Oncology Data Specialist - AHN Oncology Registry - Remote - Full Time

Highmark Health; United States; Remote; USD 33,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network seeks a data abstraction specialist to capture patient history, diagnosis, staging, and treatment data for the AHN cancer registry in compliance with ACoS CoC, the PA Cancer Registry, and AHN requirements. You will ensure data accuracy and completeness.

Responsibilities include primary data abstraction for clinical measures, screening of reports to identify cancer cases, maintaining the registry database, and reporting to state registries as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires Associate’s degree in health care or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 1 year knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, or medical terminology.
• Minimum 1 year experience interpreting medical and treatment information.

Responsibilities

• Perform primary data abstraction for clinical measures and registries with high accuracy.
• Screen disease indices and reports to identify reportable cancer cases.
• Maintain cancer registry database and assist reporting to state registries.
• Participate in annual educational opportunities to stay updated.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interpret medical information

Education

Associate’s degree or RHIT/RHIA eligibility

Tools

Epic

Elekta Metriq

Job description

Company :

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description :

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

This position performs data abstraction by capturing the complete patient history, diagnosis, staging, and treatment information for all patients accessioned into the AHN cancer registry database, in accordance with the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (ACoS CoC), the Pennsylvania Cancer Registry, and AHN requirements. Assumes direct responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the information collected.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform primary data abstraction duties for clinical measures and registries while ensuring high levels of abstraction accuracy and ensure alignment with organizational quality standards. (65%)
• Screening disease indices, pathology reports, radiology reports, and other clinical documents to identify reportable cancer cases.(15%)
• Maintain cancer registry database which may include loading import files, generating and working data status reports in compliance with regulatory requirements and timeframes as well as assisting in reporting to state registries as needed. (10%)
• Participates in educational opportunities annually to stay informed of ongoing changes and updates. (10%)
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

• Associate’s degree in health care related fieldOR relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of Associate’s degree.
• 1 year of knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and/or medical terminology.
• 1 year of experience understanding and interpretting medical and treatment information.
• Certified Oncology Data Specialist (ODS).

Preferred

• Epic experience
• Elekta Metriq software experience
• Registered Health Information Technician/Administrator (RHIT/RHIA) or exam eligible

SKILLS:

• Ability to understand and interpret medical and treatment information.

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Pay Range Minimum:

$23.73

Pay Range Maximum:

$37.14

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