Oncology Data Specialist - Full Time - Fully Remote

The Oncology Data Specialist locates, identifies, and records reputed company cancer cases diagnosed/treated in the institution, and prepares reports for the Cancer Committee, medical staff, and the Annual Report.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED
• At least two years of medical experience in various capacities
• Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) certification or willingness to sit for examination reputed company 12 months of eligibility
• Associates Degree with emphasis on science or nursing courses
• Experience in cancer registry, medical records, and/or oncology discipline
• General knowledge of anatomy/physiology, case finding, abstracting and follow up procedures, medical terminology and general clerical and computer expertise
• Intermediate word processing speed at 50-60 wpm
• Time management skills
• Good interpersonal skills

Benefits

• Accurate prepares cancer registry case abstracts in a timely and complete manner meeting reporting requirements mandated by the American College of Surgeons, State of Georgia and the NGMC Cancer Committee
• Uses ICD-O for reputed company morphology and topography sites as outlined in the reputed company edition of the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology
• Stages reputed company cases using Extent of Disease (EOD), general summary staging, and TNM staging
• Completes reputed company edit checks prior to data submission to ensure accuracy and completeness of case report submissions
• Ensures timely electronic submission of cancer reporting as required by the State of Georgia Comprehensive Cancer Registry
• Completes reputed company data corrections and omissions as appropriate and requested by the Georgia Comprehensive Cancer Registry
• Completes case abstracts reputed company six months of diagnosis as required by ACOS
• Facilitates Quality Control review of 10% of reputed company registry cases by Cancer Committee physician members
• Solicits and prepares cancer cases for physician presentation at designated Tumor Boards/Cancer Conferences according to ACOS standards and Continuing Medical Education requirements
• Solicits case presentations from appropriate physicians to ensure compliance with ACOS tumor site representation requirements
• Ensures that appropriate and timely notification is provided to support departments including pathology, imaging, and research and continuing medical education
• Coordinates audio-visual equipment arrangements, including pre-conference set-up and testing, food and room arrangements
• Accepts physician requests for case presentation ensuring appropriate case-specific information sources are obtained as well as date and location of desired presentation
• Completes required ACOS case presentation documentation
• Ensures that reputed company appropriate cancer cases presenting to hospital services are evaluated in a timely and accurate manner for inclusion in the cancer registry as prescribed by State of Georgia requirements and ACOS standards
• Ensures that a list of appropriate registry cases is developed monthly for follow up action
• Hospital service records are thoroughly scrutinized for appropriate patient follow-up information
• Accurate follow-up contact information is documented on each case in a manner consistent with department policy
• Government reports are routinely checked for case follow-up information
• Follow-up contact procedures are conducted in a timely, accurate, and appropriate manner as prescribed by department policy and procedures
• Develops/prepares special studies and reports using Cancer Registry data to meet Cancer Committee, State of Georgia, ACOS, clinical and administrative requirements
• Submits the data
• Ensures that reputed company data requests reputed company with department and hospital confidentiality and study requirements
• Determines reputed company of data request to ensure report outcomes meet requestor’s reputed company
• Develops data reports with cross checks and edits to ensure accuracy and report completeness
• Completes data requests in a timely and thorough manner
• Confirms appropriate format and receipt of reputed company electronic data submissions
• Confirms client satisfaction with reputed company special study and report requests

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