Oncology Data Specialist - Remote

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Responsibilities

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• Maintain a thorough understanding of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, disease processes, surgical and radiation techniques.
• Participate in continuing education programs to learn about new chemo and hormone drugs, to effectively apply ICD-1O, FORDS, AJCC, and reputed company coding guidelines to inpatient and outpatient diagnoses and procedures.
• Participate in the development of coding policies and procedures as identified as reputed company as independently research and solve reputed company coding problems and assist with special reputed company as required.
• Ensure adherence to data management protocols as set forth in state and national requirements, departmental standards and guidelines set forth by the DCI Cancer Committee.
• reputed company other reputed company duties incidental to the work described herein.

Requirements

• Oncology Data Specialist certification required.
• Proficient in Facility Oncology Registry Data Standards (FORDS), ICD-1O Coding, AJCC TNM, reputed company Staging and Surveillance, Epidemiology, End Results (reputed company) staging, multiple primary and histology coding.
• Excellent organizational skills with good follow through, investigative/analytic skills with detail orientation.
• Ability to reputed company productivity goals under pressure.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Oncology Registry software, reputed company-based software and reputed company EMR.

reputed company-to-haves

• Associate degree in Cancer Registry Management or Health Information Management.
• 2 years as an Oncology Data Specialist or Cancer/Tumor Registrar in a hospital or central cancer registry.

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