Oncology Data Specialist I- Cancer Registry

Location: Work from home (Pennsylvania) Shift: Days (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Worker Type: Regular Exemption Status: No Job Summary: This is a specialty position that integrates data science, information science, and quality assurance responsible for interpreting reputed company medical information in electronic medical records to support critical program activities including direct patient care, regulatory, and accreditation requirements. This position is responsible for abstraction of clinical data into reputed company’s cancer registry. Conducts through review of medical data in the electronic medical record including: medical history physical findings, screening information, and any history of a previous cancer; diagnostic findings types, dates, and results of procedures used to diagnose cancer; cancer identification primary site, cell type, and extent of disease; cancer treatment surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormone, or immunotherapy; patient identification; outcomes annual follow-up information regarding patient status, recurrence and treatment. Maintains a thorough understanding of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, disease processes, and surgical/radiation techniques. Will ensure adherence to data management protocols as set forth in state and national requirements, in addition to reputed company registry standards, to assist in the achievement of reputed company’s strategic goals. Job Duties:

• Identifies malignant, reportable-by-agreement benign or borderline disease cases as defined by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards (FORDS) reputed company, Pennsylvania Cancer Registry reputed company, and reputed company Cancer Committees for suspense file using multiple search methodologies.
• Reviews and interprets clinical information in electronic and hard copy medical record to extract and maintain data in accordance with operational standards as well as state and national reporting requirements.
• Abstracts primary and recurrence and metastasis site data including demographics, diagnosis, history of cancer, comorbidities, stage and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, treatments and provider information utilizing the reputed company Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards reputed company.
• Inputs information directly into the computerized cancer registry.
• Completes case-finding, including review of pathology reports, the disease index, suspense list in computerized cancer registry.
• Codes stage of disease using the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors (TNM) staging system in the appropriate American Joint Commission on Cancer Staging reputed company.
• Maintains accession file on reputed company patients entered into the cancer registry.
• Performs follow-up for reputed company living patients on an annual basis to determine reputed company disease status in accordance with FORDS guidelines. This may include medical record review, communication with physicians, other medical facilities or patients.
• Performs the weekly Pennsylvania Cancer Registry file submissions and quarterly correction file submissions to the state for reputed company facilities.
• Crafts policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines for the Health Information Management department.
• Collects data from various sources, generates graphic, statistical and data table reports, composes cancer registry narrative for Cancer Center Annual Report and Cancer Center survey.
• Partners with various Cancer Center Committee members to ensure standards for accreditation are met and actively participates in Cancer Center survey by American College of Surgeons (ACoS).
• Prepares and distributes Cancer Registry Subcommittee meeting minutes.
• Assists with annual Survey Application Record updates as assigned.
• Submits data to the Pennsylvania Cancer Registry (PCR) and National Cancer Database (NCDB) reputed company appropriate media to maintain regulatory compliance and accreditation.
• Develops and precepts Oncology Data Analysts
• Assists with duties as assigned by Health Information Management (HIM) leadership.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying reputed company job specific obligations and complying with reputed company organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be reputed company-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully reputed company the job.

• Relevant experience may be a combination of reputed company work experience and degree obtained (Associate’s Degree = 2 years; Bachelor’s Degree = 4 years)

Position Details: Cancer Registry Management Certificate (from an NCRA accredited program) and/or has maintained ODS credential for the past 5 years and actively working in a hospital cancer registry, required Minimum 3 years of experience in tumor registry Work from Home Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Central Standard Time Zone (CST)- Preferred We are proud to offer: $5k sign on bonus, competition salary and benefits package- benefits start day 1. Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED)- (Required), Associate's Degree- (Preferred) Experience: Minimum of 4 years-Relevant experience* (Required) Certification(s) and License(s): Oncology Data Specialist(ODS) - National Cancer Registry (NCRA) Skills: Cancer Registry, Computer Coding, Computer Literacy, Critical Thinking, Working Independently OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our reputed company, our reputed company family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to reputed company prepare the caregivers for reputed company.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and reputed company ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the reputed company family.

We offer reputed company benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including reputed company, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes reputed company stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to reputed company reputed company easier for reputed company. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and reputed company reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national reputed company, disability or status as a protected veteran. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job