Oncology Data Specialist, Remote Abstractor (PART-TIME)

conehealth.com; Greensboro (NC); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization seeks an Oncology Data Specialist for a part-time role. This position requires expertise in data abstraction and compliance, handling patient data to support cancer program development and reporting standards. The ideal candidate will have an Associate's degree and relevant certification, contributing to meaningful cancer control initiatives.

Qualifications

• 1 year experience required in a relevant field.
• Certification as Oncology Data Specialist or ODS required.

Responsibilities

• Abstracts patient diagnoses with reportable cancer from EMR.
• Ensures compliance with data reporting standards.
• Assesses benchmarking reports and supports data collection.

Skills

Data abstraction

Data coding

Quality control

Data software utilization

Education

Associate's Degree

Tools

Premier

Digital Innovation Registries

Job description

The Oncology Data Specialist abstracts patient diagnoses with reportable cancer by medical staff physicians of Cone Health. This role provides support for cancer program development, ensures compliance with data reporting standards, and serves as a valuable resource for cancer information with the ultimate goal of preventing and controlling cancer. This is a part-time position -- 10-15 hours per week.

Abstracts a wide range of medical data from the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and codes it in compliance with established data standards, staying within organizational guidelines. Helps confirm completeness and accuracy of data collected/documented by physicians, hospital staff or physician office personnel. Assesses benchmarking reports under supervision and meets with quality data owners/customers within the department, hospital system, providers to better understand the data and its collection. Supports the utilization of data collection software (Premier, Digital Innovation Registries, and potential other vendors). Participates in development and implementation of quality control activities. Assists with confirming reportability of assigned cases in suspense under direct supervision. Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION:

Required: Associate's Degree

EXPERIENCE:

Required: 1 year

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRY/LISTING:

Required: Oncology Data Specialist, ODS (formerly Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR)

Equal Opportunity Employer At Cone Health, we strive to create a welcoming atmosphere that celebrates a diverse and unique workforce. We believe in offering equal opportunities for employment to all applicants and employees, regardless of their race, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, ethnicity, national origin, disability, color, or any other characteristic protected by law. Our hiring and employment choices are based on each individual's qualifications, skills and performance. We believe that by embracing the diversity of our team, we can better serve our patients, communities and each other.