist III
SCL Health
Denver , CO
2016.02 - 2017.02
- Analyzed medical records, identified and improved inefficiencies in existing processes. Proactively promoted HIPAA while managing record requests.
Health Information Management Director
HCR Manor Care
Denver , CO
2010.07 - 2016.02
- Collaborated closely with physicians and nursing staff to improve quality of Clinical Documentation Improvement to adequately reflect the patient encounter and services provided.
- Over-sought committee meetings for health information processes and topics, including EMR implimentation and methods that would improve overall workflows.
- Participated in QAPI and was HIPAA Privacy Officer
Education
Associate of Science - Health Information Management
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO05.2018
Skills
- Regulatory compliance
- Health records review
- Pathology Report analyst
- Follow Up accuracy
- Case Abstraction
- ICD-O coding
- Windows 10
- Google Suite
- EPIC
- Mosaiq
- Varian
- CORHIO
Accomplishments
- Collaborated in the development of Cancer Registry and Cancer Conference policy and procedures.
- Actively involved with a dedicated team to develop a new cancer conference case submission process to improve overall reliability.
- Participated in the creation of a tracking method using Excel spreadsheets to capture cancer conference activity for SCL care sites, which is currently still in use.
- Highly proficient in various operating platforms including Microsoft and Google Suite. Assisted in transition to/from these platforms and provided hands-on training and tip sheets for reference.
Certification
CTR, RHIT
Reading, Fly Fishing, and bicycle mechanics
Enjoy reading books in leadership and fly fishing. In my leisure time I also enjoy repairing bicycles and spending time with family.
Timeline
Cancer Registrar (Remote)
SCL Health
2017.02 - Current
Health Information Management Specialist III
SCL Health
2016.02 - 2017.02
Health Information Management Director
HCR Manor Care
2010.07 - 2016.02
Associate of Science - Health Information Management
Arapahoe Community College
CTR, RHIT
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