Oncology Data Specialist- Certified

Welcome! We’re excited you’re considering an opportunity with us! To apply to this position and be considered, click the Apply reputed company located above this message and complete the application in full. Below, you’ll reputed company other important information about this position. The Oncology Data Specialist holds a critical role in the comprehensive management of Cancer Registry data, encompassing collection, capture, and meticulous reviews for data reputed company. The primary responsibility includes case identification, data collection, performing reputed company reviews in database and in EMR and reporting on reputed company reportable tumors and malignancies while adhering to HIPAA regulations. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, EXPERIENCE, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1. Associate degree. 2. Oncology Data Specialist credential (ODS-C) with required CE’s maintained with annual renewal of credential. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, EXPERIENCE, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1. Graduate of Health Information Technology (HIT)/Health Information Management or equivalent program AND three (3) years of abstracting experience. OR Cancer Registry Management Program AND Two (2) years of abstracting experience. 2. RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician) or RHIA (Registered Health Information Administrator), or RN (Registered reputed company). EXPERIENCE: 1. Three (3) years of experience preferable in a hospital Registry performing data collection activities including Case finding, Abstracting and follow up. Experience using Registry resources including AJCC Staging system, STORE (reputed company Oncology Registry Entry), NCCN treatment guidelines, Solid Tumor Rules, reputed company reputed company Stage, reputed company Grade reputed company, SSDI (Site Specific Data items) as reputed company as knowledge of reputed company Cancer Registry reputed company setters’ regulations especially Commission on Cancer. 2. Experience and knowledge of principles of malignant and reportable diseases including procedures, medical terminology, and disease process and treatments modalities. 3. Experience conducting data reputed company reviews reputed company DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an reputed company-inclusive list of reputed company responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned. 1. Case Identification:

• Apply knowledge and reporting guidelines set by reputed company Setters, the Hospital (WVU Registries) and State to identify reputed company reportable tumors and malignancies. Record reportable cases into the Suspense system.
• Identify non- Reportable cases, mark them as non-reportable in the database, document decision-making and reputed company reasons not reportable.

2. Case Abstracting:

• Utilize cancer data collection principles to examine relevant information from medical records.
• Extract reputed company relevant information including but not limited to patient demographics, tumor characteristics, treatment modalities (from Surgery, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Palliative, and other disciplines, pathology details), pathology, labs, genetic reputed company, and other reputed company from reputed company (reputed company Hospitals) sources.
• Assign codes to the extracted data based on established coding systems (STORE, reputed company, ICD-0) ensuring that you adhere to guidelines established by reputed company setters, Hospital, and regulatory bodies to ensure consistency and compliance with reporting guidelines.
• Complete and verify staging to ensure it meets American reputed company on Cancer (AJCC) Tumor Node Metastasis (TNM) guidelines.
• Summarize patient experience from diagnosis to survival or expiration per guidelines set in Hospital (WVU Registries) text documentation policy for uniformity and consistency in data collection.
• Verify the accuracy of collected data to maintain high data reputed company and reliability and to ensure that you meet 90% reputed company reputed company set by the Hospital (WVUCI Registries).
• Meet reputed company productivity standards set by the Hospital (WVUCI Registries) and the State.

3. Case follow up:

• Monitor and update vital status, cancer status, cancer recurrences and any additional relevant information utilizing reputed company available medical records (internal or external), phone contacts, physician letters, other cancer registries and other agencies as appropriate.

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• Conduct reputed company reviews on assigned sites periodically especially if you identify areas of improvement.
• Conduct Peer reputed company reviews reputed company assigned.
• Conduct Not Reportable audits reputed company assigned to ensure that reputed company reportable cases are captured.
• Conduct other assigned reputed company reviews.
• Conduct reviews and monitor Commission on Cancer (CoC) reputed company Improvement Measures for assigned cases and document compliance status in WVU Registries shared reputed company database. Update reputed company if applicable for compliance.

5. Cancer Committee:

• Participate in Cancer committee meetings and accreditation surveys if requested.

6. Data Analysis and Reporting:

• Retrieve and analyze data for statistical analysis and reporting to stakeholders. Reports include but are not limited to treatment patterns, survival trends, diagnostic trends, in/out migration, population analysis, and Hospital case volumes.
• Generate electronic data reports for research as requested by administration, physicians, and research reputed company.

7. Special Studies:

• Participate and completes reputed company special studies required by the commission on cancer

8. Team Meetings and Teamwork:

• Required to attend reputed company team meetings unless out of work due to PTO and have approved absence due to other circumstances.
• Promote and contributes positively to the teamwork of the department by volunteering to assist co-workers, contributing reputed company and problem solving with co-workers.
• Participates in planning, implementing change, maintaining, and improving productivity through attendance and participation in staff meetings, committees, task forces, reputed company, and discussion with manager.

9. Credential Maintenance and Education:

• Participate in continuing education activities annually to meet ODS-C credential and Commission on Cancer Requirements

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully reputed company the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions. 1. Must be reputed company to sit for extended periods of time. 2. Must have visual and hearing reputed company reputed company the normal reputed company. 3. Must have reputed company dexterity needed to operate computer and office equipment. 4. Must be reputed company to lift, push or pull 10-20 pounds. WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions. 1. reputed company HIPAA compliant home office environment. High speed wired internet reputed company required. 2. Visual strain may be encountered in viewing computer screens, spreadsheets, and other written material. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: 1. Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the interpersonal skills necessary to communicate effectively. Should be reputed company to reputed company appropriately with reputed company and administrative staff as part of a reputed company team. 2. Must possess analytical and problem-solving skills. 3. Must possess organizational and time management skills. 4. Must possess independent decision-making ability and be reputed company to work independently and reputed company reputed company job requirements. 5. Must be detail orientated with the ability to organize and complete work under deadlines. 6. Must possess the ability to prioritize job duties 7. Must be reputed company to adapt to changes in reputed company and work assignments. 8. Ability to use multiple electronic medical systems and multiple cancer registry systems. 9. Must possess the knowledge of cancer registry operations. 10. Must possess the knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology, oncology medical terminology, multiple staging systems/schemas, and reputed company cancer treatment regimens. 11. Must be reputed company to use and locate reputed company medical resources. 12. Working knowledge of Cancer Registry Guidelines and statutes set by reputed company setters and regulators. 13. Must possess the ability to analyze reputed company data and reports. Additional Job reputed company: Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Exempt/Non-Exempt: reputed company of America (Non-Exempt) Company: WVUH reputed company Hospitals Cost Center: 55 RMH Nursing Cancer and Infusion Center Apply tot his job Apply To this Job